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    Any tips on draining a FWC 454 Crusader

    I use a shop vac and suck the coolant as it flows out. What goes in the bilge is then sucked out. I have a 30 foot hose on my vac, so the canister stays on the dock and when full easy to dump. ( in a approved location of course)
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    New Ignition coil but still no spark on 1995 Crusader 5.7 liter engine.

    1995 454XL with MSTS. The pick up coil went out on mine. Could'nt get old one off distributer so whole new distributer.
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    454xl backfire through exhaust

    It's been awhile since I've posted because everything has been operating as designed! 1995 Crusader 454XL with Quadrajet. Carburetor was rebuilt by Cliffs high performance 2 years ago. Labor Day weekend went to island and everything ran fine. time to go home and port engine will turn over...
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    No spark

    1995 454xl. Boat ran great Memorial day weekend. After our little storm last weekend, I got onboard to get ready for this weekend. PT engine no problem, STBD will not start. No spark from coil to distributor. I swapped coil, module, cap, rotor, oil pressure switch, coil wire. After I swapped...
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    Buzzard

    1995 454xl. Port engine starts up fine, after a few minutes of idle, the buzzard sounds. all gauges are normal. When I shut it down and start it back up no alarm and away we go. Is it a bad buzzard? or a bad alarm sending unit? I think I have three alarm sending units, temp,oil,gear box.
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    3.5hp fresh water flush

    3.5hp Tohatsu. I have the fresh water flush adapter but dont understand how it works. It is a fitting that will screw into the underside of engine. Do i leave it there? or do I have to remove the plug and re-install the adapter every time??? Do i have to cut a hose and use a hose clamp every...
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    Carburetor wedge

    1995 454XL V-Drive with Rochester Quadrajet. I removed the carburetors to clean up the intake manifolds. The port side has a gasket and looks like a half gasket, the stbd has just a gasket. Carbs were removed last year for rebuild by mechanic who is now gone so I don't know what was...
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    454xl running hot

    1995 454xl. Rebuilt in 2014. 200 hrs. Tempature creeping up to 200 degrees when on plane. Tempature stays at 165 when running below 2000rpm. I replaced raw water impeller, did a tune up(plugs,wires,cap,rotor). Still heating up. The elbows were replaced April 2017 with original Crusader...
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    Thoatsu 3.5 gas pouring out

    Getting ready for spring. put gas in tank, opened fuel valve, and gas started to pour out little hose hose on bottom of engine. Ideas????
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    Tachometer

    1995 Crusaders 454xl with MSTS. What drives the tach?? My port tach would hit 2800rpm, then drop to 1000. Engine still running good. I swapped tachs and the problem seemed fixed. Went out this week-end and port tach now hits 3200rpm and flutters a little bit, which causes synchronizer gauge...
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    New manifolds/risers leaking?

    1995 454XL fresh water cooled (full system) I pulled engine in May for rebuild. Newer riser failed ( I think). Have to pull engine again for V-drive replacement. Today I pulled manifolds and risers on new rebuild with less than 5 hrs. Manifold on inboard side center two cylinders had...
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    Hurth ZF output seal leaking

    1995 ZF63C/HSW63IV coupled to Crusader 454XL (1000 hrs) in a 1995 Trojan 350 Express. Just removed port engine for re-build. After re-installing engine and gear box after rebuild, did sea trials and NO leaks. After three days, I checked for leaks and noticed ATF under V-Drive out put seal...
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    Cooling issue

    1995 454XL. FWC. 900 hrs. History: Replace risers and raw water pumps April 2016. Boat ran great all summer. did cap,rotor,plugs Dec 2016. Ran as usual. Just drained coolant, replaced thermostat (CRUR026007) and VDO temperature sending unit (CRU22701). Now the helm gauges read 185 at idle...
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    454xl fuel pump replacement part number

    1995 454xl. After I replaced the raw water pump today, I started the engine up to check for leaks. Smoke started to bellow out of the fuel pump. I disconnected to plug and inspected it. All looked fine. Question.. what fuel PUMP REPLACES it?? The manual says part # 22898. That crosses to...
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    454XL Won't start after replacing cap, rotor,and plugs

    1995 454XL (MSTS) 860 hrs. Replaced risers and start engine to get warm to re-torque riser bolts, Started up fine. I then replaced spark plugs, cap and rotor. Went to start and backfired bad!! Double checked wires. All is fine. Put old cap and rotor and same thing, no start. Rented a...
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