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    Crusader 270 Ballast Resistor

    Hey all - looking for a little clarity on this topic. I have a circa 1987 Crusader 270 model that I just swapped out the distributor from a points set-up (Mallory YL670AV) to an electronic one (Mallory YLM 624AV). I have an external coil and ballast resistor. I have a suspicion that the ballast...
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    Crusader 270 vapor lock

    Hey all - looking to get some information on causes and symptoms of a fuel vapor lock. I've been chasing intermittent issues - stalling at idle, RPM fluctuation underway, and starting hesitation after running for periods of time. Done a lot of troubleshooting and part replacement from fuel to...
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    LH / RH Rotation Dizzy Replacement

    Hi all Been reading a few post on this topic but thought I'd ask again to get a clear picture before I replace my older dizzy's. I'm looking to see if my Crusader 270's, circa 1987, will take a "standard LH rotation" distributor. My configuration setup is below and I will be headed over to the...
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    Replacing a points distributor for electronic

    Asking the brain trust.... Looking to change out my older Mallory points distributor for a new electronic version. I know there are several options out there but I am specifically curious about the Davis Unified Ignition marine version. I have seen posts about other manufactures such as...
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    Crusader 270 bogging/stalling at idle

    Hi - got a situation that I cannot get my head around so I thought I'd send up a post. I have a circa 1987 Crusader 270 that stalls at low idle but does not stall once the throttle is pushed up above 1000ish RPM and runs perfectly under way (this is ONLY the stbd engine - port is fine). Here are...
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    Torque numbers for elbow/risers

    I am currently replacing my risers and elbows for a 270 engine and I'm looking to see if there are any torque requirements for either the elbow or riser nuts. I am not interested in snapping the threaded rod but I also don't want to leave them too loose either. Wondering if there is a torque...
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    Mercruiser 7.4 racing idle

    Looking for some help with this one. I have a Mercruiser 7.4IO with the thunderbolt 5 ignition. The motor cranks right over but will stallright away, however when it doesn’t stall it sits at idle ok but then racesfrom about 1000 RPM to about 2500 RMP all on its own. It advances up and down,up...
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    Anodes

    Not sure if this is really an electrical problem but seeing it has to do with electrolysis I thought it would be a good place to ask. What's the verdict on anodes - I keep my boat in fresh water in the Northeast April-October but take weekly trips through brackish water to the ocean. I know zinc...
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    Crusader 270 exhaust elbows and risers

    Looking for opinions here. I have twin Crusader 270 inboards circa 1987. I have owned the boat for 4 years now and they look in fine shape and have had no issues with overheating. The boat sits in freshwater but goes out to sea more often than not. I have no record of the previous owner changing...
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    Interior teak refinishing

    I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on refinishing interior teak. I'm looking to refinish my interior and am unsure if I should sand teak or just wash it or both. Attached is a photo with the current condition -it's pretty old and dirty. I'd like to take the time during layup to...
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    A little steering help??

    I know this is a forum for Crusader buffs but I thought I'd post a steering topic as I had no results under that forum. The Crusader help I've gotten here in the past has been great so I thought I'd shoot this out there.... Wondering if I could get some advice here. I have a older model Tiara...
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    Wheel does not go hard over

    Wondering if I could get some advice here. I have a older model Tiara with twin inboards and Teleflex Seastar hydraulic steering. Previously I was able to go hard-over on the wheel, both to port and starboard. Now for some unknown reason I can just keep turning the wheel with no hard-over. I'm...
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    Crusader 270 bogging - still puzzled

    Even though I've hauled my boat this past weekend I have an existing issue that I thought I'd bring up so I can prepare to address it during the off season. In the past I had posted about an issue with a Pertronix conversion kit from points to electronic ignition. Short version I put the points...
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    Crusader 270 electronic ignition conversion issues

    I was wondering if I could get some advice on an issue I am having. I have twin 270 Crusaders with the old point set-up. I recently experienced some bogging down on the port engine and consistently had to adjust its points so I decided to convert them to electronic. I purchased the Pertronix...
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    Low idle and stalling on a Crusader 1987 350 5.7 Liter

    I just purchased an older model Tiara with twin 350 IB's recently. Compression tests all went fine with the pre-purchase evaluation/survey and both engines had been tuned up, oil changed, plugs, wires, cap etc. I ran her about 5 times so far until yesterday when the port engine at idle started...
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    1987 5.7 350 Crusader compression test

    New to this so I am hoping to utilze this as a continued resource I am looking at a 1987 boat with twin inboard Crusader engines with approx 650 hours. During the compression test we had anti-freeze in one of the cylinders #8 - turned out to be a blown head gasket. This has since been repaired...
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