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  1. Rick Stephens

    Throttle cable issue

    Dieseling is caused by running rich or timing. Throw the carb on and see what happens. An hour job.
  2. Rick Stephens

    Throttle cable issue

    With temps where they are, once I get morning shop work done, have some targets I fabbed up for a customer need paint, I'll hang around computers when it gets too hot for me. Ask away if I can help. Can even PM phone numbers you get some questions.
  3. Rick Stephens

    Throttle cable issue

    Personally, I'd rather rebuild the old carb than start from scratch calibrating a new one. That's me tho.
  4. Rick Stephens

    Throttle cable issue

    I am old mechanic, old as in a lot of years way back when wrenching on anything stuck in front of me, *because*. I get it that makes me different than the usual fuel injected car and boat owner of today - usually whose knees still work.. And I get it that stuff that you haven't seen is scary...
  5. Rick Stephens

    Throttle cable issue

    Nah, where's the fun in that! Carbs are fine - just try and 'kit' a fuel injection system that is plugged up from crappy fuel. When you remove the fuel filter, dump contents into a glass container and see what kind of contaminants might be preset. Don't both wasting money on fuel system...
  6. Rick Stephens

    Throttle cable issue

    Nope. Loose cable will not effect stalling. Note, revving a motor in neutral tells you literally nothing and can damage your motor. Sounds like a typical used boat with problems left behind by previous owner. Needs ALL the scheduled regular maintenance items gone through. Should have a...
  7. Rick Stephens

    Loud clicking sound in outdrive

    Time to pull the drive, take a look at things. Drain and pressure test. The oil is dripping onto the shift shaft, most likely from the upper gearcase output shaft seals while the drive is raised. Oil drips into the exhaust cavity and when drive is raised, puts the shift shaft directly under the...
  8. Rick Stephens

    Oil Pressure Switch for Fuel Pump - Strange Happenings

    Might be as simple as a bad ignition switch.
  9. Rick Stephens

    Sterndrive

    I prefer a cheapie ball joint press to a hammer. Less chance of damaging needles or yokes.
  10. Rick Stephens

    Starting point for idling/performance troubleshooting

    I'd agree that starting with wire brushing battery connections is a great place to start. Take them apart and brush until shiny clean, then reassemble. And also agree the usual candidate for trouble is both ends of the ground wire. After that I foresee a carburetor kit in your near future.
  11. Rick Stephens

    Ran amazing then shake no thrust

    I believe the LX versions of the motors was indicative of higher horsepower 4 barrel carb models. Non-LX being 2 barrel carbed motors.
  12. Rick Stephens

    Ran amazing then shake no thrust

    Your motor is an '89. It is not Vortex. Vortex came out in mid '90's. Vortex heads are different and the longer reach is necessary to get the spark plug into the chamber. The pre-Vortex heads take ONLY the shorter MR43T. The LTS will hit the pistons.
  13. Rick Stephens

    Sterndrive

    When you installed the gimbal bearing did you use the alignment bar with the driver that you have to drill the hole for? If so, and you get the alignment bar inserted not enough to be started into the coupler, when you start banging on the bar to drive the bearing it can quickly damage the...
  14. Rick Stephens

    Trim cylinder rebuild - Seized inner pin (closest to transom)

    I might be thinking a simple gear puller.
  15. Rick Stephens

    Trim cylinder rebuild - stripped threads on fluid line connection

    Sharpening the starting threads is using a small triangular file to narrow the point on the first 1/2 or 3/4 revolution of the first thread. Get it to fit or slice into the bunged up threads a little easier. Does not take much filing to accomplish this. Have to REALLY careful not to cross thread...
  16. Rick Stephens

    Trim cylinder rebuild - stripped threads on fluid line connection

    A tap is for cutting new threads. A chaser is for clenaing up old threads.
  17. Rick Stephens

    Trim cylinder rebuild - stripped threads on fluid line connection

    I'd be aching to try sharpening the starting thread on the hose nut and get it to start. There is not that much damage there.
  18. Rick Stephens

    1995 5.0L Carb Replacement Options

    Great carb that is easy to work on. Its one issue, that I have never suffered from but other talk about, is dribbling fuel down the intake when shutdown warm. Other than that, more companies have built the 1409 than not. Seems almost everyone got in on a copy.
  19. Rick Stephens

    help with iffy gas?

    This is again, ridiculous argument. The point is you need to adjust your repairs with water present. You argue that no, all you *simply* need do is get the water out and replace the octane. Really - no adjustment? And no chemical breakdown - that why you end up with yellow sludge in your...
  20. Rick Stephens

    Trim cylinder rebuild - stripped threads on fluid line connection

    Depending on access a proper tap, or even better a chaser, is the right way to accomplish this. Could use a thread chaser but would require same accessibility as a tap. Looks from pictures like removing it gives full access..... just gotta figure out threads (1/8th pipe?)
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