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    Went to check my boat, end up with a removed cylinder head

    Re: Went to check my boat, end up with a removed cylinder head That distributor is a GM HEI distributor. It's one of the best ignition systems ever made (for a car/truck) If you could safely seal it for marine use, it would be safe to use. I'm not sure how hard that would be to do...
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    88 donzi regazza

    Re: 88 donzi regazza If it were me, I would replace both of them with new ones. You can buy them. 0984467 EXHAUST SEAL ASSY About $24(ea) from Boats-dot-net and other places Yes, I know Volvo discontinued them for the newer SX drives. You don't have an SX.
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    Remote oil filter bracket instead of Sierra marine fuel water seperator 'kit'

    Re: Remote oil filter bracket instead of Sierra marine fuel water seperator 'kit' Howdy, Chances are that filter adapter is for a standard oil filter thread. Like the following. Descriptions: Full-Flow Lube Spin-on (Also Used as Hydraulic or Transmission)...
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    Inline fuel filter for an I/O engine

    Re: Inline fuel filter for an I/O engine It's because of ABYC and USCG requirements. Those types of filters are only intended for OPEN engine compartment applications (like an outboard motor) . I/O's have enclosed compartments and the clear type inline filters don't meet USCG regs. You...
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    Water leaking from water pump housing

    Re: Water leaking from water pump housing Looks like it's bolted directly to the same flange that the double sheave crank-shaft pulley is bolted to. You'll need to remove your belts. Can't see that well from the picture but it looks like the pump and pulley is held on with allen-head...
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    Why do I have a cracked Bravo raw water pump impeller housing?

    Re: Why do I have a cracked Bravo raw water pump impeller housing? Yeah. I had never heard of one cracking until mine did. Then I went looking for other and found several people on other sites talking about it. I actually like the idea of going electric........I seem to remember you telling...
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    gallons per hour on chrysler 318's

    Re: gallons per hour on chrysler 318's Howdy, There is simply no way to know what the engine would burn at those RPM's becuause there's noway to know what your throttle position(and subsequently the throttle plate position) or what the load on the engine is The best way to determine it...
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    1991 Four Winns 4.3 Cobra overheat and now stern drive noise

    Re: 1991 Four Winns 4.3 Cobra overheat and now stern drive noise I had an original OMC shift quadrant in my 87 Liberator when I pulled the engine/drive. It was working but fairly worn out so I replaced it with a Teleflex CH-1700 As a minimum, (after 22 years of NO transom maintenance) you...
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    Why do I have a cracked Bravo raw water pump impeller housing?

    Howdy all, Spent a great 10 days at Shasta Lake recently and my 1987 ('97 Mercruiser 454 Bravo III) Four Winns Liberator ran pretty much flawless the entire time! On the last day, I was motoring at idle over to the ramp to put it back on the trailer and drag it home, when at the dock, I...
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    460 corba making oil

    Re: 460 corba making oil Absolutely right. As I indicated above, But that impeller fits virtually ALL the "Dogs" and the 90/91 "Cones" 92 and above Cones with the "sea-water" pump on the back of the drive (up to but not including the VP SX drives) requires #0987176 superceded by #3854072...
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    Propguard

    Howdy guys, Has anyone ever tried one of these on a small outboard ?
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    88 OMC Lower Unit clunk noise. Dog Slip?

    Re: 88 OMC Lower Unit clunk noise. Dog Slip? Howdy, Welcome Aboard! First of all NEVER EVER shift slowly into gear (FWD or REV)..... EVER!! (This will eventually damage/destroy the shift dogs) If the drive is hard to pull out of gear you have a either a bad or corroded lower shift cable...
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    Bravo II Raw Water Pump

    Re: Bravo II Raw Water Pump Howdy, Yeah. Volvo uses them and there's after market models like the following. You can buy it right here on iBoats too! (and elsewhere) PUMP-ENGINE CS DRIVE PCM-INDMR - Sherwood P105 - iboats What's wrong with the Bravo pump?
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    Bravo III overheat issues

    Re: Bravo III overheat issues There's a couple of types. If it's an engine oil cooler (which I am not sure any 5.7L engine came with stock) it's got a small 5/8" inlet/outlet for water that tapers to the larger diameter of the cooler (1-3" diameter) If that's the case, no amount of lfushing...
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    Doing tune up, pretty sure my fuel pump is bad but i have a question.

    Re: Doing tune up, pretty sure my fuel pump is bad but i have a question. That will depend on how long it's been in there. You can certainly use it (within reason) but the length of time it's been in there will determine how much fresh gasoline you should mix with it. I have run 5 year old...
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    hour meter

    Re: hour meter Howdy, I would get something like the following Available right here on iBoats. Teleflex Universal Hourmeters - iboats Connect it with a oil pressure switch in the ground connection so it only operates when the engine is running. Or Hourmeter, Inboard & Outboard...
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    Quote to replace shift cable.

    Re: Quote to replace shift cable. We all just LOVE computers don't we?
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    Will Sierra 18-7268 for an OMC 305 Chevy engine work on a mercruiser Chevy engine?

    Re: Will Sierra 18-7268 for an OMC 305 Chevy engine work on a mercruiser Chevy engine Ok, I did a little more searching. Here's the iBoats fuel pump link for Mercriuser. Mercruiser Fuel Pumps - iboats That part number is NOT in the list. The pump you mention will PROBABLY bolt to the...
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    counter rotating drives benefit

    Re: counter rotating drives benefit Some times people refer to "Counter-Rotating" meaning "Contra-Rotating" Wikipedia is your friend here...... The above is an airplane description AND for the most part, the above benefits also work for a twin engine boat.... Counter-Rotating: look closely...
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    Electric Trailer Brakes

    Howdy Y'all, I seem to remember asking this question several years ago...... Anyone out there in the land of (marine) OZ that are towing using electric trailer brakes? When you look at what's available, the Marine specific type electrics seem to have the water immersion part of it solved...
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