You betcha, that filter was only to stop anything getting into the carb from the lawn and garden tank. I do have uscg fuel line to cap off the pump.

I did use all uscg on the 79, this fuel filter/line set up was a temp thing.
The line from the boat tank is removed, all cracked and not flexible.

Thanks.

Ran it again today no vac, multi or timimg, just ran it. Bump the key it started cold, idled nice and when up to temp it hit strong when throttle blipped. Two thumbs up !

Fogged it to stall., pulled coil wire cranked and fogged another 5- 6 seconds.
I will pull plugs, fog crank and re install plugs prior to 50/50 but first.

Disconnect the hoses and drained them. removed the thermostat, removed the block, y pipe, and manifold plugs. Well both manifold plugs busted, port came out starboard is in there. They soaked with blaster overnight.

Block drained, y pipe drained port manifold drained. I cranked the bow down and re pulled the starboard block drain and more came out.

I flushed, poked and vacuumed every drain, vacuumed the starboard manifold, vacuumed the hoses, i am confident she is dry.

Drained bowls, loosened hard gas line from pump.

Ready to pull plugs fog, crank fog some more and put the plugs back in before 50/50.

My opinion on the manifold plug, yes i coud pull riser drill it out and drain it and bust out plug. Yes could remove manifold and do that too. Believe best bet is fill it 50/50 stuff oil rag in riser and call it good until the time comes. (Oil rags in all 3 holes )

So re install plugs and hoses, pour 50/50 into t stat, down sea pump hose to trans cooler and reconnect, down manifold hoses and reconnect hoses.

What'd i miss and or do wrong. Should i put capped fuel line on pump (pictured)
Thanks

I've has quite a few times in the last few weeks or so where if CCF was any faster loading, it might be able to be called slow.  

https://correctcraftfan.com/downloads/PCM_Owners_Manual_Ford_and_Chevy.pdf

The timing mark at 6 degrees BTDC means that somebody timed it per the PCM manual. 

You are making progress, going to be a nice boat.

If that's the timing pointer and the orange paint which became visible while cleaning it up and is on 6, i got that at 600 rpm, it was off, retarded.
If there was a rear sight that would be great but i think it's there.
Fresh gas i believe is what made the difference.

The multimeter is working but also jumping up/down but i can adjustvthe idle screw so it bounces 590-620 for timing and 630-660 on idle. Cause ?

The idle air screws are 2 turns but who knows ! No big change observed
The vacuum gauge is hooked to the port on the spacer and there is new rubber caps on the carb.
The vac swings up/down in the late ign timing area but like mentioned i believe it's at 6 @600

When i removed the vac hose from the port 1/2 ounce of gas came out, it didn't do that on the 79, cause ?.

There are 2 videos to upload and come back to edit this post with some notes/observations

A while back stated goals were to send engine and trans off to appropriate shop for rebuild/freshen up but let's not get crazy $$$$.
I think it's a good engine & trans package to do exactly that,
(have to find shop for both in NE Ohio)

It's going to sit so winterize and cyl oil/fog has to be on point even tho next fall it can be run and repeated or turned over and fog repeated.
Will follow directions on fogging oil can and open to other methods to help ensure it stays a good engine.

Gallon and a half of non meth got a whole can of b12 and 3 ounces of stabil dumped in.
Drain carb line and pump or ????

Drain block, exhaust, dump hoses, impellor already out, fill with 50/50 fog cap exhaust outlets.
How about the mufflers, they are plastic, pretty impressed how much quieter than no mufflers on 79.

Thank you

3M™ Stripe Off Wheel

Level of difficulty 2 of 10, no fumes no burning skin. Works almost right away.
It didn't do much with the decals and did nothing to the pinstripes.
I used more than needed to keep it wet but still used less than 1/2 a 2 qt bucket.

Anybody have a product that removes pinstripes letters and decals i would appreciate it.
They fell off the snob, on the 01, they are like iron.

wayoutthere wrote:  Did i mention highway tire tow and robbery already, maybe i should read my own thread.

Yep, pretty close to those thickness.

couple pictures of the rear were the gas tank can be seen, in the outlined area, the stringers have a flange that crosses all the way from the inboard stringer to the hull side. From the inside it looks like the hull would have a 1/2 inch step but it doesn't.

Another outlined picture of the out board stringer up fron has an elevation change.
That's were they put the floor pan.

My idea is to pull a mold of the stringers and also make a floor pan template/mold.

Think i got dealing with the hard parts of the stringers front and rear, the tough to get at or tough to get out sections so a diy'r could fix his waterlogged maloon special by keeping short sections of existing stringers intact (but clean out the wet foam) and cut in the 50% of stringers section that is easy to get to and easy to get out then tab in a floor pan to finish it off.

Boom, no foam filled rebuild it original waterlogged mess like the factory does.
Same for the 84 hull, well maybe not theres not a problem but theres a problem.
I'll start a seperate thread.

Meantime what your looking at is, aaggh who am i kidding who knows what it is, foam filled
block with a pvc pipe that starts up front by the bow eye behind a dam and dump into the airbox by the front of the stringers. It dumps all that water into the voids around the drivers seat and no doubt is what filled up the empty cavity under the driver se

Anyway, that chunk of foam up there under the bowrider i'd bet weighs 200 pounds.
It's gonna have to wait, crawling up there isn't topping the list and really the deck should come off.

I was in there pulling off 20 pounds of sound deadoning material from the hull sides, so i'll repeat it's a convertible, it's a ski boat, the whole point is to feel hear and smell everything that's going on. you sit next to v8 designed in the sixties. If you want nvh go buy a ***************ing bentley.









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I wont get a picture of the inside of the engine stringers until they are opened up, that could be next week or in 1 1/2 years as there is a bigger project gearing up and will kick off at the last second. Meanwhile here some thickness pictures and i'll fill in the blanks and show an idea later when i got some time

TRBenj,
I'll cut and get a thickness and photograph the locations. Give me a couple days.

When they laid up the stringers or afterwards a piece of 1/4 inch aluminum plate got boded to the inside of the stringers were the engine goes, maybe in the back too were the angle is lagged to the stringers for the rear hatch and tank support.

I'm moving not sure when so focus is on prep for travel and winterize, hence cut it open get the water out and service the bearings.

From the brochure

Pitots are safe, made it back friday at 1300 hrs. We were extremely lucky.