Recent content by trichards

My Trans says to use type A trans fluid.. as this is no longer made, i used a multi vehicle ATF that is advertised as being dexron and dexron II which is supposed to be a step up from Type A and backward compatible.

It did start with some warning signs Jeff.. Right before my 2+ week sailing trip, i decided it would be a good idea to change the trans fluid as it hadn't been done for almost 2 years by the PO. Everything started ok, but not long into our trip i noticed that while in forward gear the boat...

Yes, my engine is the universal m-25.. thanks for the info!

Hey Everyone.. Happy New Year! My Transmission recently died over my Xmas holiday sailing trip to Catalina which made getting home during all these storms quite an adventure. I'm wondering if anyone would know exactly which transmission came standard in 1983 on the 35-3.. I know its a Hurth and...

It was the shower mixing valve in the forward head shower stall. I just had to remove the old handle and valve assembly, then fit in a new one. pretty straight forward. It was the tight space with limited hand access behind the shower knob that made it tricky. I lost one of my favorite...

The one that was on the boat when i bought it was discontinued, so i wasnt able to get a new mixing cartridge for it.. instead i replaced the whole mixing assembly with a shower kit i got at lowes. I used delta model B112915. There may be better options out there, but i'm in a time crunch as we...

Thank you all for your input.. its much appreciated.. I finally solved the puzzle. The mixing valve in the shower was bad and was letting cold water mix with the hot creating the luke warm at all the faucets.. I really didnt think it would effect all the fixtures, but once i changed it out (and...

Thanks for chiming in Christian! You are right, temperature is ultimately controlled by the faucet mixing the hot and cold together.. the 2 sink faucets (galley and head) I have on board are 2 handled faucets (not one where temp is controlled by moving the lever right and left).. with only the...

Hey Guys, Just bought a 1983 35-3 a few months ago and discovered that luke warm water comes out of the hot water side of all faucets (galley/head/shower) after sufficient heating time. I have a force 10 6 gallon water heater that is somewhat old but still in good shape. I tested the water at...