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  1. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    To put a close on the alternator tangent: Rebuild hit a snag, which lead down a rabbit hole that ultimatly has me convinced that it was actually working fine. As it turns out, the voltage regulator is a custom part. It has an extra stud drilled and epoxied which works with a jumper on the...
  2. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Which is what I figured. West Marine doesn't sell the lower piece, so had I talked it all apart first I would have known to stay home and order both online. But, I also wouldn't have made it to North Indy by 5, hence my haste in going up there ASAP. Good story and excuse to get Skyline Chili...
  3. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Will look. Yes, there is a plastic water pocket upon review of the best exploded views I can find. In the mean time, I did ebay an NOS OEM lower impeller housing. Wasn't worth today's drive since I'll have to cover up the exposed outdrive areas anyway... Edit- water pocket looks fine.
  4. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Game over. After a 5 hour round trip I made it back with the mercruiser kit... Only to find the shaft and lower housing are also trashed. Had to do a lot of filling on the shaft die to impeller can material being friction welded to the shaft: And the lower housing is melted... The shaft...
  5. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Outer tube not looking too good. Inner tube still in upper outdrive and looks ok. Edit: should have bought another housing kit. Housing is melted. So much so the impeller is stuck on the shaft.
  6. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    FYI: Removed and tore down the alternator... some signs of corrosion in the rectifier and bearings have seen better days. Rebuilding it, as it's a Delco Remy 10si with some marine additions, none of which affect the rebuild parts (other than a jumper on the 2-wire plug, which I can remake if I...
  7. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Well, let's give that a try. Smashed the bar down in the vice... Here's what the results is at full hose: Splash out is a lot more "vigorous"... It wasn't dripping down the prop like that before (when not running). That said, running it (no video, my wife was busy gaming), it didn't...
  8. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    The muffs were a gift from a friend. No debris, they just don't seal very well. I had the hose on full blast. I thought if the impeller neded help from hose pressure that that that meant a bad impeller? Or is such needed to offset the lack of ambient water pressure one would have in a body of...
  9. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Per my wife, the portion in blue is what was coming out the prop: The part in red is the muff blowby. Can confirm the blue portion is only present when running. Hoses are (and were) connected as shown in the diagram. No sings of burning on the exhaust boots either.
  10. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Installed the thermostat today. Dealing with old Shellac (not a gasket ) was "fun"... Anyway, I retested... 10 minutes later, I hit 175 on the gauge and killed the test. Here's the water flow at 900-1000rpm: That water by the prop was confirmed by my wife (who shot the video) to be all...
  11. ratdude747

    Newbie question: how do boating fees work at IN state parks?

    What I'm thinking as well. But in IN, one can't assume logic. Heck, we once tried to legally redefine pi once: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_pi_bill Joking aside, I'll ask my local contacts to confirm.
  12. ratdude747

    Newbie question: how do boating fees work at IN state parks?

    Understood on both. I have all the USCG/Federal-specific things safety wise. Maybe I'm being dumb, but I'm still not sure if I need the slip permit if I'm not leaving the boat in the slip. But if there is no actual dock for boarding, then it is needed if I want to board passengers??? I may...
  13. ratdude747

    Newbie question: how do boating fees work at IN state parks?

    Idiot newbie question: how do fees work at Indiana state parks? I know about the $25 a year DNR lake permit. But as a first time boater, I'm confused on the other fees. I know there's entry to the park ($7 per vehicle per day, or $50 a year). But I also see annual boat slip fees ($60). Are...
  14. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Finally had the time (and weather) to do some more work. Hose tested the risers... other than the hose/riser combo acting like a plumbing trap (which makes sense, duh), flowed fine. Per my wife, the starboard riser is discharging as one would expect (most flow out of starboard gimbal bypass...
  15. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    What I was going to ask about. Will try.
  16. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Doing more research. Seems that there are additional water exits besides the prop hub. And I haven't seen any water come from them. Seems the same pre-alpha water drain reference pic is used on several threads (on iBoats) from 14 years ago... but sadly was a photobucket pic that's long been...
  17. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Question: since I started messing with this boat back in September, it never flowed water well if at all. I did get it to stumble and kinda run at 1100 RPM back then and while I didn't run it much, water never made it out the prop despite making it to the block and manifolds. This is what...
  18. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Confirmed... Still having water sloshing out of the muffs at 1000 yet goes from 100 to 200 in a handful of minutes. On a side note, the gas that came out may not have been bad. My lawn tractor seems to not mind it at least. 🤔
  19. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Great. I had the hose on full blast at least. Guess I get to pop the outdrive off again? See below. In the meantime, I did find the timing was way off. Set it to the 10 btdc that I've read and had been paint marked on the indicator. Even at lowest idle, it runs 1000. But, the temps climbed...
  20. ratdude747

    1976 888 Fuel Questions

    Backed off the secondaries. Seems to be behaving now. Might have an overheating condition. Let it run for a few at 1100rpm, then smelled burning rubber and shut down. Light smoke near front right bank, but my fuel line wasn't over there wasn't burnt. Maybe some old whatever burning off? After...
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