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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: 455 Engine Oil
« on: August 02, 2012, 08:13:52 PM »
20/50 castrol in my 468 ci olds, been useing that oil for 9 seasons. We take the boat out once a week from june to september.
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Olds 455 HELP!
« on: July 21, 2012, 11:52:35 AM »
Check float level should come out sight plug Only when you shake the boat on trailer. or maybe a fouled spark plug. make sure each plug has a good spark. 
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Jet Pumps / Re: Won't plane
« on: June 23, 2012, 09:12:52 AM »
I would tune it on the water. and not on the trailer. if you can tune a car and drive it around the block to see if any improvements have been made. same thang with a boat. i know its a bitch but thats how ya do it. 
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Jet Pumps / Re: Won't plane
« on: June 22, 2012, 05:49:34 AM »
Are you sure the carb is opening to full throttle.? make sure the carb is open all the way. bad tune up will pop or miss under acceleration. good luck.
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: legal and applicable laws for flame arresters??
« on: May 31, 2012, 02:25:59 PM »
Cant be a paper eliment filter.
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Engines / Engine Parts For Sale / Re: OLDS 455 Garage Sale -- Make offers
« on: May 26, 2012, 01:05:19 PM »
How much for the heads? are they bare castings...
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: 455 Olds Heads?
« on: April 13, 2012, 07:30:02 PM »
what year are those b heads.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: My First Video Edit
« on: April 08, 2012, 04:16:36 PM »
MayBE ill go to the mtorcross sites and read about boats. BONZAII................................ ....................................... ............P.S. YOU SOUND LIKE MY WIFE I'M DONE.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: My First Video Edit
« on: April 08, 2012, 04:01:31 PM »
I LOVE TO SHOOT MY AR 15 WITH FREINDS, BUT THIS IS WERE I GO TO READ ABOUT BOATS NOT GUNS..OR SCOOTERS. 
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Engines / Engine Parts For Sale / Re: Anyone interested in a 455 OLDS
« on: April 08, 2012, 03:33:54 PM »
How much for the tunnel ram.
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The No Wake Zone / Re: My First Video Edit
« on: April 08, 2012, 03:15:15 PM »
FUCK THAT JAP CRAP, thisis a american muscle boat site. I don't see honda muscle powered real jet boats..
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: 455 OLDS Plugs,Wires,Cables and Oil?
« on: March 20, 2012, 02:16:32 PM »
I run msd wires and ac delco plugs. for your olds your going to have to find the right heat range by running the boat on the water not the trailer. pull the plugs out and see if there to hot or to cold. you want a chocolate brown color not white to hot and not black to cold.if running stock ignition 35 on the spark plug gap. theres alot more to this then just the heat range of spark plugs!!time to learn......
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Olds 455 parts
« on: March 20, 2012, 02:03:24 PM »
Measure the intake manifold from side to side 12 in small block-14 in big block. 
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Offenhauser - OLDS 455 Manifold Gasket?
« on: March 13, 2012, 07:52:29 PM »
What the copper gasket didnt seal? go figure run a straight edge on the heads and the exhuast logs if there not straight meaning FLAT no gasket will seal. you may have to have the logs machined flat. or the exhuast side of the cylinder heads machined flat!!good luck!!!
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: OLDS 455 LOG MANIFOLDS NEED HELP
« on: February 26, 2012, 09:10:50 PM »
Dont use a solid copper gasket . trust me been there done that. make sure the head is flat and the manifold is flat! i got away with useing felpro automotive exhaust manifold gasket with the RTV high temp sealer.copper color. good luck.
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: oil leak olds 455
« on: October 21, 2011, 07:04:16 AM »
Put in a new distribuator if that were you see oil comeing out! how many pounds oil pressure you running?
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Seized olds
« on: August 23, 2011, 11:03:41 AM »
The spark plug with the damage is probably were the the piston hit it when the rod let go. PULL motor pull pan!! time for a fresh rebuild and then you will know what you got!
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Jet Pumps / berkly pump
« on: August 22, 2011, 10:03:46 AM »
Should the front bearing housing get alittle warm when cruzing around 3000 rpm? I mean you can put your hand on it for a couple seconds. then when you idle around it cools off alittle.there is no vibration and no greese sweating out. been using high temp molly greese. and we get about 10 drips a minute.just wondering if thats normal or should it run cool all the time? pump was rebuilt about 7 years ago and we use the boat maybe 8 times a year.
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Seized olds
« on: August 21, 2011, 01:52:53 PM »
DID it seize while you were at full throttle? Pull the motor and pull the pan. check all mains and rod bearings.see if there is any metal shaveings in the oil. Could have to do alot of machine work on the crank and rods. sorry to here that! was there alot of hours on the engine?
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: high rpm miss
« on: August 13, 2011, 10:26:15 PM »
No points, brand new pentronics ignitor 3 conversion. but the distributor CAP is 10 years old!! replaced it with new runs good now..thanks for the imput guys. 
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: olds 455 cooling
« on: August 09, 2011, 05:42:52 PM »
Been running 180 for 8 seasons now no problems as long as it dont go over 195 at the no wake zones. ;)dose it cool down when your underway?
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: First time Jet Boat owner with noob question[s]
« on: August 04, 2011, 01:15:35 AM »
On the oil drain i got a fram sure drain kit its like 12 bucks. it replaces your drain plug to a hose set up. then run the hose out your transon drain hole. no mess when it comes time for a oil change. 
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: high rpm miss
« on: August 04, 2011, 01:02:44 AM »
big olds 468 ci
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / high rpm miss
« on: August 03, 2011, 10:27:19 PM »
Getting a miss around 4800 rpm. if i set the timeing at 8 degress i get a miss so i retard it to 4 degress the miss goes away but the motor will only turn 4500 rpm. what do you guys think distributor wore out? DID A COMPRESSION CHECK there all within ten pounds! distribuator is about 10 years old mallory YL with a ignitor 3 pentronics unit bran new . wondering if any of you ever hered of this before.
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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: mallory points dist. conversion kit question.
« on: July 27, 2011, 06:20:20 AM »
Hell for 20 dollars more get the ignitor 3, it has a adjustable rev control. ive had all 3 ignitors the first one installed i had to play with timeing write from the start of the motor.cause you can tell the timeing was off just by hereing it run. were talking a few degress. ive never had to drill or move the plate? oh just dont let them get real wet.they short out.