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  1. rogerwa

    Shallow Well pump repair

    I have a red lion shallow well pump up at my cabin that sustained some freeze damage this year. I was stupid and didn't get up there in time to winterize it. It seems to have water that comes out between the motor and pump housing. Does anyone know the likely part that would have failed in...
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    Pontoon Umbrella table

    Does anyone know of a source for a table with the integrated umbrellla like the one on the pontoon on the home page of Iboats. It is a pic that rotates with others. I would be interested in one of those if I knew where to get it. Iboats does not supply it that I know of.
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    Marideck

    Has anyone done a rebuild of their deck and used Marideck?? This is a continuous vinyl type product that would replace the carpet. This seems like and optimal solution for me as my boat is stored in the water and the carpet gets very dirty and I have had moss grow on it due to the fact that...
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    Pontoon edging

    I have a 25 foot pontoon that I am considering doing a rebuild on. It has an aluminum edging around the deck as normal toons have, but this one is welded at the corners instead of having bolt on aluminum or rubber covers. Has any one removed this type of edging and how did you take it off and...
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    1997 Buick Lesabre problem

    I bought a 97 lesabre for my kids to drive a few months ago. This was a mint condition grandma driven car with the venerable 3.8lv6.. The kids just about craoked when I picked it out as it is not the most stylish thing in the world. It soon earned the nickname of the "the couch" which was...
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    No Brainer way to save a bunch of water

    I found this little device at home depot. http://www.gomjsi.com/hr/ It offers two flush levels for your toilet. For the non-solids, using the light flush saves over a half toilet tank of water on each flush. It installed very easily and works great. I am not advertising, but I bought one...
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    Stunning Photos of Japanese Devastation

    These are really some unbeliveable photos. The one with the boat on top of the building is unreal. I just keeping looking at it. http://www.life.com/image/first/in-gallery/57741/japan-disaster-most-shocking-pics#index/0
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    Head gasket sealers

    Anyone have any experience with head gasket sealers like Dura-Seal or SteelSeal? I have a car the kids drive that was worth about $3k until my 17 y/o bashed up the front end twice and I did the best junk yard repairs I could do. Anyhow this thing has some head gasket leaks on one side (V6)...
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    Storm Photos..

    Here is my front yard about half way through the storm yesterday. Where I live, we got about 20".. I had just snowblowed the driveway about an hour before. The little fence is no longer visible and the snow is flush with the bottom of the mailbox. My backdoor, which is three steps up from...
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    2004 Suburban help

    My Suburban has developed a whump whump whump sound when turning to the left. I am thinking it may be the CV joint on the left side but am not sure.. I know a wheel bearing howl and this is not a howl. It also is more apparent at slower speeds. Does it sound reasonable that this is the CV...
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    Moments of Grace in your life

    I was thinking about this today that if we take a few minutes to look back over the past week or so, if you look you will usually find moments of Grace in your life. It can be something someone said to you, something you read, something you witnessed, or it can just be a time thinking about old...
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    New Snowblower

    Looking at a new snowblower this year. I am looking at the Sears 208cc 26" model. Any recommendations out there on the various recent models and experience?? My budget will not allow for Toro. I am debating between this one...
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    Backyard mechanic challenge

    I got the sons a mini bike last year that came with a 2.5hp motor. It was kind of pathetic so I retrofitted it with a 6.5 Harbor freight Motor (got it for $103 and it started on first pull) and it basically brought that thing to life. You can feel the front wheel start to lift if you dare hit...
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    Mazda 626 cooling problem

    Hi I've got a problem that has been vexing me for a few weeks. My daughter drives a 2000 Mazda 626 with the V6. she has been having cooling problems. When she has the AC on or in traffic, it will sometimes bubble over and sometimes will get hot and bubble over. She says that it has bubbled...
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    GP760 Engine problem - seized rod

    I had my 760 out a few weekends ago when it just stopped. It would not crank anymore. I brought it home to work on it and I pulled the cylinders off as the shaft would not turn. I found that the front rod is frozen on the crank. The crank seems to move ok and the cylinders and pistons look...
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    Two questions on 97 GP760

    First question.. I have read a lot about the "fix" for porpoising by inserting washers at the ridie plate. I have read putting a stack of washers between the ride plate and hull will help this problem.. the question is do you put the thicker stack in front or the rear. I have read it both...
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    Nissan 90a will not idle

    Late last year when I pulled the pontoon out of hte water for winter layup, the engine was having a problem that I deferred looking at until now.. It would not idle. It would peter out and die at anything below 2000 RPM. Above 2000 it would run great. I had pulled the carbs two years ago...
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    2004 Suburban Shock replacement

    First off I have to say that my 2004 Suburban is an excellent automobile. I just returned from a trip to Red lodge Mt to go skiing and we hauled 7 people and all the skiing gear and luggage comfortably and still got just shy of 17mpg doing 80mph across ND and Montana. Over the 6 years I have...
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    Wife hit a pothole - a big one

    So my wife took out my 2009 Mazda 6 the other day to drop the kids off somewhere. Teh next day as I am driving to work I definitely feel that something is off. There is a slight vibration in the front. So I ask my wife if she hit something the day before and sure enough she said she hit a...
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    Anyone do Vudu??

    My wife and I bought ourselves a new 42" LG HDTV and a bluray this year for Christmas. The TV was the model that is internet connected. The internet connection allows you to stream Netflix, Youtube, and a service called Vudu. Vudu is an on demand movie rental service. I have to say that it...
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