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Good evening all. I lost one of the thrust plates on the side of my 1989 2.3 OMC cobra out drive. I had no problems getting the part but I have to split the leg to fix it.
Can someone tell me what exactly does the thrust plate do and can it wait for a winter project kind of thing.
I just...
Good morning all, I just finished rebuilding a 2.3 OMC cobra out of a '89 bayliner. After 6 weeks I'm ready to get back in the water but I have 2 connections that I am not sure of.
1- Is right besides the carb on the intake
2- Is under the intake on the block
3- Is the last hose that I have...
I have antifreeze on #1 plug none of the others. Am I right to think the head gasket is gone. The engine started overheating and the valve started chatering. I did not run it long but as soon as I shut it down and lifted the hood all the antifreeze was in the overflow tank.
I let it cool down...
