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use a razor blade or a very thin putty knife and slide around under the outer edge of the frame to cut the sealant then push firmly and it should come right out, I just did this on my boat, new seal and resealed frame but still leaking through seal, everyone keeps telling me to tighten the latch...

Oops, sorry Steve I missed a whole page of posts, GET ANOTHER OPINION!! Too much money involved. If you have coolant going into the cylinder isn't this head gasket issues and not overhaul issues? Overhaul issues would be cylinder liner o rings putting coolant into the oil pan(not the cylinder)...

Hi Steve, I've been fixing Detroits for years and they really aren't that difficult to diagnose. You've been getting alot of advise, some right on the money, others not so much. Put simply, white smoke coolant in exhaust and/or oil, grey smoke fuel in exhaust, blue and or black smoke oil in...

I had the same problem on my 93 290DA when I bought it, and I flushed with everything to try and clean it up but still smelled bad. I soon realized it was only from the hot water side so I started flushing the hot water tank, and it still smelled bad. After discussing it with another boater he...

Thanks Tom and Dale, both of you have been very helpful. Since Dale's design works so well I believe I wil copy it with a slight modification. I'll try to get 22 x 14 to fit so I can get similar surface area and try to go a bit wider as Tom suggests. I'll also drop the edges 2" versus his 1" as...

Tom I have read alot of your posts and find them very informative. I purchased a 2000 340da with 7.4 MPI's in June and love our dancer! The smooth ride and handling are awesome but when we get into 3 to 4 footers running heavy(6 or 8 people on board, full of fuel and water) it rides very high in...

:smt038 I have a 2000 340 with 7.4's. They average .9mpg and handle 4 footers fine but do require max trim in rough water. 8.1s should average .8mpg. I usually cruise at 3200 rpms to get those numbers, that gives me a speed of 26 mph with an average load of fuel, water, people etc. The boat...