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Forum: Donzi
11-07-2011, 11:29 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 853
Posted By SeaHorse32

22ZX Donzi - Eagle trailer wheel needed

Blew a Carlyle tire took out the fender and wheel - Eagle says wheels were made by Unique Wheels - California. No inventory and Unique is out of busines. Anyone got an odd wheel from a broken set...
Forum: Trucks, Trailers and Transportation
11-05-2011, 11:40 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 517
Posted By SeaHorse32

Donzi - Eagle trailer wheels

1999 Eagle Trailer and 22XZ Donai - Lost Carlyle tire and wheel going into storage. Need 14 inch alloy made by Unique Wheel of California - got to be someone with a left over from similar incident -...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
02-08-2011, 11:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,941
Posted By SeaHorse32

Chevy Mystery motor and the 8.1

These are two different GM engine family lines you are discussing.

The "Mystery Motor" as it was first called made its debut at NASCAR in 1965 and was a unique engine design that started at 396 CI...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-15-2011, 11:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,262
Posted By SeaHorse32

Engine rebuild

Dave,

Marine engines are usually automotive engines by design. So the process and procedure for repairing them - of refreshing them are fairly standard. Because the marine engine runs at near...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-13-2011, 11:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,262
Posted By SeaHorse32

Aye McReeferson tis the irish

Since you do not have a marine rigged engine - I would say you should try to pick up the entire engine assembly from e-bay. Often pull out motors are for sale when another individual is upgrading. ...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-11-2011, 02:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,219
Posted By SeaHorse32

Carburator acceleration

You say the engine runs fine except for an occasional backfire out the carb when accelerating.

Holley made two types of four barrel carb designs. The first was their famous "vacume secondary"...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-07-2011, 11:39 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,841
Posted By SeaHorse32

Cam?

CafeRacer - You haven't mentioned cams - most automotive cams won't work in marine - this is because marine uses wet exhaust with water sprayed into the tailpipe of the marine engine to cool it.
...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-05-2011, 02:32 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,841
Posted By SeaHorse32

cut back plug electrode

The spark plug ground electrode cut back to the center of the insulator electrode was first used by Champion spark plug company D-9-J for example. Johnson Outboard Motor Company developed it in the...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-02-2011, 11:42 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,841
Posted By SeaHorse32

serious engineering

Come on guys - you are taking this guy into some serious engineering and he is working at being a good mechanic.

To calculate the compression ratio you have to decide if your are going to do it in...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
01-02-2011, 12:38 AM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,841
Posted By SeaHorse32

Quench combustion chamber

If you are not familiar with Quench combustion chamber - and it has an odd name. It comes from Sir Harry Ricardo an English engineer who started the world into modern combustion chamber designs back...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
12-30-2010, 12:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,009
Posted By SeaHorse32

no intention

EZ - No intention of stressing you out.

Will grant you the time difference between hemisphrical combustion chamber and wedge chamber and the older L - head combustion chamber as well as modern...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
12-28-2010, 02:24 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,009
Posted By SeaHorse32

your wrong EZ

I disagree - ignition timing lead is primarily designed to adjust the amount of time the combustion takes to occur with the decreasing miliseconds required for the piston to advance past Top Dead...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
12-27-2010, 11:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,009
Posted By SeaHorse32

ignition timing

Your question is a fairly basic one and I guess we have been coming at you with some complex answers.

Iginition timing is about the same for all engines - Chrysler, Ford, Chevy all will run about...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
12-27-2010, 10:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,002
Posted By SeaHorse32

TRS repairability

Pete - Wonder if you considered that the TRS is not serviced by Mercury any more and that spare parts are not available - how is your salvage yard supply of TRS in Spain?
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
12-25-2010, 03:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,009
Posted By SeaHorse32

Ignition timing

Ignition timing is one of the most important adjustments to engine performance. In early days of automotive and marine engines there was a lever on the steering column of the boat or car that...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
12-25-2010, 02:50 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 38,841
Posted By SeaHorse32

combustion

Your question about the burnt spark plugs is really about gasoline combustion - two basic phenomenon associated with this are Pre-ignition and Detonation of gasoline also called "knock."

Both of...
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
11-09-2010, 01:58 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,785
Posted By SeaHorse32

Merc and the failing parts

Dick - have been reading the 105 or so pages of this site - you seem the man in the know on sterndrive. As for me, just left the antique world and bought a Donzi - getting aquainted with the whole...
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
11-07-2010, 08:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,785
Posted By SeaHorse32

Case hardening

The metallurgical process you are talking about is "case hardened" steel. The "case" provides for a lasting long wearing surface and the steel is soft and shock resistant underneath. Surface...
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
11-06-2010, 12:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
Posted By SeaHorse32

engine alignment

When you have the drive off do you do the engine alignment check? Ever done this? how much trouble is it? how tight the engine mount bolts? bayonet fitting for drive oil supply any issues with...
Forum: Donzi
11-01-2010, 10:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 986
Posted By SeaHorse32

Engine alignment

Anyone know if engine drive alignment effects boat speed? How often checked by Donzi speed freeks? Once aligned does it pretty much stay there? Working the hull in big waves move it around much?
Forum: Formula
10-31-2010, 06:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,047
Posted By SeaHorse32

Donzi answer

Just reading about the other brands on offshoreonly - did this swap on my Donzi 22ZX after talking to Chris C. the chief engineer at Donzi who designed the ZX hulls.

Basically he said the K plane...
Forum: General Q & A
10-30-2010, 11:18 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 66,681
Posted By SeaHorse32

Always nice

Its always nice to see another great American corporation going bad.

Was talking to Tyler Crockett today about the new Merc 502 engines that just came out this year. He has rebuilt a few brand...
Forum: Donzi
10-27-2010, 03:53 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,249
Posted By SeaHorse32

1999 Donzi

My 1999 Donzi 22ZX came with the 454mpi 310 hp engine also called the L-29 my Mercury - this engine was equipped with a Bravo I 24P from the factory. Boat ran 64mph on the speedo.

I pulled the...
Forum: Boating Safety
10-26-2010, 10:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,763
Posted By SeaHorse32

pole light shield

Had this glare problem with all around white stern light - check out the Perko Marine Lamp catalogue and they sell a shade that attaches under the lamp on their light pole - shades the hull and not...
Forum: Beware and Stolen
10-25-2010, 09:02 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 4,358
Posted By SeaHorse32

two countries separated by a common language

Living in Detroit which is the only major American city on an international border - we have come to know the issues - first don't try to sneek anything over the border - get caught you owe your life...
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