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    Lou C replied to the thread I should add a 2nd battery....
    I added the dual battery system with the switch about 20 years ago because my boat has always been moored and if heavy rains & storms...
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    Lou C replied to the thread salt water in single cylinder.
    If you wind up going with it & still have those one piece exhaust manifolds it’s a good time to ditch them for the 2 piece conversion...
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    Lou C replied to the thread salt water in single cylinder.
    There are no “marine” blocks or heads only add ons like the head gaskets, core plugs etc. the M refers to the us of some metric...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Volvo Penta stiff steering.
    However, any stiffness in the system will cause the power assist to lag behind the manual aspect of the steering. That's why you have to...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Volvo Penta stiff steering.
    While it might be a trial to fit yourself back in there, I'd try disconnecting the steering cable from the steering arm and see if you...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Popped through the intake..
    I think my # was from my OMC shop manual but I've see it in others to, 1000 ohms per foot. Many years ago my wife had a 2 year old...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Popped through the intake..
    Hard to say but it seems that the spark is breaking down under higher rpm, try ohming out your plug wires, coil lead, and check the cap...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Volvo Penta stiff steering.
    Ok when you added fluid did you bleed the air out? Is it always stiff in the same part of the steering radius (at ends, just off center...
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    Lou C replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    Yes there will always be dumbasses but make the operation of basic controls INTUITIVE, so they can be operated by feel and make them the...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Popped through the intake..
    The Merc Weber 4bbl was not a traditional Weber but a refresh of the old Carter 4bbl. I know of the ones you’re referring to lol!
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    Lou C replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    I heard there may be a way to defeat it. Another guy on one of the Jeep boards had this problem on a late model Grand with auto braking...
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    Lou C replied to the thread New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes.
    Here’s a real dumb ass one that anyone who tows will hate…you’re backing up, and want to open the drivers door to make sure the trailer...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Popped through the intake..
    I thought the Mer-Carb 2bbl was a modified Rochester 2GV (sure looks like one) whereas the Weber 4bbl is an update of the old Carter...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Popped through the intake..
    Old boats with carbed engines are just prone to these kinds of things, can't hook up a scanner and read live data! I agree I would run...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Popped through the intake..
    What might be interesting is to do a cylinder balance test. See how much the RPM drops while disconnecting one plug wire at a...
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