86 Sea Ray Restoration [Splashed Oct 2017]

[Goldie627]

hey guys, i have been searching all over for this fuel tank pickup tube.... i cant find it anywhere.... i have a feeling this is not the original tube because the black rubber does not fit through the top of the gas tank and for the life of me i cant remember how i got it out... is it called something else? its not on mercruiserparts.com im at a loss.... id really like to buy a new tube and screen

 

[Baylinerchuck]

Yeah that fuel tank pick-up doesn't look right at all. Seems to me iBoats had these. The black tube shouldn't be on there, it looks like it was added. You'll have to measure from the bottom of the tank to top to get the right pickup. I would also change the anti-siphon valve which is the part with the barbed end the rubber hose attaches to.

 

[Goldie627]

Yeah that fuel tank pick-up doesn't look right at all. Seems to me iBoats had these. The black tube shouldn't be on there, it looks like it was added. You'll have to measure from the bottom of the tank to top to get the right pickup. I would also change the anti-siphon valve which is the part with the barbed end the rubber hose attaches to.

Thanks chuck, i think its a 3/8 npt but im not sure. maybe ill stop by home depot or a plumbing place to verify the threads

 

[Goldie627]

hey guys, any ideas bout all the clicking and clacking noise? also the engine shakes? shakes may be from my tune up but not sure if shakes are related to all the noise. any thoughts are welcome

 

[Goldie627]

new gimbal bearing, new outdrive, rebuit gimbal,

new points and condenser, new cap, changed oil, waiting on new plug wire set in the mail,

spark plugs gapped at .035, points gapped at .022, starts like a champ every time but im scared to run it with all that noise

 

[Goldie627]

to me i had even grease on my alignment tool, also out drive went in pretty easy

 

[Goldie627]

trim pump will be here saturday

 

[Goldie627]

im thinking about putting the boat in the shop but i wanna see what you guys think first

 

[Goldie627]

hopefully will finish getting my trailor lights installed tomorow, i have one side almost done but got side tracked but the noise, engine hasnt started in three years, but fired right up, took a few minutes for the gas to make it up to the carb but after that starts every time

 

[Baylinerchuck]

Almost sounds like a miss, but engine seems to be running fine. Are the motor mounts tight? Sounds like the motor is banging something. Like something is too close. Where is the sound coming from?

 

[Goldie627]

anybody know whats going on with blue sea?? the add a battery kit i want has been back ordered a long time

 

[Goldie627]

Almost sounds like a miss, but engine seems to be running fine. Are the motor mounts tight? Sounds like the motor is banging something. Like something is too close. Where is the sound coming from?

hi chuck, seems like rear of the motor maybe coupler but i cant tell, next time i go to the boat ill stick my head down into the bilge and look under the motor

front mount is tight for sure and im pretty sure the back mounts are tight becasue i couldnt do the alignmet without tightening them first

i will double check tho wont be the first time i made a mistake :watermelon:

 

[Goldie627]

hey chuck i was thinking about what you said and you may be 100 correct! i havent secured the steering cable to the arm that comes out the transom plate or tightend down the two big steering bolts upper and lower because i have to align the steering wheel straight and adjust from the back because their is only one spline (key) on the sterring wheel oh my gosh!!!! im going to be sooooooo happy if that is whats making all that noise. I'll have to add you to my list of iboat heros!!! :watermelon:

 

[Goldie627]

Unfortunately, it wasn't the steering : ( back to the drawing board

 

[Rick Stephens]

hey guys, any ideas bout all the clicking and clacking noise? also the engine shakes? shakes may be from my tune up but not sure if shakes are related to all the noise. any thoughts are welcome

Clcking sounds like shutters in the exhaust. The roughness... you might do a compression check and then run a vacuum gauge on the intake. Compression will tel you how good the rings are, vacuum will tell you a lot about valves.

 

[Goldie627]

Clcking sounds like shutters in the exhaust. The roughness... you might do a compression check and then run a vacuum gauge on the intake. Compression will tel you how good the rings are, vacuum will tell you a lot about valves.

Thanks Rick, I pulled the out drive and lifted the motor up about an inch or so thinking maybe I didn't put the double wound lock washer on, but it was there , I could tell the fiber washer was there because I could feel it with my finger, I'm looking up the exhaust shutters now

 

[Goldie627]

Should I loosen the hose clamps at the shutter then raise the engine? I can't find any tutorials on shutter replacemenr

 

[Goldie627]

This is what the water shutter looks like....

 

[Goldie627]

the metal is exposed and the rubber bends back away from the metal on both sides, good call Rick, if it changing it doesnt eliminate the noise it was good preventative maintence

 

[Goldie627]