Recent content by rubherchicken

no points, Its a thunderbolt electronic setup. Do I still have to check advance timing? how do I do that?

Ok , 1988 s23, 5.7. Is settingthe timing as simple as hooking up my timing light to #1 ignition wire and setting the base timing to 8 degrees? I checked it shortly after I bought the boat and it was set like at 12 or so BTDC.... please advise on proper method to adjust timing.. Thanks Tony

gotta replace the pump, thats the culprit

Ok well ordered a reman reman/ rebuilt marine quadrajet for 219 dollars, so we will if that fixes the problem, the place I bought it from live tests and tunes their carbs on their test engine so theyt said jsut bole it on and go,,,, sweet!!! I am having them jet it for my altitude up here in...

yesh, it will work out, just gotta find a new carb or an old one with the same base so I can swap them out and have it rebuilt. carbs seem to be going for about 270 dollars, not too bad but not great ya know..

yeah bad news, one of the adjustment screws wa seized and broke off,,, then my easy out broke off after drilling it and trying to remove the broken piece, so the carb is shot now, or i need a new base to it... SO now I am in the market for a direct replacement,,, anyone know whereI should look...

Screen is very clean, I will try adjusting those screws like you said and then see what happens.. I will report back... the screws are tight, so I gotta run and get the actual tool to turn them...

ok checked usingthe propane method, didnt come up with anything around the base of the carb, linkage shaft may be a little loose, but nothing that is pulling in air, so I just used the propane to fatten up the mixture at idle and it smoothed out and ran at lower rpms with the need for less...

Ok after replacing the t stat gaskets impeller it seems to be good, ran it with wht drive in a trash can full of water, it pulled water up from the drive and shot it out the hose that goes to the p/s cooler/ engine. At idle it float around 150 deg, and fluctuates between 140/ 160 according to...

I replaced the impeller on my alpha 1 and when i took apart the old one there was a plastic tube melted pretty bad, there is a new one in the kit along with a large rubber washer/seal... can someone please tell me where these go when reinstalling the kit and lower unit thank you

ok so i replaced the impeller on my alpha 1, but I forgot to put the gear select into forward before I removed the lower unit. I put it back together now the prop doesnt spin freely in neutral, it does not turn one way and it turn the other way but makes a clunking sound as if its not all the...

Ok so I took off the elbows and found the flappers,,, one of the flappers has broken in half and is missing, I stuck my hand down t here and didnt feel anything, looked down both sides and used a flexable spring rod to feel around and try to dislodge any pieces.. I didnt feel anything. I...

Sorry, I just picked up the boat and forgot to update my profile.... I didnt know how to activate the sink pump to make it dispense water, I am going to go check it out further today, follow some hoses around and such.

1987 sorrento s23. Have a sink on the dash by the glove compartment, water tank under bow seating. Not sure how to use the sink, turn on faucet ect? is there a switch somewhere?? :huh: thanks Tony

thank you very much, I am guessing that I just need to remove the elbows ??? seems easier than having to remove y pipe....