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  1. reeldutch

    22' walk around conversion

    i have a 22' walkaround 1989 galaxy. it has a 4.3 mercruiser with an alpha drive.(175hp) the motor is original. it is a saltwater boat. i asume that the block is rusted after 20 years of saltwater use. the drive is frozen so all i have is a 22'walkaround that needs a new motor. now i was...
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    150hp 60* bearing

    why is the lower crankbearing on this motor ventet? the vent line go's to the vapor seperator.
  3. reeldutch

    1000 posts

    thanks everybody who helped me on this forum and also thanks to everybody who entertained me on this forum. good luck to you all this forum is great.
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    vacuum test question

    i have a outdrive from a friend (ALPHA gen2) and it holds good pressure 15 lbs but it only holds may be 5 hg of vacuum. is this how it is suposed to be? thanks.
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    green light from wife

    finaly i got the green light from my wife after 6 months of nagging her. im looking for a block for a 60* carbed V6 1992 or newer. EDIT: Sorry Dutch. We don't allow soliciting to buy or sell on the forums.
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    from ficht to carb

    i see a lot of ficht blocks and powerheads being sold on E-bay for cheap. so i was thinking is it posible to take a 1999 150 ficht block and use it to rebuild a carbed 150 60*OIS i know the blocks are very simular. just want to know if everything would work out. concidering port timing...
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    suzuki doesn't suck

    you might want to tell your wrench to replace the exhaust temp sensor. when the sensor gets hot it messes up the ECM . and will kill the spark. specialy after a overheat those sensors will do this. suzuki is aware of this. check the engine temp when it happens. than use the coldspray on the...
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    1992 evinrude 150 60* crack nr1

    i was running this motor after a rebuild and now it cracked the block at cylinder nr 1 i was warned for it before i rebuild it that this could happen. Ignorance is bliss. looking for a replacement block if any body has one. 93 0r newer reeldutch
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    exhaust bellows or exhaust tube?

    can i use a exhaust tube on a alpha 1 gen II. what is the benefit of using bellows? are the tubes louder?
  10. reeldutch

    140 looper at 6000rpm

    the motor is a 87 smallbore rebored to accept 88 big bore std pistons. timing set at 18* give or take 1* compresion is 130 on all 4 prop size 13 3/4 X 17 sst wot rpm 6000 (teleflex tach) speed 40 mph teleflew speedometer humingbird fishfinder with wheel 41mph prop slip is: 40X1056...
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    V4 looper 140hp versus I4 suzuki DF150

    the displacement of the suki is a lot bigger than the johnyrude. the 4v looper 140 carbed is on a 20'mako center console. the I4 150 4stroke VVT suki on a 19' grady white dual console. do i have any chance beating the suzuki with the v4 looper 140???
  12. reeldutch

    140hp rebuild update

    i rebuild a 1988 v4 looper with a 87 block bored to std 88 big bore. replaced tstat system with the 1993 suffix s tstat system and works flawlessly. at idle 135 to 145 at 3000 i can feel it cooling down. it idles 650 rpm in gear. out of gear 800/900 rpm. coldstart when i start the motor it...
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    update for ezeke

    i promised you to update how the tstat asembly on my 1988 140 johnson is doing. the block is a 1987 looper bored to std 1988 big bore. the tstat cover,spring and tstat are from the 1993 suffix s. blocked of the water passage from the adapter plate and got rid of all the hoses. at idle its...
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    crankcase sealing problem

    i took the crankcase half of the motor again and to my surprize i could not find a good seal. all the sealer was squeezed out. i checked the case for warpage and its as flat as a pancake. i checked it on a glas plate and it didnt wobble at all. .006feeler gauge was able to slide in at some...
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    torque spec 92 v6

    i think i messed up. i rebuild a v6 60* looper OIS las summer and put it on my boat. after a 2 hrs of operating it started backfiring. after a lot of trouble shooting found out the crankcase was leaking. after reasealing the crankcase it run great for only another 2 hrs and same thing happend...
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    1992 V6 150 tach prob

    the tach stopt working after running the motor for about 20 minutes. checked the voltage at the battery wit motor running and with motor off the rectifier still charges the batterys. with motor running 14.6 v motor off 12.6 v. how do i check the tach signal to the tach?
  17. reeldutch

    rebuilding 88 looper 140hp

    i finaly got my 87 block back bored to 88 std big bore. the machine shop told me it was as good as an 88 block now in fact he said that they now measure the same as the 88 sleeve. he also checked the ports hight he said al is in spec now. he did also decked the heads as he told me they where...
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    piston indentification

    piston indentification i looked at the piston nr on the old pistons that came out of a v4 looper. are these original pistons? motor is 1988 looper 140hp johnson piston 398700 2w 49037 starboard thanks
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    v4 looper midsection

    im looking for a 1988 ish v4 looper midsection with or without powertrim and tilt. im having a hard time locating one. checked local marinas and ebay nothing. most marinas tell me oh we just got our junk removed metal and alluminum are up these days. any place who might have a nice one? thanks...
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    flywheel nut.

    does anybody know what size socket i need to remove a flywheel of a 88 looper v4. i think its 1-7/16 in. bit im nut shure. need to buy socket dont want to buy the wrong size. thanks
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