Recent content by Briankinley2004

That's not pitting in the elbow that is a carbon type scale. I scraped it off in a couple places and it looks solid to me. Same stuff is built up on turbo up to the fins. Im not going to mess with that part will let the turbo guy check it out.

Well the freezer trick didn't work even heating it right out of freezer. A guy on the Facebook forum suggested using a putty knife as a wedge. I was skeptical as I was afraid of damaging the surface. I tapped a 13 in 1 putty knife and it seemed it made a small crack but I was concerned it was...

It is a business decision for the marina. Most charge by the foot. They would rather move him and have your larger boat in the slip for higher profit margin. They are losing revenue on that slip with him in it when they have the opportunity to put a boat that will pay more in that slip and move...

I got aggravated today and called Evergreen Turbo in Ocala. Supposed to be the best around here. The guy basically said same as yall that those numbers are no good and there should be a part number where it says assembly number. Anyway he said there were two things it could be. Either it was...

There is is. Tried taking the thing in half and the bolt by the oil return won't budge and can only get an open end on it. Trying to strip. Been soaking in kroil all week and banging on it. Heating with propane and no luck. Bout ready to take it somewhere

Thanks. There is a serial number on the tag. Is that what is needed? Those are the only two numbers I see

Turbo is GT1109. I found out that the elbow is supposed to be copper nickel. A friend of mine is friends with a Detroit guru up in Virginia. He said I should clean it and it is gummed up from lack of starting the engine. I was in the yard for 3 months before I ran her and he didn't know that. He...

It works every time for me. I had to disassemble some old 1 1/2" fittings to re-pipe one of mine recently. Couldn't budge anything. A little heat to soften the 40 year old pipe dope and it came right apart

Where can you get the chunk? Turbo is only 5 years old and housing looks good on outside. I guess I will open it up to see what inside looks like.

Did a sea trial this weekend after replacing cutless bearings, shaft log hoses, etc. Piddled around with stuffing box temps, fished a little then decided to turn her up to see if there were any vibrations. Pushed the throttles up and was happy no vibrations but I noticed the port engine was only...

I got the ones on my 55C from Metcalf. They make them to order and have good customer service. https://www.mmxhaust.com/categories/Exhaust-Insulation-Products/

Solder it and use heat shrink on the wires

I would try putting some liquid soap like Dawn inside the hose first before I used heat but I wouldn't leave heat off the table (in moderation). I think 2 1/2" hose is Ok. Isn't that what your other engine is running on?

Not sure why. They did a "shaft recon" and charged me about $600 for that and another $100 to fit the coupling. It is a 2 1/2" shaft if that makes any difference. It was General Propellor. They are a pretty reputable place. They did recommend it be replaced at a cost of 8K but everyone I talked...

Also the strainers on mine are not thru bolted. They are bedded in silicone and fastened with 3/4" stainless wood screws. I would guess somewhere in the neighborhood of 1/4x20 if they are thru bolted