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Offline V153

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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #40 on: November 20, 2013, 04:38:53 PM »
Ya, now there's one worth saving B. That interior is freakin amazing. Wow! 'Cept for the aforementioned transom problem the hull don't look too shabby either.

Best of luck with the repair/resto. Nice to have you back.
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #41 on: November 20, 2013, 06:45:24 PM »
Thanks Doug!

Anything you can tell me about a '78 Evinrude 75Hp inline 3? Jared says it runs good, but I don't know much about it.  My last outboard was the '76 v-4 Johnson 85...
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #42 on: November 20, 2013, 08:31:32 PM »
The Sellner brothers can tell you alot about 3 cylinder Johnsons as that is what they raced, and sell you several rebuilt ones if you need them.
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #43 on: November 20, 2013, 09:10:35 PM »
Hey Brian!... Congrats!  That's an original gem.  Can't wait to see you cruisin' in it this spring.
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #44 on: November 20, 2013, 09:49:23 PM »
Seems like the 75hp OMC is what was on every single race boat that time on Forest lake. Well, at least in the 75hp max class. If it's anything like every other OMC I have seen it will be a great motor. If you want to feel good about the motor bring a compression gauge.
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #45 on: November 21, 2013, 08:01:35 AM »
Congrat Brian she sure looks pretty. If you need and help on the boat let me know. I am glad that your back.
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #46 on: November 21, 2013, 09:34:12 AM »
Brian
Do you have a garage to do the work in now that it cold and about to snow ?
Is there enough room for splitting deck & hull, plus a motor on a stand ?
I have a torpedo heater you can use, smell's nasty but heat is heat when it's 20 degree's below zero ... LOL

The deck & rub rail should be screwed to hull, my 72 V-156 was at least, not sure how open bow is attached on bottom.
Mine was just resting on floor.
If there's any tabbing on the deck to hull joints, you should be able to get a tool up there through the cut out's for front seat bases.

On my CV ... I cut back floor until I got to solid wood, and could see that the stringer was wrapped and solid, hope yours is the same with just floor rot under splash well.
That should give you enough room to get the wet foam blocks out also ...

Jeff from " Rockwell One Day Transom's" thinks this will be an easy one !
We'll know for sure once we start ripping into it ...



 

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« Reply #47 on: November 21, 2013, 09:36:28 AM »
More pictures ...

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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #48 on: November 21, 2013, 09:48:05 AM »
Lets get her done by the boat show! She would look great sitting in the convention center!!

Brian's got a nice garage. Not sure if heated though. If you need heated space you are more than welcome to bring her over. I got hoists to get that motor off too (even though I am sure a couple guys could muscle it off).
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #49 on: November 21, 2013, 09:59:10 AM »
It would have to be heated to do the fiber glassing ... need at least 60 degrees.
If it's just a transom and soft floor under splash well, it shouldn't take long at all ...


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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #50 on: November 21, 2013, 02:40:42 PM »

The guy's at "Rockwell's one day transom repair" could have it done in ... One Day !


Let's get to work ;)
Congrats Brian ;D
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #51 on: November 21, 2013, 02:46:57 PM »
Brian
Do you have a garage to do the work in now that it cold and about to snow ?
Is there enough room for splitting deck & hull, plus a motor on a stand ?



Jeff's garage in Lakeville is heated, and he offered to do the work there...  My garage is certainly big enough, but it's not heated.
Brian
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« Reply #52 on: November 21, 2013, 09:24:20 PM »
Today's Thursday. Is it a done deal Brian?
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #53 on: November 22, 2013, 12:56:51 AM »
Brian
PM the link to Johnson/Evinrude repair manual ...

Online manuals ...
http://boatinfo.no/lib/library.html#

I would replace all the fuel lines and filters, check fuel tanks for rust/crap. I would replace tank no matter what they looked like ... Just for "Good measure" or "Piece of mind" ...
Replace impeller, thermostat, gear lube.

Before replacing spark plugs ....
Soak pistons with deep creep, let sit for an hour and do it again, get around ring lands and down exhaust ports.
Fire up motor and enjoy huge clouds of white smoke !
Repeat ... at least one more time ... 
Now put in new plugs.

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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #54 on: November 22, 2013, 09:29:22 AM »
Today's Thursday. Is it a done deal Brian?

I believe the exchange is set for Saturday.
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #55 on: November 22, 2013, 09:34:37 AM »
Today's Thursday. Is it a done deal Brian?

I believe the exchange is set for Saturday.

So does that mean we meet at Jeff's on Sunday??
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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #56 on: November 22, 2013, 12:30:25 PM »
In addition to what Hyperacme recommended, when you have the lower unit off, you can replace all the seals up top for very little. I just did that on the 140 I bought back in September. All the seals/o-rings on the drive shaft, shift rod and complete impeller kit.

Cleaned out the drain holes and also found mud daubers had plugged the aluminum tube that runs from exhaust to the vents above the torque tab.

For about $100, maybe $120 you can knock all of this out and know you have good parts in there.

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Re: (Re-named) The T-166XL Rebuild
« Reply #57 on: November 22, 2013, 06:56:37 PM »
Today's Thursday. Is it a done deal Brian?

Yes, Jared and his wife (Susan, I believe) are going to trailer the boat to my house around 7:30pm on Saturday evening...  Time to clean out the garage! :)
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« Reply #58 on: November 23, 2013, 08:56:39 AM »
Awesome! Glad to see you back Brian and it looks like a great project. Well worth saving.
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« Reply #59 on: November 23, 2013, 08:41:40 PM »
Well, "Plan ~ B" is home!  Jared and Susan delivered it to my house this evening!  It's better than I had hoped!  They are amazing people!  Very happy to have gotten to meet them both!  They are even going to come for a ride in their old boat at Red Wing...  Right Jared?
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