Forum: Ignition System
09-09-2023, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,148
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Forum: Ignition System
08-12-2023, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,779
Also make positively sure you reattached your...
Also make positively sure you reattached your spark plug wires in 1-2-4-3 order. It is easy to get them confused in the excitement of adding Star Trek-level electronic ignition technology to the...
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Forum: Fuel System
07-06-2023, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,172
You might be running on fewer than four...
You might be running on fewer than four cylinders. Triple check that the plug wires are correctly in 1-2-4-3 order and in the right places on the distributor. Pull each plug wire off one at a time to...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-11-2023, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,097
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Forum: Cooling System
03-25-2023, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,683
Have you tried the bent flathead screwdriver...
Have you tried the bent flathead screwdriver trick? Bending about 1/4” of the tip gives you an edge you can slip around the edges of the seal and tap it out with a hammer. If the edge of the seal...
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Forum: General Maintenance
10-10-2022, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,952
If you need it, somewhere around here I have a...
If you need it, somewhere around here I have a beautiful Moyer split coupler for a 3/4" shaft that is sadly not compatible with my vee-drive transmission.
I bought it secondhand but unused from...
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Forum: Introductions
09-27-2022, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,259
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Forum: Fuel System
09-03-2022, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,372
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Forum: Announcements
09-03-2022, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,013
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-03-2022, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,103
It’s late August. Most every year around this...
It’s late August. Most every year around this time we get questions about power losses. The first thing to check is for a generally clean bottom and unbarnacled prop. If they haven’t been scraped so...
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Forum: General Interest
08-18-2022, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,760
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-13-2022, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,444
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-12-2022, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,140
It is also possible to work the valves a little...
It is also possible to work the valves a little bit with an Allen wrench through the spark plug holes. The valves are off to the side of the head, not under the spark plugs, so this takes a bit of...
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Forum: Fuel System
08-01-2022, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,568
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Forum: Ericson
02-25-2022, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,194
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Forum: Cooling System
08-07-2021, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,608
The Extendobolt is the gentlemanly way to...
The Extendobolt is the gentlemanly way to accomplish this objective.
https://moyermarine.com/product/lower-water-pump-extender-bolt-csob_10_89/
Might you want to install a Helicoil in the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-24-2021, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,709
Invoking Occam's Razor, absolutely positively...
Invoking Occam's Razor, absolutely positively clean the hull and prop before removing a fastener from anywhere on the engine. Significant drag from a barnacled prop present exactly the symptoms...
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Forum: Exhaust System
06-20-2021, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,455
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Forum: Cooling System
06-18-2021, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,894
I'd be a bit concerned if a buildup of bottom...
I'd be a bit concerned if a buildup of bottom paint is causing you to lose significant diameter in the intake. There is a metal tab or band cast into the inside of the through-hull which allows a...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-04-2021, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,101
How are the rails your mounts bolt into? One of...
How are the rails your mounts bolt into? One of mine was a corrosion disaster when my engine was pulled in 1994. It was chiseled out and replaced with stainless, but not quite precisely, which has...
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Forum: Announcements
03-01-2021, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,011
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Forum: General Interest
01-24-2021, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,764
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Forum: Troubleshooting
01-04-2021, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,344
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Forum: General Maintenance
10-30-2020, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,074
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Forum: Troubleshooting
09-30-2020, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,190
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