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    Twin Big block OMC Liberator

    Nice boat! That was their top of the line…I’ve had a Cobra powered boat for 24 years. I don’t think the drives used with the Ford 460 was the cone clutch; it was what was called the Baby King which had a normal Cobra upper gear housing and the bigger lower unit from the V8 Evinrude outboard. As...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Those things were all the rage in 1972 or so! The first automotive oscilloscopes that I ever saw....
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    West Marine going out of business... and I can't think of anything I need!

    On all of Long Island we will have 2 stores left after this "restructuring" on in East Isip and the other in Patchogue. My local store is closing for sure. I did pick up some deals on motor oil and a few other things. Luckily we have a great local marine supply store who supplies a large marina...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    On these oldies with a points distributor with centrifugal advance no jumpers needed! It's all mechanical.
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Try explaining the relationship between point gap and dwell to a youngster or the concept of total timing advance lol. Old School Tune up just like we did in the '70s once a year. the # on the tach dwell is 660 rpm not 66* of dwell lol. these 4.3s get 39* + or - 2* dwell angle (point gap .018")...
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    No Reverse or Neutral....just Forward VP

    With that plastic cover off, Have someone watch the shifter bell crank on the outdrive while you work the control t see if it is moving as it should. It it’s not moving as it should you have a cable or control problem
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    stripped SX-A (3L VP) dipstick threads

    If you have a decent automotive machine shop they could fix that easily.
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    1996 Penta 5.0Fi and SX COBRA

    Well it’s hard to say from looking at the clear line but the engine seems to be hunting/surging. If it doesn’t run any better when run on a seperate fuel tank that suggests that the issue isn’t your fuel tank pick up tube or anti siphon valve. I have never had a boat with EFI so I don’t know if...
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    1996 Penta 5.0Fi and SX COBRA

    With fuel pumps, pressure, volume and vacuum are all important. pressure and volume are obvious, but vacuum will tell you if your anti siphon valve is stuck/clogged or if there is a screen on the end of the fuel tank pick up tube that is blocked by crud. Using a clear fuel line between the fuel...
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    1996 Penta 5.0Fi and SX COBRA

    running in the water is different because of the under water exhaust back pressure, wonder if you have either restrictions (anti siphon valve, pick up tube) or an air leak. can you do a fuel pump volume test?
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    Water pump rebuild after 11 years and 600 hours

    can't go wrong following the FSM!
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    Water pump rebuild after 11 years and 600 hours

    I bet you're not in salt water. Because if the last guy who did it (either at the factory or dealership) didn't coat the threads of the bolts with Merc Perfect Seal, or OMC gasket Sealer, or Permatex Aviation, in salt water you most likely would have had to fight them for a while, using heat and...
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    Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries

    No battery switch? When you leave the boat do you shut everything off? The bilge pumps should be connected directly to the battery, so they work with everything off. My boat wasn't wired with the bilge pump auto switch direct to battery (I have long since changed that) so I used to have to...
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    1987 OMC Cobra Leg "Do not remove Plug"

    https://www.marineengine.com/parts/omc-parts/omc-boat-parts.php?year=1993&hp=4.3&model=434APRJVN&manufacturer=OMC+stern+drive&section=Upper+Gear+Housing you can see the part you need in this schematic you can probably fab something to work but if I could get the OE parts I'd fix it that way...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Tach dwell meter analog volt/ohmmeter and ammeter allen key with flex handle for setting points on a Delco window distributor adapters for the flex handle for setting fuel mix on Quadrajet carbs special wrench for distributor lock down bolt, one end for Chevrolet the other for Ford go/no go...
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