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  1. newtoboat101

    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    I was told and it does fit that my old motor ,a1988 5.0 lx dipstick would match ,it's the long dipstick that comes up to front of head(cylinder) ,kind of like a z shape
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    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    Want to add something,so I put oil in oil filter and put on ,then added 5 qts of oil waited 30 minutes to settle in pan ,when I checked my dipstick had no oil up to dipstick ,but know I put 5 qts of oil could my new GM 5.7 base engine has bigger oil pan ?
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    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    primed engine tonight ,was getting steady 40 lbs ,but most important no leaks even thru letter A or letter B as per the pic i posted ,so im thinking might just be threaded for auto applications?,i guess
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    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    Your going to use a drill to pre oil the bearings before starting thru the Dizzy hole, right? Spin the oil pump and see if oil comes out definately alldodge thanx
  5. newtoboat101

    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    hello, found pic from car forum ,but these are the holes im asking about ,plus plugged hole above oil filter,where would the low pressure alarm go ,the plugged hole or letter B from pic
  6. newtoboat101

    5.7 VORTEC PROPER CARB GASKET ,SPACER?

    thank you
  7. newtoboat101

    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    thanx for explanation got it
  8. newtoboat101

    5.7 VORTEC PROPER CARB GASKET ,SPACER?

    5.7 VORTEC /alpha 1gen 1 edelbrock performer manifold and edelbrock 1409 carb ,which carb gasket is a match and do i need a wood ? spacer? thank you half cooling system if it makes a diffence
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    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    im listening to ya searay 205 but confused on this part , So if you are bolting your oil filter directly to block get one with an bypass in the filter for cold starts etc. i am bolting directly to block ,can you please explain for cold starts,thanx
  10. newtoboat101

    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    swapping merc 5.0lx 1988 /alpha 1 gen 1 to a new gm 5.7 base engine ,my question is there are several holes near oil filter ,one hole, directly above oil filter , is factory plugged, why? then i have two holes with threads on them ,one is above factory plugged, then the other is near the 5...
  11. newtoboat101

    3 prong oil pressure switch elec. fuel pump wiring

    thank you very much
  12. newtoboat101

    3 prong oil pressure switch elec. fuel pump wiring

    hello, changing from 1988 mercruiser 5.0 lx /alpha 1 gen 1 ,to new gm 5.7 vortec motor with electric fuel pump. wire from I terminal goes to ? and the S terminal wire goes to ? have a thunderbolt4 ignition with delco est distributor ,My confusion is the purple wire to neutral safety switch...
  13. newtoboat101

    life vest snaps blew up

    boat is in driveway ,5 extra cheap life perservers in cuddy cabin along with 2 excelent life vests ,well its been closed up for awhile during some heat wave ,opened it up yesterday and 3 life vests snaps have disintagrated or exploded ,and had fabric wrapped around one cushion is shedded or dry...
  14. newtoboat101

    when do you know your flappers need to be replaced

    i figured im there so gonna replace they looked pitted up or a little melted so replacing thanx
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    when do you know your flappers need to be replaced

    hello, 5.7/alpha 1 gen 1 ,replacing motor was checking out my exhaust flappers ,and was wondering should i replace ,how to tell if there worn and need to be replaced, they dont really flatten back out ,they hang down slightly with slight gap thank you
  16. newtoboat101

    NEW GM 5.7 MOTOR SERVICE MANUAL

    thank you
  17. newtoboat101

    NEW GM 5.7 MOTOR SERVICE MANUAL

    thank you
  18. newtoboat101

    NEW GM 5.7 MOTOR SERVICE MANUAL

    edelbrock 1409 carb / edelbrock performer manifold ,delco est distributor ,alpha 1 gen 1 sei 106 150;1, what other info would be needed ,boat is 1988 thompson 240 hard top
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    NEW GM 5.7 MOTOR SERVICE MANUAL

    HELLO, so i purchased a new 1996-2000 5.7 vortec motor ,old motor was 1988 merc 5.0lx motor,trying to get service manual for this motor,would anybody know what issue service manual i can refer to ,even for the simplest things like spark plug gap and timing and timing curves ,old motor .035,new...
  20. newtoboat101

    freshwater cooling full kits

    cp performance got back to me,looks like a half kit https://www.cpperformance.com/p-22517-closed-cooling-system-mercruiser-43-l-50-l-57-l-engines-1986-2001-front-mount-half-system.aspx guess i will go with this ,wish me luck
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