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Well, the previous owner had let some bad corrosion take place on the outside of the LU, but any lack of material you see in the hole is the result of my poor work of drilling out the broken screw extractor. The por15 paint I put on has been holding well, but it's scraped off around the hole now. There's still plenty of aluminum on the case, I think. It's just going to have to be a really big bolt to cover the messy and tapered...

Yeah, that makes sense. There was water in the fuel when I bought it, so mabee that has bunged up something in the govenor/pump thing.

If there is an obstruction in the fuel line prior to the lift pump....you can suck air in thru the gaskets on a racor or any of the hose clamped joints. Another, although rare occurrence, is that the pickup tube inside the tank has a crack or pinhole in it....when the fuel gets below that air gets in.....in a similar vein, some pickup tubes have a fine screen on the bottom which clogs and the resulting vacuum can cause air to get in anywhere...

I'm having a thought about the alternator. What size is it? internal or external regulator? size of battery bank you're charging? state of battery discharge?

That has a lot of erosion. That's not just stripped threads, that's a lack of material. I wouldn't be surprised if water hasn't already done some damage internally. In order to repair that you'll need to get to clean metal, which would require a larger hole. You're going to need to jury rig this one. If it were mine I'd drill it out for a keensert and seal it with Belzona, and create a new face to seal on....

Meck , I would never take it personally and I'm sorry if my post is hard to understand . I really don't know how to make it any clearer.The original question regarded excessive wear on the cone clutch . The saildrive is usually left in gear while under sail. The yanmar manual advises against this to prevent slippage and wear . I'm not qualified to discuss the finer mechanical points but it's pretty obvious to me . This is...

Is there anything else you failed to mention? second engine dying and water in fuel of number one was not mentioned originally. I think the $170 for fuel filters will be minor by the time these engines are running correctly.

yes chief, on the mighty kanawha river lies poca wv, the site of the john e. amos power plant. well now i have all the pistons out of the 283,washed the block used a ridge reamer on it and honed it to a good cross hatched pattern. boy this is fun. wishing you a merry christmas. don huffman

This thread is making no scene at all. Is not reverse considered being in gear???

Hi Charlie Like your name. I had a problem like that and it turned out to be an air leak in the fuel line. If you have Caulder's book he has some tests to track down leaks. If you need those pages I can get you the info but can't do it right now. Send me a PM. Feel around all of the hose clamps for holes in the hoses. This is especially common with the hose clamps that have holes that run all the way thru the band.