V P 270 sotdrive upgrade?

[woodstockwizzar]

I just bought a 1969 Chris Craft Lancer. It has 270 outdrives and I want to upgrade to outdrives that have power trim. Am I being practical or should I have myself committed?

[gonzo]

Not really. Do you want to trade yours in?

[woodstockwizzar]

Sounds interesting, what do you have in mind?

[woodstockwizzar]

Gonzo:. I found my leak! It's comming from my starboard shift cable, at the end of the hose where it goes into the red cable. Is there a way to fix that without R&Ring the cable, something easy?

[gonzo]

The hose has a threaded fitting at the end that goes into the transom shield. It is kind of difficult to unscrew it. Most likely there is corrosion. I would try penetrating oil.

[woodstockwizzar]

the leak is at the end of the hose where it mates to the red cable housing that leads to the helms, not in the hose itself. Is the problem there or in the outdrive? Is there a boot in the outdrive that is suspect?

[woodstockwizzar]

I thought of injecting a urethane silicone into it,?

[woodstockwizzar]

Hey Gonzo: I want to change my distributor to the newer high energy pointless distributor, I have two volvo penta 225 inch engines. Any ideas?

[gonzo]

It is a direct replacement. The voltage is higer, so if you have 7mm cables change them to 8mm silicon type.

[woodstockwizzar]

what engine(s) and year(s) will I find them on?

[gonzo]

I thought you wanted to buy an aftermarket replacement.

[woodstockwizzar]

I have acess to a number of wrecking yards and can get them for free. so I need to know what years and kinds they fit....................THanks John

[gonzo]

Are you talking of marine wrecking yards? Automotive distributors are not spark protected and have the wrong advance curve.

[woodstockwizzar]

Oh OK then, where do I get them and how much do they cost?

[woodstockwizzar]

do you have them or know where I can get them?