Westy overheat greetings, just an odd experience to share,Repairing a Universal cooling leak issue,reassembled and had a immediate overheat....
Stainless Welding Thanks Alan, I'm currently in a very backward area of Panama,and trying to get the machine and gas lined up. I've got lots of...
Greetings, I'd like to start doing my own Stainless welding repairs, railings,exhausts,mounts etc, anyone have suggestions on a Affordable wire...
Exchangers Thank you Charlie for the detailed explanation.I'll see whats available out here in a 'developing' area of Panama,lye should be...
Jungle fixes Good Morning, Out here in the wild,there is no Rad shop or Home Depot. But I have been using a 3-1 H2O/HCI mix for 30 min and it...
Greetings,The age old debate,out here in the jungle,What to use for cleaning Heat Exchangers? Muriatic Acid? Vinegar? What works well and fast?:cool:
Seasons Greetings,I have attached some pics of our maststep,bridged over the keel and bilge at cabin sole level,noting the bad corrosion along the...
The final chapter: the owner gave the pump to a local mech. who sent it to Panama City,it returned a week later with a new proper sized...
Any Happiness? This thread sure got academic, Did you ever put a thermostat in it? Did you remove the exhaust manifold and inspect it for...
M30 Fresh Water Pump Thanks Ken,Thats a great catalog link,Unfortunately it's the sea water pump,but maybe finding a similar spec seal will get...
Help! I need rebuild parts for the M30/5424 Fresh water pump.The seal is most important as the bearings are common items.The dealer wants $400+...
Greetings,I may have to swap the New innards(broken case) into a Good used(bad innards) case.Anyone have any secrets/tips or informative sites on...
Anybody have good 'rules of thumb' on routing shift cables? We have sold new E-Tecs and the shifter binds,mind you, these are repowers.and new...
I've recently had hard shifting claims come to me with brand new Etec engines.One is a repower of an older boat,the other a brand new Low dollar...
Panga transom-cont. Hello again,Here are a couple more pix of this Panga, they make this in 18.5 and 22ft.The boat is for basic transport and...
I am interested in the actual advantages or disadvantages of the swept- in design of the Panga in the enclosed photo. The actual transom height...
A good mechanic question:What lubrication is preferred when reinstalling coolant hoses to Waterpump,Heat exchanger,Oilcooler etc? The old hoses...
I'm looking for parts for the Nissan/Chrysler M4-33 in our 1973 Challenger 40.Any ideas? Even more challenging will be getting them in Panama!:)...
Having trouble tracing our newbought 1973 Challenger 40,Was this originally a Columbia Challenger? Any old design and history bits would sure be...
I have a 73' Challenger 40 with a badly corroded mast step and hoping someone is familiar with this critter and might have repair/replace...
