OMC Stern Drive, 1964-1986 (Seloc Marine Tune-Up and Repair Manuals) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Seloc Marine Tune-Up and Repair Manuals | Publication Date: March 1, 1998

SELOC Marine maintenance and repair manuals offer the most comprehensive, authoritative information available for outboard, inboard, stern-drive and diesel engines, as well as personal watercraft. SELOC has been the leading source of how-to information for the marine industry since 1974. Designed and written to serve the needs of the professional mechanic, do-it-yourself boat enthusiast, instructor and student, these manuals are based on actual teardowns done by Chilton Marine’s editors/authors in our on-site facility. Providing complete coverage on everything from basic maintenance to engine overhaul, every manual features: -Simple-to-follow, step-by-step, illustrated procedures -Hundreds of exploded drawings, photographs and tables -Troubleshooting sections, accurate specifications and wiring diagrams -Recognized and used by technical trade schools as well as the U.S. military Covers stern drive units powered by Ford and GM 4-cylinder, V6 and V8 engines. Nearly 1,400 illustrations

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0893300047
• ISBN-13: 978-0893300043
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Clymers or Seloc? Should I buy both?, November 22, 2008

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This review is from: OMC Stern Drive, 1964-1986 (Seloc Marine Tune-Up and Repair Manuals) (Paperback)

I purchased both the Clymers and the Seloc OMC Stern Drive manuals. I found both to be highly informative and helpful in taking care of my OMC engine and stern drive. If you want to completely overhaul the engine and/or stern drive, get the Clymers. The Seloc will show you how to overhaul your engine, too, but, if you want do routine maintenance on the entire boat; such as the steering, shift boxes, tilt, propeller, engine and stern drives, get the Seloc. The pictures are a little clearer and more crisp with the Clymers, but the Seloc is my pick for the most useful information. I have no intention of pulling the engine and tearing it down to the main bearings which the Clymers does an excellent job of explaining. I did want to know how to pull the exhaust manifolds and a general diagram of the workings of the engine and stern drive. The Seloc does it for me. It is about a fourth of an inch thicker than the Clymers and has all the specification in the back. Clymers has specifications dispursed throughout the book. The Seloc (which is Coles spelled backwards)does a good job of separating the differences in parts and procedures between the pre-1978 models and the post-1978 models. (Personally, I feel there is enough differences between the two to warrant a separate manual for each.) If you've got an older boat with an OMC Stern Drive, the Seloc manual will be a big help keeping it running at top speed.