Season over....tossed a rod...
09-29-2014 | 06:30 PM
#251
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From: Olmsted Falls,Ohio Marblehead,Oh
09-29-2014 | 06:52 PM
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From: OK CIty, OK
Addressing:
Fuel flow
Oil flow and cooling
water flow (volume and psi if non stock Merc)
Electrical - yes. electrical. Wanna know how many Cannon plugs, grounds (watch that new paint !), and variety electrical gremlins get created when replacing/rebuilding a motor.
As far as to read up on all this - there is much here but not at all organized. Best way to find them first is by finding motor broken or tuning problem threads. A lot of answers/questions given/asked by fellow members will be rigging related.
#1 thing to do - if you have a question, ask it ! No one will schit on you for asking. You will be schit on for not listening to advice and for not having some diagnostics of the problem at hand.
Like the famous: "My boat just died. What is it ?" kind of thread. Some things need to be chacked and some symptoms leading up to this, if any, should be shared with the question.
Overall, if you show you care, others will care with you.
Fuel flow
Oil flow and cooling
water flow (volume and psi if non stock Merc)
Electrical - yes. electrical. Wanna know how many Cannon plugs, grounds (watch that new paint !), and variety electrical gremlins get created when replacing/rebuilding a motor.
As far as to read up on all this - there is much here but not at all organized. Best way to find them first is by finding motor broken or tuning problem threads. A lot of answers/questions given/asked by fellow members will be rigging related.
#1 thing to do - if you have a question, ask it ! No one will schit on you for asking. You will be schit on for not listening to advice and for not having some diagnostics of the problem at hand.
Like the famous: "My boat just died. What is it ?" kind of thread. Some things need to be chacked and some symptoms leading up to this, if any, should be shared with the question.
Overall, if you show you care, others will care with you.
09-29-2014 | 07:23 PM
#255
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From: Olmsted Falls,Ohio Marblehead,Oh
Yea oil was always darker then should have been, I should have never bought that scarab knowing the past but it's over now, deciding next route, either way what I do next will be gone over 100% by me
09-29-2014 | 10:06 PM
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From: Brookfield Wi
Checking it all yourself or with a trusted friend, I am seriously looking at ohio cranks assembled shortblocks right now for 4400 each it will cost me more then that to make these right in my opinion and I can parts what's left to get a few bucks back... I would maybe opt to get them I assembled to do myself and make sure it's right, I heard some good things about the shortblocks they sell... So I am not sure what I am gonna do yet. I need to add up what I think I am gonna need to do mine and them add 2000.00 for the what ifs
