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  1. boatnut74

    Holley carb flooding

    I"m working on a 1980 Ford skidloader that I did an engine swap in. It originally had a 1.4 V4 and I swapped in a 2.8 V6. The 2.8 had the TFI ignition and feedback carb. I swapped the ignition over to duraspark and threw on a 450cfm 4160 holley 4 barrel that I rebuilt last year. It runs rich...
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    Max power for IO Holiday

    I have an 18' 1973 Holiday I'm currently restoring. I have a few choices for power but not sure which I want. I havn't read anywhwere about max power for an IO. My capacity plate says engine and drive not to exceed 710 pounds. My first option is stick with the 140hp 4 cylinder. It has plenty of...
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    1973 Starcraft Holiday

    Well it seems I have been persueded by the Starmada to restore the Holiday over the winter. The weather has started to cool down I decided to start to tear into it. I feel I got quite a bit done this morning. Outdrive off Interior out
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    1973 Starcraft Holiday

    After I got rid of the Chieftain I was going through Starcraft withdrawls.....so I went and got a 1973 18' Holiday to fill that void in my life. From what I can tell it is all original with the exception of being repainted at some point. It has the 140hp Mercruiser and MC1 drive.
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    Water in outdrive, and lots of it

    I was at the lake with a buddy yesterday doing some tubing and skiing. As I was getting in the back of the boat I noticed a milky substance on the top of the drive. Looks like it was coming from the dipstick. I had a screwdriver with me so I checked it and it was tight. I changed the oil in the...
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    Ford duraspark wiring

    I'm doing an engine swap in a old Ford skidloader for a guy. It had a 1.4 V4 that started knocking so we picked up a 2.8 V6 to swap in. It had the TFI ignition which would have been a pain to wire up so I picked up some duraspark components. I wired them up per the book (red wire from module to...
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    '91 4.3 hard start/dieseling

    I have a '91 4.3 with 2 barrel carb. When cold it starts up just fine. After it is warmed up I will shut it off to load/unload tubers or skiiers and it will diesel for a few seconds before shutting off. When trying to start it back up I have to crank it for 5 or 6 seconds to get it to start. I...
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    Mercruiser keyholes....

    I think this is the right place to post this. I'm restoring a 72 starcraft chieftain that has the 165hp inline 6 and mc1 drive. I picked up a '91 4.3 alpha one gen 2 I want to swap in. I think I read somewhere the keyholes are different? How much difference is there between the two? I really...
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    Painting aluminum

    I know there are several threads out there about this but they don't answer all my questions. I will be painting my boat soon, it's stripped down to bare metal and I will scuff with red scotchbrite. Is it absolutely neccessary to use alodine? What are the downsides if I don't. What's the...
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    4 blade prop

    Im looking into getting a 4 blade stainless prop for my 19' galaxie tri hull boat. It currently has a 19x14 1/4 pitch stainless thats tops out at 39mph at 5100rpm. Reccomended rpm is 4400 to 4800. The 3 props that are available are the solas rubex, salas hr titan and the quicksilver typhoon. We...
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    1990 Crestliner Phantom

    So I found some saturated foam under the floor of my Crestliner. I thought about leaving it untill winter but there is some corrosion starting so I want to get all the old, wet foam pulled out. The previous owner replaced part of the floor and carpet about two years ago. He used plain steel...
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    '89 110 evinrude lagging

    I'm having some problems with my 110hp Evinrude. If I give it throttle slowly it has a 5-6 second lag between 2500 and 3000 rpms. After that it will take off and run fine. Under hard acceleration I have no problem. Also when starting it up for the first time for the day it will "cough" a few...
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    Potential waterlogged foam

    I have a 1990 Crestliner Phantom V170. Over the past 2 years I have lost 4-5mph at WOT. Ever since I have owned the boat it has leaked. I would get 5 or 6 gallons of water in the bildge after just an hour on the water :eek:. I found that my livewell pump that goes through the transom was...
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    difference between v4 Evinrudes.

    I was curious to the differences between the v4 Evinrudes. From the research I have done the powerheads are all the same. It seems the carbs are the difference. If this is true would I be able to take the carbs and intake from a 140 and put them on my '89 110 and make a 140 or is there more to...
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    how much horsepower for pre alpha

    I am currently restoring a starcraft chieftain and am looking to upgrade from the inline six possibly to a v8. I have all sorts of small block chevy parts sitting around. I would keep the power to about 300hp. Would my pre alpha mc1 drive be able to handle this? I wont be racing or playing real...
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    weeds in newly planted grass

    So I planted some new grass about a month ago. It's been cooler but it is starting to come up now, along with a lot of weeds. I'm afraid the weeds are going to choke out my new grass. Is there anything I can put down to get rid of the weeds without killing off my new grass??
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    1972 Starcraft Chieftain restoration

    I went out and bought a 22' Starcraft Chieftain with the 165hp mercruiser inline six. Originally I was going to use it over the summer and then fix up over winter but decided to do a complete restore. here are some pic of the boat when I picked it up. I started tearing the floor out. While...
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    what brand of prop

    i have a mercruider pre alpha and am looking at getting a couple new props. Solas price seems hard to beat but are they comparable to the others. thanks
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    Opinions on possible purchase

    I came across a 1968 starcraft unsure of model. The only downside is its fibergl@$$. It has a 75hp Johnson super sea horse that runs. He is asking 400 obo. Is it worth it considering all the extra work that comes with fibergl@$$ boats?
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    mercruiser transom seal

    I have the gimbal housing off my boat and saw there is a rubber seal on the back. It is in bad shape and will need replaced. I tried to search to find one but havn't had any luck, what is this called? The year is approx 1982
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