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    alternator pulley came off while underway

    Had a weird thing happen this afternoon. Twin CH220 crusaders. Was heading home at about 2000rpm, had been underway for about an hour. All of a sudden the port side overheat alarm goes off and I noticed the temp was up to like 230. I cut the engine. Opened the hatch, found the alternator...
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    What causes quadrajet off-idle stumble/throttle lag?

    Recently put a brand new quadrajet carb on my starboard side Crusader. I am having this problem where when I increase the throttle, the engine will "stumble" and the RPMs will go down for a bit then jump back up to normal. It does not happen when I smoothly increase the throttle, only when...
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    Port engine runs hotter than starboard

    Hi guys, This is on my '76 Crusader 220's, FWC half-system. Having this problem at cruising above 2500 RPM. The port engine (counter-rotating) gets up to 190 degrees while the starboard engine stays at 160. When I bring it down to 1800 RPM or lower the port side will cool back down to 160...
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    No fuel pumping problem

    I replaced my fuel pump with another one off of a similar 350 Crusader. Here's how it unfolded, - Removed all the fittings from the old pump, noticed there is fuel in both lines (to carb and from tank) - Put in the new pump, engine did not start - Removed that pump, installed a different pump...
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    A lot of corrosion... fuel pump

    OK here's something strange. I took the fuel pump home and took it apart to see what a ruptured diaphragm looked like. Turns out.. the inside of the pump is just fine.... and the hose barb for the "sight tube" doesn't actually lead anywhere. It is closed off inside the pump. This is a Sierra...
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    A lot of corrosion... fuel pump

    Hi guys, I was up at my boat this weekend and noticed I am getting a ton of white, powdery corrosion from somewhere. What exactly is this stuff? I have dual 1976 Crusader 220's and replaced the fuel pump on the starboard side only last summer, yet I noticed today it is already venting gas in...
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    alternator rotation

    The original Motorola alternator on my port engine froze up so I ordered a new 1-wire model (10si style). These alternators seem to have a fan that is oriented in one direction. Unfortunately I think that engine is rotating the wrong way. Anything wrong with just replacing the fan with a...
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    crusader 220 fuel pump replaced - question

    Well crap looks like the fuel pump pushrod got bent anyway! I *swore* the rod was pushed up but I guess it was not. I was able to pull the rod out (below is a picture). It does not look like the pump was damaged. Picking a new one at Autozone tomorrow, hoping there was no other damage? Is...
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    crusader 220 fuel pump replaced - question

    I had fuel in the clear tube so got a new fuel pump in the mail. Tonight I installed it. A couple of odd things happened, just wondered if they are normal. I could not get "behind" the pushrod without removing the plate that holds it up. I removed the plate, *plink* out comes the rod and...
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    Which thread sealant for gas line

    What do y'all use on the threads of gas lines? I got some Permatex paste with Teflon (looks kind of like TFE paste) from Autozone and that seems to work pretty well. This is on the 2 fittings between the fuel pump and carb. It is a gooey substance that is applied with a brush integrated with...
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    Hooking up PCV hose to carb inlet

    Hi again, In swapping out a carb from one of my crusaders, the old carb appears to be a 1968 model (#7028282) even though the engines are 1975. The new carb does not have a PCV port in the back like the old one did, but I found a plugged port in the front that looks similar, below the throttle...
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    Quadrajet fuel line question -- Crusader CH220's

    Hi all, In my boat I have a pair of Crusader CH220's, 1975 vintage, with 1100 hours and still running strong. On one of the engines I am replacing the carb with a new Q-jet I bought on eBay. Everything hooks up fine except for the fuel line, it looks like I have a 5/16" fuel line and the new...
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