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  1. Horigan

    Is There a Repair Kit for Corrosion on the Gymbal Housing?

    If you're able to do it with JB Weld, they'll be able to do it with aluminum.
  2. Horigan

    Did Water Get Into My Gear OIL?

    You need to pressure and vacuum test the drive to determine where it's leaking. Usually it's at the prop shaft seals, but could be shift seal, drain plug/dip stick seals, or input shaft seal.
  3. Horigan

    New purchase SX-M

    I made a drive cart using 2x6 and 2x4s mounted on this inexpensive Harbor Freight dolly. Get the height close and then raise/lower the bow on the trailer to dial in the exact height for drive removal/installation. Harbor Freight Dolly
  4. Horigan

    SX-M lower unit issues

    If I were in your shoes, I would buy a used one for about half that price. I would replace the complete drive (sans transom mount), not just the lower, since the failed bearing material has flowed through the entire drive and likely damaging most of the gears and bearings. Have you been doing...
  5. Horigan

    Knocking noise in gimbal when trimmed up

    Bottom line, don't start or run your engine until the drive is down. You can trim up a bit while running within the operational range for raising and lowering the bow. If it's quite in that range, while turning, you're good to go with all the new parts you've installed.
  6. Horigan

    Broken Spark plug

    Reduce the torque on the head bolts incrementally. Don't remove bolts completely with others at full torque. It makes the last few bolts very difficult to remove.
  7. Horigan

    Ignition/Fuel Fuse keeps popping up

    No idea. Look for a mounting hole within reach of the wires.
  8. Horigan

    Tie down caliper mounting bracket

    Next step is to replace the rotor...
  9. Horigan

    VP SX tag missing- need help ID’ing gear ratio and model

    My 200hp V8 has a 1.60 ratio. You'll need a protractor to differential between 1.88 and 1.79. Actually, if there's enough room, an iPhone app would work.
  10. Horigan

    Bone headed move - put the plug in with 3M 4200

    To freeze it free you can also use a can of gum remover. From my high school janitor days ski bumming you spray it on gum in carpet and it freezes hard so you can break it out of the carpet.
  11. Horigan

    VP SX tag missing- need help ID’ing gear ratio and model

    It's gonna depend on your horsepower. I would just count the revolutions when turning the engine. From Google... "Later model drives in the SX family will vary some: 4 cylinder = 2.18:1 maybe the 1.97:1 in a small boat. 6 cylinder = 1.97:1 and maybe the 1.88:1, 1.79:1 8 cylinder = 1.43:1...
  12. Horigan

    Ignition/Fuel Fuse keeps popping up

    Just went through this. My issue was ignition wiring chafing on the block. If you find that with everything unplugged the fuse still blows, chase the wiring. In my case, it was the wiring to the alternator that was chafing the block.
  13. Horigan

    Manifold & Risers no longer available

    That's my plan when my EFI system goes TU or I can't get exhaust components. I do have a couple spares of those...
  14. Horigan

    Manifold & Risers no longer available

    The Ford EFI risers are different to make room for the larger intake manifold system. The riser/elbows are canted outboard on each side.
  15. Horigan

    Manifold & Risers no longer available

    The challenge is finding the Ford risers, which are different part numbers port and starboard...
  16. Horigan

    Boat trailer bunk bracket question

    A metal fabrication place could easily make them for you if you had the dimensions.
  17. Horigan

    Crank no fuel - oil pressure safety switch ?

    Your connections don't look too bad, but I ran into a similar limp mode issue due to corrosion at the connection to the oil pressure switch. Maybe just remove and clean the connections as a first attempt.
  18. Horigan

    Trailer Bunk Bracket Mounting Questions

    I would mount them so they are perpendicular to the bunks, but at 10 degrees, it really doesn't matter. Relatively low side loads at those small angles.
  19. Horigan

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3 - no reading on temperature gauge

    I would find a wiring diagram for your engine to confirm the configuration. If you don't have access to one, post your engine model and maybe someone can share it, assuming they can get over the server photo linking issue.
  20. Horigan

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3 - no reading on temperature gauge

    Realize there are two temp "senders". One is an alarm temp switch that completes a ground and triggers the high temp alarm, the other is a sensor that has variable resistance that is read by the gauge.
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