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Forum: General Q & A
07-10-2004, 06:45 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 654
Posted By challenger454

wood

doing some repairs on the boat...need some structural pieces...boat has wood floor....need some supports...for hatch cover etc. I heard the pressure treated lumber is no good on boats and that I need...
Forum: General Q & A
07-10-2004, 05:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 850
Posted By challenger454

Re: Seawater Pump leak

Hey Nautical,

I noticed that you were in Melbourne. I keep my boat in Micco. Anyways Intense marine in Miami has new pumps for $100 in case it doesnt work out. I posted a couple times about this....
Forum: General Q & A
07-08-2004, 04:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,356
Posted By challenger454

Re: gelcoat repair

goto west marine or equivalent and get the WEST SYSTEM fiberglass repair book. Well worth the couple of bucks you spend on it. I think it will answer just about any question about repairs that any of...
Forum: General Q & A
07-06-2004, 08:15 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 11,815
Posted By challenger454

Re: Bucking trailer!!!!!!!!!!!

very interesting topic. You stated that if you lock out the coupler, then you have no brakes. I dont know how long your trailer is, I imagine even if it were galvanized, a decent tow vehicle shouldnt...
Forum: General Q & A
07-06-2004, 06:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,631
Posted By challenger454

Re: BravoI impeller replacement

Ive been going thru this myself. I had the boat flowing plenty of water on the boat rack, put her in the drink and in short order started running hot. SHut it down, checked the oil, seems ok. I...
Forum: General Q & A
07-05-2004, 04:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,414
Posted By challenger454

Re: raw water pump failure

looked at it again, for awhile when I first reinstalled it, the pump seemed to be working normally. The impeller is intact but seemed like the pump was too hard to turn for the engine. I guess I'll...
Forum: General Q & A
07-04-2004, 01:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,414
Posted By challenger454

raw water pump failure

Hope everyone is having a good Fourth of July, took the boat out this morning. Was having problems with the raw water pump (454 mag/bravo). Took it out last week, replaced impeller and oring. Had it...
Forum: General Q & A
06-28-2004, 06:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,811
Posted By challenger454

raw water pump specs

Finally getting some progress on the old Challenger.....took out the raw water pump. Impeller was bad, got the Merc replacement. I did some backchecking on threads to answer my question but couldnt...
Forum: General Q & A
06-26-2004, 05:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 696
Posted By challenger454

alernator alignment

I replaced the alternator on my 89 454 mag. The pulley doesn't seem like it is far out enough to be inline with my circulating pump pulley. Any suggestions, can you shim this or would you advise some...
Forum: General Q & A
06-24-2004, 04:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 868
Posted By challenger454

thermostat install

I saw a couple earlier posts regarding this but still had a few questions. OK I have an 89 454 mag with I guess the earlier thermostat housing. (6 outlet).
Can I use the blue-style fel-pro gasket...
Forum: General Q & A
06-21-2004, 04:48 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 758
Posted By challenger454

acid flush

Let say you have an older engine that is running ok but you suspect some blockage. Is it advisable to use a mild acid to flush some of the corrosion out?? Any products maybe a little stronger than...
Forum: General Q & A
06-14-2004, 06:14 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 887
Posted By challenger454

Re: water pump problems

should I try a new thermostat??? Could this have anything to do with it. ALso I was thinking that maybe the fact that it is an old block (1989) that maybe my water passages are somewhat clogged??? It...
Forum: General Q & A
06-14-2004, 05:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 887
Posted By challenger454

Re: water pump problems

sorry for mispelling pump with bump...couldnt edit the post GOd I feel like an Idiot!!!!
Forum: General Q & A
06-14-2004, 05:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 887
Posted By challenger454

water pump problems

I posted a few weeks ago about waterpumps (engine circulating), I bought one of out Miami that is aftermarket and was having problems from the get go with the plate on the back of the bump (454 BBC...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
06-08-2004, 07:26 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,250
Posted By challenger454

Re: Can you believe this?

You young whipper snappers outta be happy that you have boats to put gas into at all. In my day, we had to wait all day for a wind to get across the lake and also had to hike fifteen miles in the...
Forum: General Q & A
05-25-2004, 08:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 799
Posted By challenger454

re-valve covers

My stock valve covers are shot and I have stock manifolds...any suggestions on a low-buck set of valve covers. I dont care if tall or short, well at least if they can fit properly...my thoughts were...
Forum: General Q & A
05-23-2004, 05:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 740
Posted By challenger454

re- engine circ. pump

I read thru a bunch of previous posts on here regarding this topic but still am having problems. I bought an aftermarket pump for my 454 mag. I've done these a 100 times on cars. I'm getting a leak...
Forum: General Q & A
05-19-2004, 09:45 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 594
Posted By challenger454

hoses and other small items- FL

Wheres the best place to deal with to get some of the small items like hoses and seals for BBC's??? I was hoping that some of you may have had luck with some of the automotive chains like NAPA, etc....
Forum: General Q & A
05-16-2004, 06:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 754
Posted By challenger454

hull construction

I have a '89 Challenger 24 Super V that appears to have a pretty solid laminate hull (baltek core) and uses a wood floor covered by carpet. Are there any real disadvantges to this type of...
Forum: General Q & A
05-16-2004, 06:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,388
Posted By challenger454

Re: re- raw water circulating pump

good deal......thanks again...this is a great forum. Hopefully I will get this beast all dialed in within a couple weeks. I'm sure that I will have more questions for you guys, and if anyone is in...
Forum: General Q & A
05-16-2004, 04:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,388
Posted By challenger454

Re: re- raw water circulating pump

They did list as Mercruiser replacement. I am certain that it should be right....its alot more dough than a regular 454 pump.
Forum: General Q & A
05-16-2004, 04:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,388
Posted By challenger454

Re: re- raw water circulating pump

After a bunch of work this weekend, got the old pump off. I checked AutoZone and they stated that they could get a marine app. pump for $120 for the old 454. I'm gonna try it....thanks for all the...
Forum: General Q & A
05-14-2004, 08:10 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,388
Posted By challenger454

re- raw water circulating pump

I hope that you all dont mind a post from a performance boat neophyte...I looked on the forums on here and couldn't find anything so here goes...

I have an older Challenger 24 with a 454 mag ('89)...
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