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  1. solar7647

    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    AH I got ya
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    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    No remote oil filter on my engine, its a block mount
  3. solar7647

    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    This i do not know, according the Melling info the pump M-55HV pump comes with a 70psi spring. That is the pump that was sent with the create motor.
  4. solar7647

    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    Yeah I am going to install a standard volume pump and crossing my fingers that is the solution. If not it looks like a call to ATK in will be inorder.
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    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    Yes they sent a HV pump with the engine, I didnt notice this when I original installed it when assembling the engine. I noticed last night when I pulled the pump to inspect it. The thing I dont know is rating for the spring in it.
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    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    I have a 1987 Mercruiser 4.3l 205 with high oil pressure, the details are that in the process of doing a restore/refit of my boat I purchased a reman long block from ATK. I swapped all of my tins and manifolds to the new engine and dropped it in. I added conventional 5w30 oil per the ATK...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Well hello all! It has been almost a year since i last updated you on this project. It is still moving forward just slowly. The upholstery has been slowly getting done. I just out the last piece, the engine cover. I am hoping it will be back in a couple weeks. I am starting final assembly...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Well boat progress has slowed since I am waiting on someone else to sew my vinyl. But I didn't let my time go to complete waste. My patio bar/ out door kitchen I built 2 years ago needed a face lift. The concrete counter top had stain and a stamp texture that started to chip so I blasted it...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Got my cuddy cushions picked up and put in. They look pretty good.
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    I have been a foam forming door, everything in my garage is covered in green dust lol. Just have the dog house left to get foamed. Picking up my Cuddy cushions this evening and dropping off some more to get covered in vinyl. I'll post some photos once I get them.
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Well today I went and spent $400 on seat foam. Was going to be over $600 but lucky for me I got some online coupons and some app coupons for Joann fabrics. Can't complain about over $200 savings. I still insist that at the end of this project it will be foam that was the most expensive part...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Got all my wood cut and holes pre drilled for hardware. I left the appropriate gaps to allow space for foam and vinyl. I have 2 mode small pieces to cut for the gap left on each side where the side panels meet the back side panels but I am not going to do that untill everything else is covered...
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    Mercruiser alpha one gen 2, 4.3l. 1992

    In my experience, level to the floor. The front mount bolts are used to lift or lower the front end to get the engines aligned. If they are too low you won't have the travel in those bolts to raise it high enough, if they are too high you will bottom out before the engine is aligned. Every...
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    4.3 l keeps blowing ignition fuse

    Check your spark plug wires, maybe getting a short from them because of cracking or dry rot. Best way I know is to run your hand over them while it's running. You will deff feel it, might not the smartest way but it works. Also check the ignition wire, it's normally purple. The insulation...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    I forgot to say, the ply for these panels is only 3/8 inch since they have no structural purpose nor will they be holding any weight so I went thin to save some $$ and weight.
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Today I was able to get one side panel done. It was a complete pain for as simple as it looks. It's going to be a real pain to install once covered. I will have to use the holes cut for 6 inch speakers to get my arm in to get the nut on the 4 mounting bolts. The bolts will be covered by foam and...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    I pulled the original gages cluster housing I'll call it. It is held in but a few bolts that the nut could reached from underneath the helm. I removed the bezel that was held on with a few screws. Then I pulled the gages out, they are square faced but the body was round. Mine had a water temp...
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Thanks, it's a combination of using existing skills and learning new ones through trial and error
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Not 100% done with the helm. Still a few things to install and clean up. But I pulled the original gages about 10 years ago and installed these, then placed the original face place over them with a little modification to fit the new round gages.
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    1987 Fourwinns Sundowner Transom repairs

    Yes, I put those in years ago.
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