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Project Boats For Sale / Re: Roger's Dragstar
« on: April 28, 2021, 07:59:31 PM »
What are you asking?


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Camshaft question
« on: June 28, 2020, 11:16:10 AM »
You need to call Clay Smith Cams, George Striegel the owner. His shop is Buena Park. 714-523-0530. He has been around jet boat. He has been in business since 1969. Former National Champion in Comp Jet class. Look up  Clay Smith Cams, on the internet. Flat ass knows his shit. Terry Nickel


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Events / Re: SCJB @ The Avi Mothers Day Weekend - May 9th, 2020
« on: April 03, 2020, 09:23:25 AM »
This event has not been canceled, do to the Coronavirus?


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Boat Racing / Re: Comp jet racing
« on: January 24, 2020, 08:31:32 PM »
Been around jet boats all my life. George Striegel, was Running was a Honkercraft (splash of Hornet). Mel was running a Roger. Both were were set up for circle boat racing. Both were National Champions. They ended up putting fins under the boat, line flat bottoms still do. Made them track straight, and not slide in the turns. George Striegel is owner of Clay Smith Cam. Her would be a great person to talk too. 714-523-0530


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WTB / Re: Oil pan
« on: January 19, 2020, 10:19:46 AM »
Dooley oil pans


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Cam upgrade BBF
« on: October 27, 2019, 09:19:51 AM »
Just a cam swap is not going to help that much. Call Clay Smith Cams, George Strirgel owner. Been doing Cam for jet boats for over 40 plus years. 714-523-0530


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Oil in my water
« on: August 18, 2019, 10:07:56 AM »
Put enough silicon on it that it squeezes out, don’t mess with it.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Oil in my water
« on: August 18, 2019, 10:05:55 AM »
Silicone work really good, don’t use the gasket that go on the front and back. Also use silicone around the water ports front and back of the intake manifold. Don’t mess with the silicone for 24 hours. Are you using the metal intake manifold? If so get high performance gaskets. Still use the silicone front and back and around the water  passages even spray the gaskets with an  adhesive. Some times if the block has been surfaced the manifold doesn’t fit right in the block. Good luck


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Oil in my water
« on: August 13, 2019, 03:08:03 PM »
You have Bassett headers each header pipe has a small hole in it right at the lowest point of the pipe.  Do drain and water on the headers.


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The No Wake Zone / Re: 455 olds cuts out
« on: August 04, 2019, 09:50:22 AM »
Quote from: 76Mantra455 on July 30, 2019, 02:13:14 PM
Hey when I’m running on my driver side tank it cuts out like its starving for fuel but on the passenger tank it dose not do it nearly as much. This is only under hard throttle. The motor has 68 hours on it new edelbrock cark and i just put new filters and fuel pump on it. It seems to be getting fuel could the timing need to be advance a little or ditch the edelbrock 750 and get a Holley marine carb. One thing I haven’t done has flush the tank or run it completely out of fuel and start fresh. And the fuel lines are old
If you say your fuel are old, a small crack could be sucking air. I see you change the fuel filter that’s good.  High Hp need 3/8” fuel line, not 5/16”.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: What is this switch for? Push pull switch on dash.
« on: August 04, 2019, 09:36:01 AM »
Quote from: bvparr on August 01, 2019, 06:40:54 PM
Need help.  This is a 1978 Hawaiian jet boat.  I do not know what the hanging push pull switch is?  There are 4 on the dash.  one is the lights, one is the bilge and one is the blower.  The one hanging has only 2 wires going to it.  One wire goes to ignition switch and the other wire runs to the back into the fuse panel and it is labeled alternator.  Which is has another wire connecting over to the next pin which is labeled battery.  Whether this switch is pushed in or pulled out seems to have no bearing on anything.    I am trying to find parts (the pull knob and hardware to secure it to dash) so I can actually have it in the dash instead of just hanging underneath.  Really just wanting to know what it is for?
Might be a fuel change switch


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Starter got stuck
« on: July 20, 2019, 06:05:06 PM »
Take a pair of pliers and touch the    two big terminals. The motor should turn over. If it doesn’t the starter is either stuck on the flywheel or the starter is bad. That  solenoid was used on fords for a long time. There is not another solenoid on the starter.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Starter got stuck
« on: July 19, 2019, 06:51:35 PM »
If the wire at the starter is hold to the starter, is hot when you turn the to start. The starter is bad, or the bendix is stuck in the fly wheel.  Again hit the starter a couple times with a hammer.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Starter got stuck
« on: July 19, 2019, 06:44:37 PM »
Where the cable go to the starter   follow it the solenoid. There should the starter cable to one side of the solenoid and the battery power to the other side. There should be one small wire, that would be the wire to activate the starter. Take a pair of pliers and touch the two big wires, the motor should turn over. If it doesn’t turn over you have a starter problem. If does turn over you have a solenoid problem. The little wire activates the solenoid at the key. With a test light ever time you turn the key to start that little wire at the I Solenoid should be hot. That little wire when to turn the start connect the two big wires to give the starter power.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Starter got stuck
« on: July 19, 2019, 12:23:45 PM »
Is this a Ford or Chevy?


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Starter got stuck
« on: July 19, 2019, 08:41:00 AM »
The bending might be stuck, give the starter a couple raps with a hammer.


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Hulls / Re: Winter hornet project
« on: February 21, 2019, 10:08:26 PM »
George Strirgel of Clay Smith Cam, splashed a mold off a Hornet and called it a Honker Craft. He went on to claim APBA and National Championship back in 70’s. He was running a Big Block Chevy with Hilborn Fuel Injection. Call him he’ll give all the scoop on the Hornet and his Honker Craft. 714-532-0530. His shop is in Buena Park.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: 455 olds help
« on: December 13, 2018, 09:26:20 PM »
Check for dirty fuel filter.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Cam selection / beating a dead horse
« on: October 25, 2018, 01:18:50 PM »
Call Clay Smith Cam, George Strirgel 714-523-0530. The man knows more about what makes a jet go fast, then anybody. I am willing to bet, the jet boat crowd know that name.


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Miscellaneous / Spam / Re: Anybody know anyone looking for RV?
« on: October 06, 2018, 09:14:23 AM »
Is it gas or diesel? Mileage


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: 460 cam choice!
« on: September 22, 2018, 07:17:49 AM »
Clay Smith Cam, George Striegel  owner. 714-523-0530


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Marine cam vs street cam
« on: September 19, 2018, 11:09:45 PM »
Go with a Clay Smith cam, he’s been around jet boats for 40 years. He knows his s—t. 714-523-0530


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: What rpm
« on: September 16, 2018, 10:35:31 AM »
If you have a double A impeller, that’s about it.


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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Engine won’t start
« on: September 08, 2018, 07:40:46 PM »
Make sure the distributor is turning, pull cap and turn over. If turning over check the firing order.



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Engine Mechanical / Electrical / Re: Recommendations
« on: September 08, 2018, 09:39:53 AM »
Find a 12 point wrench ( old one) grind it to fit around the bolt, with a bench grinder.


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