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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Pulled the boat out of the little river today but before I did we went for another short ride on it. And before that I removed the thermostat top housing to see if there was any debris seeming to hold the stat open. there was but I didn't have the right tools to remove the debris so just...
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    trim pump issues.....

    I'm not posting to try to advise people on this thread who I know have more experience than me... But if the pump is broken internally is it worth taking a look inside and see if it's something that could be fixed? My OMC Cobra (Volvo Penta SX) trim pump had a broken internal seal that allowed...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    As you know, all the gauges on my dash including the fuel gauge didn't work when I first got the boat last year, then this year after rebuilding the engine I fixed all the gauges and fitted a new straight up/down reed switch type fuel level sender. Before fitting this sender I wired it in and...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Didn't go to the boat yesterday, just got back from a short visit, put nearly 5 gallons in from a jerry can and it started 2nd attempt so it seems it was just out of fuel like I expected. Then me and my mate took it the short distance to the fuel pontoon and put some more fuel in, carried on...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thinking about it now, yes I bet there was a problem in the remote control. It ran great again today. Yes I was thinking I'll just take another 5 gallons in a can, pour it in and see if it will run. But now I'm wondering if I should lift the floor above the tank, remove the level sender and...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    @Lou C You probably already read my post above, I remembered what you said about tapping the thermostat housing today, set off on the river and the gauge didn't move from 120F so I was in 2 minds whether to give it much throttle, then I thought giving it some throttle would probably increase the...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Some good news and bad news today.... I visited the boat again with intention of just spending an hour looking at the trim tilt/system, I've only just got back from that but had more time on the boat than I expected. I was expecting a customer collecting their newly LPG converted vehicle from me...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    The boat is still on the river around 30 miles from home, had two sessions on it today. Went around midday with the missus, did around 10 miles North on the river, turned around and back the 10 miles to the mooring. When we first got to the boat the trim worked and continued to work for around...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks Lou. There is a solenoid box on the side of the trim motor (pictured in post#278), if there are other relays would they be on the remote control? Heh, having just looked at my pic in post#278 again the first thing I'll do is try pressing that circuit breaker button (if it is a circuit...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks Lou, it did occur to me (think I mentioned it a few posts back on this thread) to connect the alternator voltage sense wire to B+ instead of the ignition on wire. Didn't know (still don't) whether there'd be a constant battery drain with the engine off if I did that? If there was a chance...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Hopefully taking the boat to the river tomorrow. Still minor things to do such as tidying the drooping wires under the instrument cluster, secure some interior trim and change plastic bushes on the SX drive but all being well it should be in workable order tomorrow.
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    40hp Dead Top Cylinder

    I understand why lack of compression could cause the issues (but he has compression) and I understand whybad reed valves wouldn't affect 2 stroke compression, but since we know there is compression I don't know what info could be gained from pulling the head? Heh, I was thinking reed valve...
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    40hp Dead Top Cylinder

    I'm watching this thread, will be interested to know what the problem was. Have rebuilt a couple of 2 stroke outboard motors but I'm no 2 stroke expert. One of the 2 strokes I rebuilt was a 1982 70hp 3 cylinder Mercury (cylinder head is part of block casting and can't be removed), put new...
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    Shingles

    I'm in England, my mum still has shingles after 6 weeks. She's still fairly cheerfull but describes the pain like someone sticking little knives in even though she's on the strongest pain relief tablets the doctor will prescribe. Sleeps sat up on the sofa to avoid laying on a rash. Had the...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Today I refitted most of the interior trim. Then did some gardening :-( The drive has some hawthorn trees alongside which are slow growing and OK but there's some sort of quick growing shoots that have been climbing up the hawthorn trees and hanging down to the point they reach my car...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks, I don't think there's a problem with the sender at the moment... I had a problem with the car style dash gauges, all the gauges were pointing to the wrong positions but I fixed that by just removing the dials from the needles and repositioning them. With the drive removed I had a friend...
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    WARNING !! WARNING !! About brand new sparkplugs I bought.

    On some NGK precious metal plugs (platinum / iridium) the last 2 numbers (if present) are the pre-set gap in 1/10ths of a millimetre.
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    I was undecided whether to refit the rear trim before testing the boat but decided to refit it. With the rear trim refitted it'll be OK for anyone to come with me when I first test the boat, without rear trm fitted it limits the number of seats and leaves spinning bits of engine exposed. Only...
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    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Thanks, I havent had a good look at the sender yet or researchd how to change/adjust it. I just see 2 wires disappearing into the rear transom stuff lol. I did read somewhere that it's an engine out job if it needs changing? Come to think of it, I think it will work. Before I fitted the drive...
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