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*Carl, Back on page one or two here is a qoute from me "For the record Girling brakes were no where near the PIA that Joesph Lucas electrical systems were.* His only rival was Marelli out of Italy." That was the electrical system in your Fiat, as well as the rest of the Italian cars until they...

*If you have the non sleeve gasket in there and that was what it was running on then I would let sleeping dogs lie.* Especially if you are going to re power it next year anyway. RickB. Comments. *

*So all of the block is sleeved and just number 8 is the problem sleeve because it is to short by 1/32".* Is that correct?* What gasket came out when you tore it down and what is in there now?

*Now I'* confused.* In your first post you said "and that the sleeve was about a 32nd of an inch below the surface of the block.".* Now you are saying "The sleeve runs flush with the top of the block. ".* So which is it? If it is even then you have one problem if it is down 1/32" of an inch you...

*If you look at the photo you will see that the gasket comes right to the edge of the cylinder walls. I think it is sealed by the head torqued to the block. I am going to first try the new head gasket. Just to be sure I don't blow*it. Like I said the gasket for the sleeved engine just has bigger...

I'm not sure the engine would have to had come out.* Will the oil pan come off of the bottom or even just lifting the engine a bit?* I'm not certain that it could not have been replace from the top with out removing the oil pan.* That would depend what kind of sealing ring it has on the bottom.*...

Not in my engine it wouldn't. 32nd of an inch is quite a bit.* Why didn't you fix it when you had it apart.*That thing is gonna break it is just a matter of when. *Did you check to see if they make that sleeve with different heights?* What is holding that sleeve down?* Is it going up an down?*...

* Balanced your Stromberg's lately?* SU's and Zenith Strombergs.* With the correct tool it was fairly simple.* The good old Uni syn.* I liked the SU's better than the Strombergs.* They were simpler than the Strombergs.* Actually used the Uni syn on Porsche quite a bit.* The old 356's had two...

*Carl, is that an XK120 roadster? *Did you own a 120? *I owned a coupe. *If you love working on cars, they are the car for you. *Between Girling and Lucas I was kept quite busy. Ah! I will always remember with such great fondness adjusting the valves on my 3.8S, outdoors, in the wintertime, in...

* *You may be correct as to charging rates.* Sorry.

* *Referencing my "Understanding my Genset Alternator" thread below; I have 4 110 AH AGM's for house bank, soon to be added 2 Engine start wet cells and a single 92 AH genset start battery. It's my understanding the AGM's will take a 100 amp charge each, so with all these batteries I think I...

*The cable comments are because what you are asking to do is most of the time done with cable and not nylon rode on commercial boats and not recreational.* Also with hydraulics and not electrical. I'm not sure what you think a windlass costs but even the normal onee on a 34' boat are in the $2k...

*Well as they say he sang in three flats last night.* And got thrown out of every one of them. I was thinking he was like I was when I did some theater work.* I sang tenor.* That's ten or eleven notes from the correct ones.

*Don't do it yourself hire it out.* Your insurance deductible should not be that bad as it wasn't a named storm.* Or have the insurance companies come up with a name? On a brighter side you didn't cause this but you may be able to take advantage of the out come.* There will be new boats bought...

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Tony, So sorry to hear and see the destruction.* Some boats look just fine and some are total trash.* Very sad to say the least. What is the word on your two?

*There is an 80' Hatteras on the face dock at our marina owned by a professional basketball player.* I*sat on my fly bridge and watched him dock while he was standing on the deck in the aft section of the boat.* He has a control unit that looks like the ones model airplanes use hanging from a...

You might just be looking at the surface charge on the 13.2V bank.* Like JD says, there may be a small unknown load on the 12.6 bank.* Besides, 12.6 is a full charge.* Take a look at the specific gravities of the cells to confirm a weak cell. If you don't have a battery monitor to watch loads...

*How do you know there was no load.* Just because it doesn't read on your meter doesn't mean there was no load.* With nothing on check if there is any current flowing by disconnecting at the battery and using a hand held meter between the battery and the B+ wire* or cable. Check that something...

*JD, that's very perceptive of you to pick up on that. The guru was indeed Tony and I just talked to him yesterday about what needs to be done. I was incorrect in saying everything needs to be replace. The idler pulley has had a history of problems where the bolt that attaches the pulley to its...

Timjet, I'm still having a little problem with a statement that you made on page two. "My twin '98 Cummins diesels are due for a front end alignment, according to the guru's on boat diesel. Meaning everything on the front of the engine that spins, idler pulley, alternator, and supporting stuff...

Eric must still be off doing his secret speed trials. (Caught in action in Healhustler's recent spy photo). *Eric will be back when he figures out how to stop this thing! *Couple of big anchors and 500' of heavy duty bungee cord. May not stop it but it will make a great show.

*Tom, You could move the terminal strip up to the top left just to the right of the A/C pump.* I think you will have plenty of room to service the strainer.* Install a plastic cover to prevent accidentally hitting it with a tool and you would be good to go.

*There is a repair to that problem and in the early days it was covered by Mainship.* Join the Mainship Owners*List on Yahoo and there are articles that will guide you on the repair. Who was the surveyor on this purchase?* They should have known of this problem, every 390 has had it. I think...

"So with this in mind I think upgrading the current 100 amp alternator to a 200 amp on both engines will solve most of my charging issues." Why waste the money on two.* One 200 Amp*and leave the other one like it is. Then you have a spare. "If I use both battery banks when on the hook as...