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    How to run twin 5.0s from portable outboard tanks

    you will most likely need two fuel tanks. hook the outlet of tank 1 to the inlet of engine 1 fuel filter hook the outlet of tank 2 to the inlet of engine 2 fuel filter or get a t-fitting and hook outlet of fuel tank to inlet of engine fuel filters. I would highly recommend getting the tanks...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Tried and succeeded? or is the Admiral now spinning wrenchs?
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    projects other than boats

    at work, we use plastic for the what-iff thougths, and once the thought is half-baked, we move into the carbon reinforced plastic, aluminum, stainless, titanium, etc for the prototypes we are even 3D printing rubber parts and in some cases, tooling. have to go off-shore as locally in the...
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    wiring diagram

    get the factory manual for the motor on your boat. there are links here. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/boat-manuals-owners-manuals.770690/ this will cover the outboard, controls, and a generic dash and instrumentation. beyond that, hope the OEM used the ABYC standard wiring colors...
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    projects other than boats

    Don't know yet.
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    projects other than boats

    Yes, the weldment leaked and while could have been saved, was a little skinny in some of the passages
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    projects other than boats

    This is a work of art.
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    WTB Service Manual for 1985/1986 ish - 6 cyl - 90 hp - 2 stroke -mercury outboard

    Just hit up your merc dealer
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Or a non-amazon bit
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    MCM 7.4 oil

    Its not about the cost, its about logistics you must have a low cylinder index. at one point I was maintaining well over 110 cylinders per year. thats a fair amount of oil per year. with the current fleet down to 40 currently active, I still try to only keep 5 oils on hand. 15W40 T4 for the...
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    Dark colored drive shaft and black looking grease

    At work we use John Deere cornhead grease in the gearboxes we make. its and extreme pressure thixotropic and works great for splines and worm gears and wont drip out the seals. it goes in snot green, comes out tar black after only a few hours of run-time.
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    1979 starcraft super sport cable steering to hydraulic steering

    Seastar is the old teleflex cable and steering. VEVOR is an amazon chinese company. U-flex is right down the road from me here in Florida. out of the two companies you have mentioned, I would not hesitate to go Seastar. I would have serious reservations on Vevor
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    Dark colored drive shaft and black looking grease

    when the grease does its job between two objects, in this case gear spline on the shaft and hub. it will turn black. just like grease does in gear boxes, etc. as the motor runs, there is a slight bit of run-out of the shaft and coupler. the grease is doing its job between the two bits of...
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    MCM 7.4 oil

    the Rotella T4 used to be $11 a gallon. now its $15 a gallon Rotella T5 syn blend is $19 a gallon jug Quicksilver syn blend is $45 a gallon VR-1 is $27 a 5-quart jug Lucas is $39 a 5-quart jug Penrite is $63 a 5-quart jug (because its imported to the US from Australia) Amsoil 20W50 full...
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    Question on cap removal

    It can only rot if it wasn't encapsulated right
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