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No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing
to help. Jim Rojas Ernest Scribbler wrote: "Jim Rojas" wrote Yeah...that I am an idiot... ![]() Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say. |
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On Apr 21, 9:16*am, Jim Rojas wrote:
No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing to help. Jim Rojas Ernest Scribbler wrote: "Jim Rojas" wrote Yeah...that I am an idiot... ![]() Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer timing etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change over..... BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about $55-65.00 |
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The hardest part was getting the harmonic balancer removed. I was able
to get a puller & inserter on loan from Autozone. The old stator came off pretty easy. The magnets however were all busted up, and I had to carefully look around for loose pieces. When it was all setup and done, the kit was well worth it. It came with the brackets, bolts, washers, belt, and wiring harness, along with a step by step full illustration. Jim Rojas Tim wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, Jim Rojas wrote: No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing to help. Jim Rojas Ernest Scribbler wrote: "Jim Rojas" wrote Yeah...that I am an idiot... ![]() Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer timing etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change over..... BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about $55-65.00 |
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On Apr 21, 12:13*pm, Jim Rojas wrote:
The hardest part was getting the harmonic balancer removed. I was able to get a puller & inserter on loan from Autozone. The old stator came off pretty easy. The magnets however were all busted up, and I had to carefully look around for loose pieces. When it was all setup and done, the kit was well worth it. It came with the brackets, bolts, washers, belt, and wiring harness, along with a step by step full illustration. Jim Rojas Tim wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, Jim Rojas wrote: No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing to help. Jim Rojas Ernest Scribbler wrote: "Jim Rojas" wrote Yeah...that I am an idiot... ![]() Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer timing etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change over..... BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about $55-65.00- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So you used an electric water pump to replace the raw water pump in the outdrive? What prompted that? |
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On Apr 21, 1:33*pm, Jim Rojas wrote:
wrote: On Apr 21, 12:13 pm, Jim Rojas wrote: The hardest part was getting the harmonic balancer removed. I was able to get a puller & inserter on loan from Autozone. The old stator came off pretty easy. The magnets however were all busted up, and I had to carefully look around for loose pieces. When it was all setup and done, the kit was well worth it. It came with the brackets, bolts, washers, belt, and wiring harness, along with a step by step full illustration. Jim Rojas Tim wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, Jim Rojas wrote: No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing to help. Jim Rojas Ernest Scribbler wrote: "Jim Rojas" wrote Yeah...that I am an idiot... ![]() Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer timing etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change over..... BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about $55-65.00- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So you used an electric water pump to replace the raw water pump in the outdrive? *What prompted that? Laziness for the most part. It is a pain in the ass to drain the lower unit, unbolt it, remove it, replace the parts. I tried doing it myself once. I followed the step by step directions in the Clymer manual, but I screwed up and now the boat doesn't go into reverse. I ended up hiring a mobile marine mechanic to fix it right. Now that I have the electric raw water pump setup, All I have to worry about is replacing just the lower unit gear oil every season. An electric pump take me 5 minutes to replace, and it costs the same as an impeller kit. Jim Rojas- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ingenuity is good. But one thing I must question. I know the kit you bought to repair your charging system. It' is expensive, but it does work, fit and is professionally made. and you gave $400.+ bucks for it and thought it was money well spent, which in your case probably would have been, because trying to mount an external alt. on that engine would be a PITA. i can understand that. But wouldn't repairing the water flow system follow under the same notion? Pay the money and have it fixed right? |
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I live in Florida, and I don't have alot of money. Most marinas and
mobile guys charge $150 + parts for the impeller. And you do have to replace them every year. Jim Rojas Tim wrote: On Apr 21, 1:33 pm, Jim Rojas wrote: wrote: On Apr 21, 12:13 pm, Jim Rojas wrote: The hardest part was getting the harmonic balancer removed. I was able to get a puller & inserter on loan from Autozone. The old stator came off pretty easy. The magnets however were all busted up, and I had to carefully look around for loose pieces. When it was all setup and done, the kit was well worth it. It came with the brackets, bolts, washers, belt, and wiring harness, along with a step by step full illustration. Jim Rojas Tim wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, Jim Rojas wrote: No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing to help. Jim Rojas Ernest Scribbler wrote: "Jim Rojas" wrote Yeah...that I am an idiot... ![]() Sorry if that's what I implied, not really what I meant to say.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer timing etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change over..... BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about $55-65.00- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So you used an electric water pump to replace the raw water pump in the outdrive? What prompted that? Laziness for the most part. It is a pain in the ass to drain the lower unit, unbolt it, remove it, replace the parts. I tried doing it myself once. I followed the step by step directions in the Clymer manual, but I screwed up and now the boat doesn't go into reverse. I ended up hiring a mobile marine mechanic to fix it right. Now that I have the electric raw water pump setup, All I have to worry about is replacing just the lower unit gear oil every season. An electric pump take me 5 minutes to replace, and it costs the same as an impeller kit. Jim Rojas- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Ingenuity is good. But one thing I must question. I know the kit you bought to repair your charging system. It' is expensive, but it does work, fit and is professionally made. and you gave $400.+ bucks for it and thought it was money well spent, which in your case probably would have been, because trying to mount an external alt. on that engine would be a PITA. i can understand that. But wouldn't repairing the water flow system follow under the same notion? Pay the money and have it fixed right? |
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