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    Distributor question

    I’m back… My daughter didn’t get the issue fixed before she winterized it so my wife and I are going back to Massachusetts at the end of April and I’m going to figure this thing out. I’m bringing all of my diagnostic equipment and we’re going take the boat out and hope it fails. I’ll be able to...
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    3.0 I4 swap to 4.3 V6 - motor mount question

    Wow, those all sound like a lot of work and work. Maybe I’ll just replace the 3.0s and motor on. I see 3.0MPIs with transom assembly, gimbal and an Alpha drive for under $10k. Or go to a single Merc 425hp, 496/Bravo 1XR for $30k.
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    3.0 I4 swap to 4.3 V6 - motor mount question

    I’m looking at a boat with twin 3.0 liter inline 4 engines with Alpha drives. The engines and drives will need replacing soon but I love the boat. I notice that the 3.0 engines have a single point front motor mounts. They do not sit on or hang off of the stringers. There is just a small raised...
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    Add a fuel flow meter to 2006 496 Mag

    I got a quote from Floscan -$1145 ! Then I got to thinking, is this info in the ECM and can it be extracted and used to drive a gauge?
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    Hydrohoist adjustment questions

    Ah, a porta-power would absolutely do it. Thanks
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    Hydrohoist adjustment questions

    I just bought a used Hydrohoist. It’s an Ultra lift, 5000 lb capacity so it’s fairly late model. I need to adjust the width for the berth I’ll be using and the tubes that slide inside one another don’t slide easily. There not bad, ie, no corrosion, but they are metal on metal that’s been...
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    Low hour engines - potential issues

    Yes, documentation numbers. I have them but the CG stopped giving this info out in 2018.
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    Low hour engines - potential issues

    I’ve been after this particular boat for more than a year. The broker isn’t doing the owner any favors. It was priced so high in the beginning that I’m sure he got zero other calls. I told him at that time they were $40k high. Over the year, I’ve talked to them half a dozen times. The the boat...
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    Low hour engines - potential issues

    I’ll definitely sea trail the boat and have the hull and engine’s surveyed. It had a major service when it was last put away in the fall of 2021. We’re still about $10k apart on the sale price but the dealer has been inching my way.
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    Low hour engines - potential issues

    Good thought. I’m sure they were since it’s on a trailer.
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    Low hour engines - potential issues

    I’m looking at a 2008 boat with only 150 hours on the 6.2 320 HP engines. I know it hadn’t been out of storage since 2021 so even 2008 to 2021 is 23 years so slightly more than 10 hours per year. It was professionally winterized every year it was used and has been stored in a climate controlled...
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    Remove Captains Call exhaust from twin 6.2/B1

    Thanks for the response. I’ve never seen a set that seals 100% and the ones that seal “pretty good” still sound tinny when closed. It’s probably the difference between the SS tubing and a cast elbow. I like my boats quiet. Plus they take up a lot of room in the rather compact engine compartment...
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    Remove Captains Call exhaust from twin 6.2/B1

    I’m looking at purchasing a 28’ Chris Craft Corsair that has twin 320 HP 6.2s and Bravo 1s. It was factory equipped with the Captains Call selectable exhaust system. I would like to remove it and run only through the prop hubs. I can handle the hull side penetrations by welding caps to the hose...
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    Distributor question

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    Distributor question

    A new shield or a new distributor? Is there anything “marine” specific about this distributor? I noticed it’s not gasketed like my distributors in my 7.4L Mercruisers or my Sanger w/ONC Cobra.
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    Distributor question

    I’m helping my daughter work on her Monsoon 335 in her 2003 Malibu. It’s a 350 GM based V-drive. It has an intermittent issue where it will die and not restart. Unfortunately I’m in California and she and the boat are in Massachusetts so it’s a long distant repair. I’m not 100%sure yet whether...
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    1989 OMC Cobra 5.7 I/O running hot

    Thanks for the insight. I’ll check mine when I’m at the boat later this week.
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    1989 OMC Cobra 5.7 I/O running hot

    I installed the new impeller and the water rise out of the T-stat hsg end of the intake hose was about the same. I drove it for about half an hour and used my IR gun and everywhere I checked was under 175*. I also checked the voltage with the engine idling and on my meter it showed 14.2v. When...
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    1989 OMC Cobra 5.7 I/O running hot

    Today I pulled the intake hose off of the T-stat housing and started the engine. The water pumped up about an inch higher than the end of the hose. I’d heard that it should be 3-4”s so even though the pump/impeller look good, i’m going to change them. I also flushed the outdrive both ways with...
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    1989 OMC Cobra 5.7 I/O running hot

    The temps I measured maxed out at about 180* with my IR gun. The gauge is showing 3/4 to the red but doesn’t have any numbers, just marks. So I thinking the actual water temp is ok. I’m going to change the sender and see what happens. A few things happened yesterday that may or may not be...
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