I am moving out of state to work and unfortunately I have to sell my baby. This boat is in excellent condition. It has two 4.3L Mercruiser engines with Bravo III outdrives. A total of 440 hp. It has been kept in a covered boat slip and used on local fresh water rivers and lakes. Selling price...
The utube video that I watched showed when the 5/8" nut is loosened the tensioner should retract forward. To re-tighten after putting on the new belt you would push the 5/16" the opposite direction and then tighten up the 5/8" nut to keep the belt tight.
I thought from the beginning that I mentioned that this was my raw seawater pump that was leaking, but if not than sorry for the confusion. I removed the entire pump which was a little more difficult for someone put a winterizing kit on both of the engines that is really not necessary, since we...
My brother in law has the 5 0 liter and his pulley was bolt on like your pic. Based on how much mine is leaking, I think best to spend the extra $$'s and purchase a new pump. I would not want to take the risk of a repair kit and get stranded again,
My configuration is different. My pump is in the lower bottom left below my alternator. My pulley looks like the pulley in your upper right of your pic and is grooved. Is this a 5.0 liter engine that I am looking at?
Bill,
Like you, I never had the need to remove a pulley with puller. I guess my biggest concern would be putting it back on and having it perfectly aligned back on the new pump shaft. I know that if were to be slightly off that it would sling the new belt off. I will first start with getting...
Bill,
I was thinking that this was going to be a pump replacement, but wanted to hear it from someone that has experienced the same problem. My pulley does not have four bolts. It would be nice if it did. It appears to be pressed on. Do you know a vendor that would possibly sell the pump with...
Fellow boaters,
Over this past weekend, I lost water pressure to my starboard engine causing the high temperature alarm to go off. I shut that engine off immediately and located the nearest marina to my location. Unfortunately, I was about fifty miles from home. After opening the engine...
Jay,
After research, I decided to purchase a portable hand held marine radio from Amazon for $80. I could not justify paying $75 plus shipping for a old cord and mike replacement part.
Regards,
CSMady
Hi Lonzie41,
Is the cord and handset in good condition? Would you mind sending me a couple of pics? How much do you think the shipping would be to south Louisiana?
CSMady
Hi Bennett,
Hopefully, I am as fortunate as you and run across someone that has a used radio/handset that I can purchase from them. Yes, I am finding that locating just the handset/cord is going to be a challenging one.
CSMady
Jennifer B.,
Thank you for the information. I will definitely consider your option should I be unable to locate just a replacement handset/cord for the original factory one.
Regards,
CSMady
Hello my boating friends,
Does anyone know where to get a replacement handset for a Northstar 100SS VHF radio? The cord on mine has become brittle and is beginning to fall apart. The radio is working fine, but I do have some static when using it that I am assuming is because of the cord. This...
Tom,
I hate to be bothering you while you are out on vacation. Yes, my boat is in a lift out of the water. Hopefully, changing these o-rings is not too difficult over water. At your convenience, please send me the O-rings and instructions and I will take a look at the task. I sent you my...
Hi all,
I realize that I addressed this to Tom, but should anyone else have experienced this same problem with their trim tab cylinders I welcome your recommendations as well.
CSMady
Tom (Bennett Marine),
I followed your instruction with filling the trim tab reservoir with transmission fluid to the proper operating level. The reservoir was real low, for it took about ½ quart. I proceeded with checking the operation of the portside trim tab first and the up/down operation...
Tom,
Thank you for the detailed instructions on the preventative maintenance on trim tabs. I believe that I just may have some automatic transmission fluid on hand. This will be my first project to knock out this weekend.
Thanks again,
CSMady