Recent content by mrojec

I’m sorry to hear about the damage to your boat. Very sad. I don’t know how small you want to get on parting out, but I’m looking for the handle that lifts the little latch bar on the door to the v berth.

I’m looking for the handle that lifts the door latch leading to the v berth, if there is one on the 27. I need it for a 35-3.

Just a follow up to our particular issue: I was able to remove the old alternator by cutting the pivot bolt between the mounting bracket on the engine and the alternator body using a small hacksaw, patience, and perseverance. I may have etched an inner face of the mounting bracket in the process...

Thanks for the replies. Christian’s arrangement looks identical to ours. Since the pivot bolt moves in the bracket but is basically welded to the alternator we’ve decided to try and cut the bolt where the alternator and the bracket meet, given the fragility of the bracket. We’re not keen on...

Happy 4th of July ( and Canada Day) weekend to all! The 1984 E35-3 I’m working on needs a new alternator. The engine is a Universal 5432. We tried to remove the alternator, but in so doing the mounting bolts sheared off. The bolt on the slide arm was no problem since the arm itself came off...

Sorry about that. It’s a universal 5432. The transmission isn’t specified on the literature we have.

I changed the transmission fluid in the E35-3 I’m working on. I drained the old fluid by removing the drain plug. I added the prescribed 1.3 pints (615 cc) of new fluid but this puts the level way above the groove on the dipstick. This reading is taken without screwing the dipstick in. A...

Forgot to post a photo…the bad arrow points to where the leak may be coming from

I’m helping a friend with his 1984 E35-3 that has a universal 5432. We’re running the engine for the first time in about 4 years. There is a very slight diesel leak that appears to be coming from just below the fuel return fitting on the #4 cylinder. Is it reasonable to try tightening the...

Glad you had success with the oil change! Did you run any tubing down the dipstick tube? If so, what did you use? The vinyl tubing I have just curls up above the level of the oil

Concerning the "stray hose" on the engine, we found the instruction sheet for it on the boat yesterday. An image of it is attached below. It turns out that it's an attachment to drain the oil from the engine....while it's running! Interesting concept but we're still going to plug it and go...

Hi CG, Did you ever get your oil changed? I’m preparing to change the oil in the universal 5432 I’m working on and may have the same problem. It takes 11.5 qts and only a small tube will fit down the dipstick. Also, the boat is on a cradle so I’ll need to run the engine with the raw water pump...

Thank you very much for the information and advice! I will definitely cap that tee off. The hose that’s attached looks pretty jury rigged.

My wife and I are helping get a friend's 1984 (or 5) E35-3 ready for launch after 3 years on a cradle by Lake Champlain. We're both fairly new at this stuff, but we did manage to get the engine started yesterday! I'm planning on changing the oil today through the dipstick tube. I noticed a...

Here (I hope) are the photos I promised. As mentioned before, the shelf was made using estimated dimensions only. The chartplotter is new, so I can't comment on using it.