Forum: Ignition System
03-16-2024, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 627
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Forum: General Maintenance
03-11-2024, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 252
Did the ball pop out of the block with the...
Did the ball pop out of the block with the spring? Sometimes you have to turn the engine over for it to ploop out.
edit - sorry maybe I should provide more detail. The oil pressure style in your...
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Forum: Cooling System
03-04-2024, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 403
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Forum: General Interest
02-28-2024, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 319
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Forum: General Interest
02-27-2024, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 319
eliminating the bypass on FWC
So, one of the things I did on my A4 was eliminate the bypass when I went to FWC.
For context, my electric circulation pump for the antifreeze had a 3/4" hose output, so I upsized the hole in the...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-26-2024, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 632
Try this:
Undo the clamp that holds the cable...
Try this:
Undo the clamp that holds the cable at the engine end. Undo the cable from the shift lever and clamp at the other end.
Now it is free to move, the entire cable will get dragged back and...
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Forum: Electrical
02-23-2024, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 183
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Forum: Introductions
12-28-2023, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,444
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Forum: General Interest
12-24-2023, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 635
Blessings and Gratitude
A huge heartfelt thank you to all who give of themselves helping all members of our Forum throughout the years. 2023 has been a year filled with excitement and changes and we feel blessed to have so...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
12-02-2023, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,236
Hold on a minute. Before you go attacking the...
Hold on a minute. Before you go attacking the thru-hull valve please do this simple test first:
Close the valve
Remove the hose attached to the valve
Open the valve briefly to observe flow -...
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Forum: Cooling System
11-26-2023, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,289
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Forum: Electrical
11-19-2023, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,157
Here is my Cliff Notes version of general...
Here is my Cliff Notes version of general considerations posted 10 years ago:
https://www.moyermarineforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=69785&postcount=16 and repeated here
(In direct response to...
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Forum: Electrical
11-19-2023, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,157
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Forum: Cooling System
11-16-2023, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,714
Cooling system reminder
If you were ever considering FWC, please keep in mind your RWC engine is slowly rusting to death every day, every month, every year. The only way to arrest this deterioration is with anti-freeze...
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Forum: General Maintenance
11-09-2023, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,144
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-06-2023, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,785
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Forum: General Interest
11-06-2023, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,373
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Forum: General Interest
10-24-2023, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,368
Change to electric drive
I just read a post on one of the Catalina 30 forums about an electric drive conversion. Owner installed (no labor), $26K.
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Forum: Ignition System
10-24-2023, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 527
Sparks in the dark
My engine was running a bit rough and backfiring occasionally. Instead of diving into things right away, I used an old trick and waited until dark and ran the engine with all the lights off.
Sure...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-09-2023, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,179
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-07-2023, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,785
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-07-2023, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,785
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Forum: Cooling System
10-03-2023, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,389
I too cannot point to one problem from running...
I too cannot point to one problem from running cool. BTW, you all might want to think about an oil temperature gauge. Last time I put my FLIR camera on the oil filter it was hotter than the coolant....
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Forum: Ignition System
09-13-2023, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,148
advance plate :-)
I will chime in here with one more thing since this happened to me:
Even though maintenance is greatly reduced using EI over points..when you DO open up the cap/rotor, don't forget to lubricate...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
09-11-2023, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,257
Your description is a bit vague and it seems to...
Your description is a bit vague and it seems to point to fuel. It takes very little fuel to "rev" the engine in neutral. However in gear it requires a bit more. In reverse there is a 30% reduction so...
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