As you can search and find other threads similar to this OPs issue, these same comments come up. This time there is a lil key way left on the...
Trumpy Yacht Innisfail is up your way. I have had the pleasure to tinker on her and she is a treat. Way big fantail transom....
This is a real cool invite. Thank you. I look forward to your completed post. Can you comment now on the crank? Factory or induce defect? That has...
We have been on the Huckins docks for a while now. Watch a lot go by. Its cool when an Ole Huck, older than I, is tied up next to us.
Fairform Flyer was the term used for the hull bottom design. Copied from their web site; "Frank Pembroke Huckins invents one of the first true...
New head will not come with injector fuel tubes. Double check with your tech. I personally on my boat have resused fuel tubes a second time, i...
Always shop for the best, not by bux. If a hd shaft is available, I'd go there. While she is up, have the other shaft fluxed or scaned. Both the...
Been thinking about this. 1) The block holds a lot of oil after it was run. I tell everybody to check oil level the next morning when cold. It's...
Running or just sitting since it happened? And this is after the head wad pulled off?
How you figure several gallons? I thought you commented the oil was low. It takes just a bit of fuel to taint block oil. The fuel pump has a weep...
Where do you think the bad lungs fuel went to?
Update; Seems it was a cluck fired from a good shop that did the work. Owner was not aware he was not representing the shop he usually did...
Yes, My stb engine 14 years ago had a sloppy fit. Had to hone the block out a bit for the next class liner size.
I have witnessed this in my other career. Bean counters started making more money than the folks doing the work. Justified their jobs on the money...
Not worth much until some one needs a used part. I have been a great fan of your re-power project.
I like the terms running take out's or re-buildable cores. Or even parting out. Dead is dead, nothing of use with a hole in it and full of salt...
Dead 8V71? thought they were running?
During the 80s, In Savannah GA, I restored old Vega 20s. Volvo 100b drives. Kind of the model 1. That case alloy seemed to be in good shape also....
I always felt that Volvo drives did better in salt water. In the 70s, had 270 drive. Except for that dam reverse latch, is was a bomb proof drive....
Back at my desk, just got a call. 8V92 has <100 hours and liner failure. They pushed out, deformed and split. Not a high HP model. NOT DDC parts....
