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    Y pipe removal from transom housing/shield, 280 drive ,44 years old

    So I removed the 4 nuts from the outside of the transom shield/housing. Now what? The two pieces of aluminum are probably fused as one. Do I have to sacrifice the Y pipe to remove the transom shield? I have to replace the transom and of course need to separate metls with many years of salt...
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    Bolt selection for flywheel cover and intermediate drive shaft housing

    Setup: GM 5.7 L (2003/2004) Crusader 5.7L Captain's Choice fuel injected) mated to Volvo 280 drive through intermediate drive shaft housing (1979 Chris Craft Lancer) I need to purchase new bolts for the flywheel cover to engine block and studs for the intermediate driveshaft housing to the...
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    Converting heat exchanger from stern to aft position on the 2004 Captain's Choice 5.7

    I have a 2004 (approx) 5.7l Captains Choice which came out of an inboard boat. The heat exchanger is mounted on the rear of the engine. How much trouble would it be to mount in on the front of the motor? Did Crusader offer this motor in a configuration for an i/o intallation or do I have to...
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    PDH housing rebuild 1977 280 on Chris Craft

    "I have a 1977 Chris Craft Lan "I have a 1977 Chris Craft Lancer with a 280 drive and the extended separate drive shaft housing. I am installing new bearings, seals and clips. 1) Should the new bearing slide on the shaft with little effort or do they need to be pressed on? The existing...
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    PDH on the old setups

    "RE: the PDH from Holman Moody "RE: the PDH from Holman Moody, Eaton, Chris Craft, etc. Just would like your opinions and thoughts on the discussion I got from a Donzi website regarding the bearing replacements. "I just tore all this a part and rebuilt it on my 1968 Magnum with 350 SBC...
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    Primary Drive Shaft seal cups

    "So I have been googling for a "So I have been googling for an hour. I have found many sources for the 6006 and 6007 bearings, and one source for the retaining clips, but NO source for the sealing cups which go on either end of the shaft. Any suggestions, besides Volvo? This is for the...
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    Flywheel cover bolt

    "Would anyonw know what size T "Would anyonw know what size Torx bolt this is? It is inside the flywheel cover, at 11 o'clock in the pix, and I assume it must be removed to remove the flywheel cover. I would rather not buy a whole set of sockets. The motor is a 2003 5.7L Captain's Choice...
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    VP 280 Manual typo and other questions

    "1977 280 outdrive 1) O "1977 280 outdrive 1) On page 114 #37 (link is below)In the calculation for measuring for shims, a clearance dimension of 0.24mm calculated. A shim thickness of 0.24mm is recommended, allowing for a remaining play of 0.04mm. Shouldn't the shim thickness be 0.20mm...
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    Fine spline in 1977 SBC

    "Upon disassembly of my 1977 f "Upon disassembly of my 1977 flywheel cover from the primary driveshaft housing (Volvo 280 drive) I noticed the shaft has the fine (26 spline) variation instead of the coarse variation. I have a 12 3/4" flywheel. I was under the impression that generation flywheel...
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    Posting pics

    "I am having trouble posting 5 "I am having trouble posting 5 pictures. I get a message saying they are to large. Does each pix have to be less than 100kb? I seem to remember posting pics before with no problem,just sizing them down to 640X480 Thanks, Jay"
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    Moving heat exchanger location

    "2003 MEFI 5.7L Crusader Has "2003 MEFI 5.7L Crusader Has anyone move the heat exchanger from the rear of the motor elsewhere? As it is set up, the heat exchanger will interfere with the steering tiller for a Volvo 280 drive. Thanks"
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    Can anyone identify these connectors please

    "Motor is 2003 MEFI 5.7L inboa "Motor is 2003 MEFI 5.7L inboard Crusader This is a rear view of the motor, on the left side, the transmission cable locking bracket is on the bottom. There is a 4 pin female connector in the middle, a one pin female on top and a one pin male on the lower right...
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    Low pressure fuel pump location

    2003 MEFI 5.7L This motor is 2003 MEFI 5.7L This motor is new to me and not in a boat. Fuel flows through a coarse filter to the low pressure fuel pump to a Racor filter to the circuit containing the high pressure pump. (Parts manual -new returnless fuel system components figure 14) Can...
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    Start wire problem

    "I have been trying to start a "I have been trying to start a 2003 MEFI 5.7L, on blocks, on land. Before I hook up water and fuel I first tried to turn it over. I have an instrument panel with ignition switch and a wiring harness. My first attempt resulted in the starter just clicking. I...
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    Riser bolts 2003 57L MEFI

    "Two of the 4 bolts are access "Two of the 4 bolts are accessible from the top, one side accessible from the outside. The 4th - not too accessible without removing the exhaust manifold. Is it standard procedure to remove the manifold to replace the risers, or can a socket with a u-joint get in...
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    2003 Crusader fuel injection

    2003 Fuel injection 5.7L. Is t 2003 Fuel injection 5.7L. Is this a GM system or another manufacturer? Thanks. Jay
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    New to me Crusader motor

    "I just picked up a 5.7 Captai "I just picked up a 5.7 Captains Choice motor, circa 2004. I have lots of questions but won't load up this post with all of them at once. The low pressure fuel pump was moved to the upper starboard side of the motor. Where was it originally located? Fuel...
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