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    Lou C replied to the thread How do I get that last inch?.
    I think with a single bump stop it should be above the bow eye so it doesn't catch when launching the boat I would raise the winch to...
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    Lou C reacted to roscoe's post in the thread How do I get that last inch? with Like Like.
    How big, heavy, is this boat? Bunk trailer? You should be able to winch it forward. The only problem I see is that the strap is...
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    Lou C replied to the thread 2012 3.0L TKS runs great with muffs, but slow on lake....
    you have enough fuel pressure, but your low WOT RPM might be a lack of fuel volume....that could be a sticking anti-siphon valve on the...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Is this engine oil good?.
    No one can really say. If you run it do a Blackstone oil analysis and then you’ll know. I’ve had good results with both the conventional...
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    Lou C reacted to jimmbo's post in the thread Engine, Carb or Prop? need suggestions or ideas please. with Like Like.
    I have a 5.7 in my 18 1/2 footer(in my Avatar). It is adequate, but for any boat bigger, I would be getting more displacement. You can...
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    Lou C reacted to Pmt133's post in the thread Engine, Carb or Prop? need suggestions or ideas please. with Like Like.
    Do a 383. Big blocks are nice but damn heavy. 383 would be a good compromise.
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    Lou C replied to the thread Engine, Carb or Prop? need suggestions or ideas please..
    that would be great, I do think this size hull did come with that as an option (F/W 201 Liberator used the same hull as the 200 Horizon)...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Engine, Carb or Prop? need suggestions or ideas please..
    Just thought I'd add: anti siphon valve? pick up tube in the fuel tank? Interested to see what you find out! I have the 4.3 4bbl Qjet...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    Triple guard is good as well. In my OMC factory shop manual it mentions using the Evinrude/Johnson/OMC gasket sealer on all bolts that...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    I started using it on my vehicles too; water pump & thermostat housing bolts etc….
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    When you get the hole tapped, coat the threads on the bolts with something like Evinrude gasket sealer or Permatex Aviation. I have been...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Trailer Load musings.
    The author of the article has a very interesting video of how torsions can be made to load share with what's called the walking beam...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    I'm not sure about the Volvo but the Cobra gimble housing has a groove in it and the bellows has a ridge in the sealing surface, that...
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    Lou C reacted to bruceb58's post in the thread Trailer Load musings with Like Like.
    If you hit a bump, with a tandem torsion axle trailer, all the force of the impact will get transferred to the forward axle....not so...
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    Lou C replied to the thread Bellow condition??.
    Even with the soft rubber version it’s better to remove the pivot housing to make sure that you have the gimble housing end of the...
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