Beautiful Noise!!! (Caution boating related content)

[2manymustangs]

Nice!!! Yes, change the oil! You're lucky there was not gas in it when you tried to start it after two years, otherwise you'd also be working on the carb. Glad to see it running!! Maybe you'll be able to live up to your name this summer and do some river running? awesome sauce! Lol.


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I was thinking the same thing CandACE, when I heard "two years"... IF it has the typical quadrajet filter on the carb, you may want to have a pocket full of those on hand when you head to the river Brian...

I just sold one of my dads little fishing boats and couldn't believe my eyes what came out of the gas lines when I started flushing/cleaning the fuel system... Fortunately the tank was bone dry when it went into storage... The buyer is in the process of putting kits in the carbs right now as I type this...

THe GOOO that came out of the gas lines was nassssssssssssTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, it wasn't gasoline, it looked like nasty fry grease from the bottom of a fryer...

I think it was more than 2 years in the making to get this bad...

Beware Brian, if you can easily get your gas tank out and flush it...


At any rate, KUDOS!!!!! sounds good, looks fun!!! Lets see some more pics/video, "walk around" of that beast...

[314joey]

Congrats on getting her running again, time to go boating.

[riverrunner1984]

I was thinking the same thing CandACE, when I heard "two years"... IF it has the typical quadrajet filter on the carb, you may want to have a pocket full of those on hand when you head to the river Brian...

I just sold one of my dads little fishing boats and couldn't believe my eyes what came out of the gas lines when I started flushing/cleaning the fuel system... Fortunately the tank was bone dry when it went into storage... The buyer is in the process of putting kits in the carbs right now as I type this...

THe GOOO that came out of the gas lines was nassssssssssssTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, it wasn't gasoline, it looked like nasty fry grease from the bottom of a fryer...

I think it was more than 2 years in the making to get this bad...
Beware Brian, if you can easily get your gas tank out and flush it...
At any rate, KUDOS!!!!! sounds good, looks fun!!! Lets see some more pics/video, "walk around" of that beast...

The boat is a little embarrassing right now as it is all messed up for being in storage lol.
Maybe more pics once its cleaned up a little haha.

I have these in-line fuel filters between the tanks and the engine....Dont these catch the particles/grime, you are referring to?
Remember, Im no mechanic here lol

[2manymustangs]

The boat is a little embarrassing right now as it is all messed up for being in storage lol.
Maybe more pics once its cleaned up a little haha.

I have these in-line fuel filters between the tanks and the engine....Dont these catch the particles/grime, you are referring to?
Remember, Im no mechanic here lol

Yep, thats one of the filters... Good thing you have that kind, i would change it... I think those are marked for the direction of flow (should have the arrow point at the engine)... I would change it and throw a spare in the boat/tool box in case it's on the verge of filling up with goo... Good thing u have a biggie like that inline, it may have saved you a carb rebuild...

Also on the Qjet I think where the fuel line enters the engine which should be OK with that biggie size filter inline... Im not real good on the Qjet but I think the fitting where the fuel line enters the carb also holds a small "sintered" porous brass/metal filter that is real common on early GM cars... Cheap and worth throwing in the toolbox IF your carb has one at the fuel inlet fitting...

SOmeone else can keep me honest on the Qjet set up... OR you can post up a close up pic where the fuel line enters the carb...

As for your boat being messy/messed up... You should see MY hooptie boat, ugh... :(

[riverrunner1984]

Yep, thats one of the filters... Good thing you have that kind, i would change it... I think those are marked for the direction of flow (should have the arrow point at the engine)... I would change it and throw a spare in the boat/tool box in case it's on the verge of filling up with goo... Good thing u have a biggie like that inline, it may have saved you a carb rebuild...

Also on the Qjet I think where the fuel line enters the engine which should be OK with that biggie size filter inline... Im not real good on the Qjet but I think the fitting where the fuel line enters the carb also holds a small "sintered" porous brass/metal filter that is real common on early GM cars... Cheap and worth throwing in the toolbox IF your carb has one at the fuel inlet fitting...

SOmeone else can keep me honest on the Qjet set up... OR you can post up a close up pic where the fuel line enters the carb...

As for your boat being messy/messed up... You should see MY hooptie boat, ugh... :(

Ill take a close up pic when I get home.
I had these fuel filters put in new the last time i took it out (granted it was 2 years ago lol) and I actually installed them myself...haha....They are the ones where the arrow points towards the engine.
Are you recommending changing it to a new type or just a new one in general?

[rioracr]

take it to Puddingstone or Elsinore and run it for and hour or so before towing to Havasu, will anwser some questions for ya and those holes you could get away with some body filler or resin and clothe glass..............have fun

[2manymustangs]

Ill take a close up pic when I get home.
I had these fuel filters put in new the last time i took it out (granted it was 2 years ago lol) and I actually installed them myself...haha....They are the ones where the arrow points towards the engine.
Are you recommending changing it to a new type or just a new one in general?

Ya, just throw in a new one, I suspect they are like 5 bucks at pep boys AND if the carb has the sintered brass/metal filter in the fuel inlet, change it too and have a spare... It's cheap insurance, you know how much the carb rebuild cost and how much of a PITA it was when the carb was messed up...

take it to Puddingstone or Elsinore and run it for and hour or so before towing to Havasu, will anwser some questions for ya and those holes you could get away with some body filler or resin and clothe glass..............have fun

Holes??? what holes???

[rioracr]

he had swim step holes that needed to be filled.............another post by RR

[2manymustangs]

he had swim step holes that needed to be filled.............another post by RR

Ahhhhhhh, yes... Screw holes, just get some matt, shred it, whip it up in some resin, Csink the holes real good and pack her full, put tape/paper under the holes to catch the resin when it oooozes down...

Mix the shredded glass into a paste with the resin... Wet the Csink'd holes with resin with a small throw away brush....Pack em full of thoroughly wetted fibers...

Grind it smooth and mix up some gel touch up from west marine or some other boat shop... Ezzzzzz deal... Seal it with the gel after the first part is ground smooth and cleaned with acetone, to make it water proof (the glass/resin can absorb/wick water into the glass fibers)...

[riverrunner1984]

take it to Puddingstone or Elsinore and run it for and hour or so before towing to Havasu, will anwser some questions for ya and those holes you could get away with some body filler or resin and clothe glass..............have fun

Good idea.....
Can you elaborate a little more on filling the holes??? Are we just basically filling the holes and putting the cloth flush with the gel coat?
Do you think it will big a huge eye soar. like a different color?