S.O.S

They have been like this for years. I figured they could wait a few more months. I thought about painting them but they still had some rust on some spots and just wanted to get them on. Hell the engine might still be broken for all I know.

Hopefully she'll look like this next year.

Running again. Flushed her out twice. Going for a third in the morning, if all is clear will take her for a run.

Luchog wrote: Just leave the fume return lines to the flame arrestor unattached.

Are you referring to the PCV line? If so, can I simply unplug the PCV valve from the valve cover or do I need to close off that line all together to avoid a vacuum leak?

WooHoo! Fingers crossed.

Great to hear!

I've checked the oil for the last two days since we were out and all is clear. There was also never any watery oil on the PCV valve like has happened the last two times I got water in it.

I pulled the plugs after the flushings in the driveway but not since we have been to the lake.

One thing I noticed. The very last bolt for the intake manifold at the number 8 cylinder, where the treads are opened to the air and do not go into the valley, seems to not stay at torque. I keep checking the bolts and that one is usually an 1/8 turn or so off of 20lbs. This is after the engine runs, not if it's just sitting there cold. Don't know if it should be a concern.

I had a problem the first time I installed the intake way back in the Spring with those threads. They where stripped about halfway down and the bolt would not torque. So I got a longer bolt and it went past the damaged area and snugged up nicely. Not sure if it's causing the loosening or not. I can always put a longer bolt in since the hole goes all the way through.

GottaSki wrote: consider trying Locktite blue

no need for that just throw that torque wrench in the trash and tighten the bolts down and call it a day.

Luchog wrote: so maybe it was a bad intake install after all?

Who knows. Can one bolt a lb or 2 loose cause a leak?

If I did want to us some locktite or longer bolt, what would be the proper way of removing that bolt without removing the intake -which I'm not going to do-? Loosen all and re-torque in sequence? Or should I leave it alone as Chris says and just check it often? No I'm not throwing away my torque wrench, those things cost too much.

Actually it's number 8 in the torque sequence.

just tighten it down all ready, don't strong arm it, use a 1/4 drive ratchet if you have to. Screw the loctite it's not needed, the intake is seated and for the most part tight, go back over all the bolts and tighten them up and enjoy the boat. The main reason for the light torquwe is because of the cork gaskets that never should be used and so the intake doesn't cock and get wedged when initially tightening it down.

You have it center in the V, it's sealing on the heads and block, you don't have cork gasket being used , so all that is needed tightening them down very common after any intake install, At 20 ftlbs your not locking down crap and why the thing is loose now. Go back over all of them and enjoy the boat, snug nice and tight, keep the lever arm short close to the ratchet centerline of the socket, not a long lever arm holding the end of the ratchet and you'll be fine. If you want to be anal like the rocker arms so be it, it was a waiste of time then and it's a waiste of time now on this one too.

connorssons wrote: Hay Vondy glad to hear you got her running tried e mailing you proubly did get them, i suck at this high tec junk. give me a shout talk to you later jeff

No didn't get it. I'll give you a call this weekend.

Luchog wrote: Any news here?

No new news. We were planning on taking her out yesterday but just to damn hot, 104. Plus the lake levels are down 3 feet and of course winds were 5-10 mph which means white caps on our lakes.

Those three factors kept us in the AC. We are hoping to go to our friends lake house next weekend so we will get a lot more run time then. And some ski time.

I'll keep y'all informed of course.

Now you need to come up to Murray!

Maybe it was a warped head, you will never know.

Glad you got it right!!! enjoy it!

kapla wrote: vondy good... now please try to update your diaries picture..at least put the same but focused!!! cheers

There is no focused pic of that one. My sister-in-law took it from their pontoon with some iPhone app that applies that affect. I'm hoping to get some better pics before the season ends.