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Yeah it looks easy but the heat destroys those bolts and threads. Hope you're good at sweating bolts.
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Maybe enjoy your new distributor for at least a few runs first
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The gasket surfaces on my risers & manifolds were very pitted, so I surfaced them with a 2X6 wrapped with emery cloth. Took a while.

I would wait for off-season to work on the risers.

You may even want to pull the manifolds entirely off so you can paint them without masking the rest of the engine - if so, that's a good time to replace valve cover gaskets too. It just keeps getting deeper doesn't it?
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I think I may just wait for the off season if the job is as problematic as you guys are saying. I'd hate to have to miss time on the water due to the broken bolt issues that seem extremely likely to happen.

I suck at removing broken bolts, so this sounds like a job I am going to hate.

The header bolts are pretty rusty, so I think it's safe to assume those are going to give me a little trouble as well.

Yup, this will have to wait, but I can gather up gaskets and such just in case something goes wrong between now and then.

Gotta love being a boat owner.......it's always something.

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For peace of mind, paint them and see if rust comes back.
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Looks like the rust is just on top the existing paint, You could probably get it off with a little hull cleaner or Eagle One Mag Wheel Cleaner and a rag. Both are acid and will get rid of rust stains quickly. Then you can check and see if they come back.
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Originally posted by halfnelly halfnelly wrote:

Looks like the rust is just on top the existing paint, You could probably get it off with a little hull cleaner or Eagle One Mag Wheel Cleaner and a rag. Both are acid and will get rid of rust stains quickly. Then you can check and see if they come back.


I'll give this a whirl and see if they come back.

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Plan on doing the write up tonight. Should I post it in the engine repair section or general discussion? Figured it would be best to not have to weed through 4 pages of questions and answers in a "how to" post.

Figured I'd make it separate from this thread, but supply a link to here to address any questions that we have already answered.

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Cool.

I would put in under "Engine Repair"

Also, it would be a good to post a link to your writeup in KRoundy's FAQ thread.
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Put it in the engine repair section, and I'll put a link in my FAQ!

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Sounds good
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Installation instructions are here

Let me know if I need to tweak anything.

And thanks for all of your help. I couldn't have done it without you guys.

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Awesome write up    Can't wait to hear how it does on the water.
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Thanks JP! nice write-up!
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I agree 100%! Great write-up. I'll have my computer with me, or those pages printed out, when I put a DUI on my engine. Well-done, sir. Hope the beer tasted especially refreshing for you!
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Thanks guys. If anyone wants my number before they do the swap just in case, just send me a PM and I'll be more than happy to.

I'll let you guys know how she runs after this Saturday.


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Boat ran great today. Much smoother. Managed to ding my prop in my buddy's canal, but that's another project for another day. Looks like I'm going to have buy a prop puller soon.

Here's a vid. I revved her up to 4900rpm and stopped there. Seemed like she had more, but I was worried about giving her more throttle.



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Originally posted by JPASS JPASS wrote:

. Looks like I'm going to have buy a prop puller soon.

Here's a vid. I revved her up to 4900rpm and stopped there. Seemed like she had more, but I was worried about giving her more throttle.




We have a canal that eats props. I go tonOrlando Nautiques and ask "to rent a puller" and they usually lend it to me as long as I return the next day. My boat seems to turn high and these guys always tell me to give it all it's got.
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Sweet! That sounds great JP. Looks like it has a very smooth idle. I'm ready to make the change myself with your great write-up.
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Trying to order DUI and goodies for this weekend. Evidently DUI is backed up and it appears the only SBF standard rotation distributors available are through Summit and the caps are blue. Is anybody aware of other possible distributors of DUI? I don't think the blue cap will give enough horsepower on my red and silver PCM. Also, any need to lube the dizzy gear prior to installation?
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try here

I put the dizzy in dry. No lube.




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I called performance distributors first once I realized there's a shortage. We're in between phone calls but looks like at best they're a week out. I also find it funny that it appears the only live wires available are blue too.
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Originally posted by Orlando76 Orlando76 wrote:

I called performance distributors first once I realized there's a shortage. We're in between phone calls but looks like at best they're a week out. I also find it funny that it appears the only live wires available are blue too.


Don't waste your money on the Live Wires. I'd get the ones from summit.

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