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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Didn’t know they made the Grand with the 4.0 in 1998 Had a 1990 Wagoner with a 4.0 that struggled with pulling the boat (19’). Traded that in for a new 1997 Grand with the 5.2.
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    Random

    Check out the price of “Rockfish” (Atlantic striped bass)….$31.99 lb. at local market. Might still be cheaper than catching one myself…lol
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    Kill Switch Lanyard

    Yep…my 97 has the same setup. Don’t need the lanyard to start the boat
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    Been a little cold.

    84 yesterday.....nasty, nasty storm came through (tornado warning) right before dark. Lost 4 huge oak trees on our property. A big pine came down on the street in the neighborhood. Main Road was closed with downed trees and power lines until early this morning. It was 62 degrees when I let the...
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    Been a little cold.

    First morning back drinking my coffee on the porch. Daffodils are up… First 80 degree day of the year yesterday.
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    Stator issue ( I believe )

    Normally the color of the lead would simply reverse the polarity, -60V instead of +60 volts In this case, polarity matters since your only rectifying half the wave cycle to test. Keep black lead on red
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    Stator issue ( I believe )

    Stator output is AC. A diode in the dva circuit rectifies to DC before charging the capacitor (recording) for peak voltage reading
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    Stator issue ( I believe )

    B Black is universal color for ground unless it isn’t. A schematic of the circuit will confirm either way.
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    Check/Fix/Replace Starter Motor 1996 50hp

    Which is why you perform a voltage drop test.
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    Check/Fix/Replace Starter Motor 1996 50hp

    Bench testing starter performance is useless as a diagnostic tool. Once the windings are proven to be good (growler) the unit must be load (amp) tested to determine condition You either have a bad starter, battery and or battery cable Have you load tested the battery? “New” means nothing...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    At the “football” games in Europe, they literally “cage” the spectators (hooligans) with a chain link fence and roof to protect the teams from the crowd
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    How to kill mold on billge/engine surfaces

    We order 55 gallons at a time from a wholesaler, but Home Depot stocks it
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    How to kill mold on billge/engine surfaces

    Exactly why we no longer use bleach (sodium hypochlorite) to clean and disinfect (mold and fungal growth) the water recirculators (chillers) at work. Using 12% hydrogen peroxide does just as good, if not better job than bleach w/o the harmful side effects
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    Check/Fix/Replace Starter Motor 1996 50hp

    Continuity test only tells you if the motor is shorted to ground. Tells you absolutely nothing about the integrity of the windings themselves.
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    How to kill mold on billge/engine surfaces

    That's pretty low....assuming sodium hypoclorite I use calcium hypocrite at 73% for shock. The Starbrite stuff works wonders cleaning in the bilge.
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