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    Strong crankcase smell / how to clean engine room

    If you have a strong odor , (engine, oil/gas), it would appear that you have a leak between the engine compartment and the living area. There should not be any engine smell entering the living area. Possibility that your engine room vents are blocked and engine odor is not leaving the boat. I'm...
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    question on v drive fluid

    Same here. I have the Owner's Manual for the 4500 You posted that you have the owners manual.........Is the cover page the same as the photo I posted of my 4500 Manual?? That is the only 4500 Manual that came with my boat . I do not have a 4500 Manual entitled SERVICE MANUAL
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    What happened?

    Cruising at 1500 RPM with twin Crusaders (1991 350CID) when the stbd engine suddenly shuts down. Will not restart. Get home on one engine and start “proofing systems”. Getting gas at carb. ( Rochester Quadrajets). Consider electrical and put on new cap and rotor plus ignition module and new...
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    It Took Time

    The picture is the ignition pick-up coil in the distributor of a 1992 Crusader 350 cu in After a week of frustration with the engine starting sometimes and running sometimes and after changing the Distributor Cap/Rotor and the ignition Coil on the engine block I finally took the distributor...
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    Just Info

    entered in error Moderator...please delete
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    8.1 alarm goes off at 1000rom and above

    Sorry, I can't really help you as I do not have the same set up (engines) as you do but........your comment about 'last year' twigged me as to what happened yesterday. I was unwrapping my boat and took the cover off my search light......Tested the helm switch/joystick.....unfortunately it did...
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    Getting closer on the coolant leak

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    flushing out the salt water

    I use 1 inch nylon reinforced hose...I only run the engines about five minutes when on the hard (engines are fresh water cooled but prior to launch in the Spring I want to know all is well in the engine room)
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    Crusader 350..no fuel to carb

    Really weird...... Went down to the boat to run the engines for the first time in 2018. Boat is on the hard, going to list it for sale. Has been sitting there for almost a full year....stabilizer in the tanks and full tanks....Batteries at full charge. The stbd engine, (1991 Crusader 350cu in...
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    Help needed with new Crusader 270 dipstick tub location

    I do believe you are going to have to buy another tube and install it . Not sure if the old dip stick will work in the new tube. The document .jpgs are for a 5.7 Perhaps they will be of some help
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    question on v drive fluid

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    question on v drive fluid

    Be great if I remembered left from right...:rolleyes: the hex bolt /fill hole is on the left side. All the other pieces are those that come with the drive.
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    Fuel Tank/Fuel Gauges

    I have two 100 USGal Fuel Tanks. Each is 24 inches deep The original fuel gauges never seemed to give accurate readings (Boat is 24 yrs old). I took the old floats etc. out of each tank, installed the new "floats on a stick", reconnected the wires and installed new fuel gauges up at the helm...
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    I'm Not Sure

    A fellow wants to buy my boat The engines are twin Crusader 350cu ...V Drives He wants to go from Lake Ontario, to NY and then the ICW to Florida and spend the winter in FL My engines are RAW water cooled...Can he do the trip and stay the winter in FL ??? Can the engines be modified to Fresh...
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    350 Engine Block and Manifold Drains

    Twin 350 crusaders...circa 1992 RAW water cooled Blocks and manifolds drained every year and filled with the "pink-stuff";) Although my engine room has a fair amount of room, the two outside block drains as well as the two outside manifold drains can be a real patience testing venture to get...
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