Recent content by Larry Brandt

The river changes all the time. The bottom shifts majorly with every spring runoff, so you won't find any digital nav app that has detailed depth data. It takes constant surveys to generate the data that the map makes use to generate the charts. But the Columbia ship channel is continuously...

That's an informative answer, T.R. You sound like you're experienced in auto racing. Yours is the kind of insight I was seeking, the WHY of compression numbers being what they are. Thank you for that. I fully appreciate that the carbs have nothing to do with compression (except that for the...

Jody, thank you for the checklist on compression checks. Your list should be pinned for easy access to anyone doing a compression check. Before I started this project I would have been grateful to see this info. The one thing on the list that I did not do was run the engines beforehand. I may...

Jody Kidd, good point. I am testing these engine cold. What I got on the starboard engine was right around 130 +/- a bit in either direction, cold, on all three cylinders. My sources say that as long as the pressures are balanced those are very acceptable numbers. I've only checked the...

I have the complete BF40 maintenance manual. It tells me to do a compression check, but it doesn't specify how to do it. I have a Harbor Freight compression tester and I'm getting lower numbers than the manual specifies (the factory spec is 212 psi). All six of my cylinders are balanced at about...

Tom, I tried to PM you but I'm not sure it's letting the message go out. The message is in my Outbox but not in my Sent folder. Please call or FaceTime me to discuss my 2003 C-22 Cruiser here in the Portland, Oregon area. It's sitting on a double axle trailer in front of my home right now while...