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Old 08-18-2020, 09:35 PM
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Finally back on the water. Have a few gremlins that will need to be sorted out. Alternator not charging, burning rubber smell, bleed out a little air in the hydraulic steering, water pump to intake bypass hose popped off and maybe a new battery. The new 500 EFI cams sound great and seem to have nice torque. The Craigslist props hooked up nicely. Only ran it up to 3800 for a bit till noticed batteries were not charging. In conclusion it was a successful shakedown.

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I saw your 37 yesterday, she’s looking sweet!
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Originally Posted by jbraun2828
I saw your 37 yesterday, she’s looking sweet!
Thanks, it's been a ton of work between the 37 and the Panther this summer.
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Sounds good. Get it fixed up and shoot us a video.
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well, little work here and there is part of the game !
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Originally Posted by jeff32
well, little work here and there is part of the game !
LOL, Just a little work here and there... remember I do all this work myself. I don't have the team Heath has. He has a well oiled machine going on
The 37 Transom Rebuild...Help
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Sounds good. Get it fixed up and shoot us a video.
I do have video. Just don't know how to upload it.
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Spent the day on Lake Michigan on WK. Ran it up to 4800-5000 for a bit. I'm not liking the water temps and oil temps. I'm going to pull the thermostats and drill some holes in them and restrict the bypass hose. Hopefully cooling the blocks down another 30°F will drive down the oil temps a bit. Also on one engine when hot after long run the oil pressure drops to 10psi at 600 RPM. It recovers to 40psi at 1000 RPM. It might just be the sender. Pressure is 60-70 hot while running. Might cut the filter apart after next run.
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Originally Posted by Rookie
I do have video. Just don't know how to upload it.
you need a youtube channel free easy to start, edit video and upload. If i can do it !

what props did you pick up and what results did you see at that 4800-5000 run up ?

my 84 "may she rest in piece" had 330's w/cam intake carb exhaust turned 25 mirage plus 4200 and ran 63
you should be haulin balls

edit in, rpm must have been higher, slip is too low with rpm first listed.
no one cares but there is one more box i can look in for those notes.

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Originally Posted by outonsafari
what props did you pick up and what results did you see at that 4800-5000 run up ?

my 84 "may she rest in piece" had 330's w/cam intake carb exhaust turned 25 mirage plus 4200 and ran 63
you should be haulin balls

edit in, rpm must have been higher, slip is too low with rpm first listed.
no one cares but there is one more box i can look in for those notes.
Standard Mirage 25's. I saw 68mph do not know what RPM was at that speed. Too busy driving and looking at gauges. I wasn't trimming and ringing it out trying for a speed run, Should be able to achieve low 70's around 5200.

This boat is totally different from my AT. Definitely needs to be driven.

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