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I always thought it meant "Bust Out another Thousand." Oh well...

Most likely you'll need to shim the new assemble (with stainless shims) to get it square. Not too bad a job (says the guy who doesn't need to do it!) Good luck.

Jeff

Diver Dan solved that problem, but for a different reason: He put big block Chevies in his 32 Express. The front ends of the engines protruded through the bulkhead (cut away?) and into the cabin! Weird but it worked.

Jeff

Been getting that as well.

Jeff

They take a following sea a lot better if a heavy dink boat is hanging off the stern!

My old M came from Florida where it spent years in salt water without significant damage. And, for the record, that evil stuff can damage ANY boat--ever see outdrives half eaten up from corrosion?

Jeff

..." quote Jeff on where his money is buried."

Those old coffee cans have long ago been dug up and used.

Jeff

There's room for confusion, that's for sure. Position # 1 on the switch does NOT mean 'one battery' and position # 2 mean "two batteries'. (I wish they had labeled Position # 1 as 'Position A' and Position # 2 as 'Position B'.) "All" (or Both), of course, means 'both' batteries--they ...

Good advice: If it won't behave, beat the hell out it! Mechanical things need to know who's boss. I'd also recommend pulling the plugs AFTER running it hard, both to inspect them from color (a few may be darker than the rest) and for your compression test. You can borrow a tester from AutoZone if yo...

Long as the filter element isn't crumbling, they should last indefinitely with a good cleaning. Mine looked fine after nearly 30 years.

Jeff

No, it's steam. Very common in colder weather.

That said, you need to verify the operating temps of your manifolds with a infrared temp gun.

Jeff

Mine did that as well at times--especially when the weather was much colder. As Joel said, you need to check everything over with an infrared temp gage. Start at the temp sender unit (front of the manifold) and shoot the brass body. Next, shoot the exhaust manifolds (anywhere on them) and compare ea...