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    Need help wiring up electronic ignitor

    Factory wiring setup is attached. My old coil went bad so I installed a new coil (1.5ohm) flamethrower I coil. (PerTronix 40111 Flame-Thrower 40,000 Volt 1.5 ohm Coil). Per the instructions the coil wants to bypass the external ballast resistor. So I removed the ballast resistor from the...
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    Can I use top-side paint for floor?

    you roll and tip it on?
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    Can I use top-side paint for floor?

    I want to paint the floor white. There was previously glued down carpet which I still need to remove some residual glue and small pieces. Can I apply deck paint directly on top? I will later apply sea dek/eva foam sections in the walk path areas. I rather not sand the fiberglass since it mostly...
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    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    I still can't get it. I tried banging on it straight on, from top, and underneath. Tried to put outward leverage on the collar with wood. Thing won't move. Am I doing something wrong?
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    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    Would rubber mallet work, and I hit shaft straight on while pulling out and up on silver piece?
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    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    So hold the silver piece in my hand and hit the shaft with a hammer? By threading the nut, you mean just barely to protect the threads from hammering the shaft straight on? Or would you hit the shaft from the top and use the nut to protect the threads from the top?
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    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    I installed a new steering rack and helm from uflex that uses a tapered shaft. The wheel is secured with a woodruff half-moon key and a nut. I forgot to put the plastic cover over the helm part of the shaft. How do I remove the woodruff without damaging the new parts.
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    Interior floor options?

    You think a 3m double sided tape with velcro instead of carpet snaps would work? I want to minimize holes in my floor, just had it replaced because of water leaking into some holes under the floor. 3m to hold velcro straps to fiberglass, then velcro strips sewn into the carpet. I mainly only...
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    Interior floor options?

    I have a older jet boat, 2 captains chair + 1 rear bench. Right now just smoothed fiberglass covering composite floor. Trying to decide what material and attachment method to use for flooring of boat? 1. Should I put down some type of deck paint first over the fiberglass regardless of floor...
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    Ford carb 460 Octane?

    It is the original manual from the early 80s lol. Berkely jet owners engine manual for 302, 351, and 460. I think i will just run the 90 ethanol free.
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    Ford carb 460 Octane?

    Local gas station has 90 unleaded ethanol free gas and 93 unleaded with ethanol gas. Old Ford 460 marine carb engine. RPM Max: 5000 RPM, Compression ratio 8.35:1, 160F degree thermostat, elevation around ~500 ft, ambient temps around 80-100F. Manual says I should run 93.5 leaded gasoline. For...
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    Sure, I have been replacing almost everything mechanical in this early 80s jet boat. I added a trim diverter as an upgrade, hence my reason to add this trim pump.
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    Thank you for all your help. I ordered the TE DPDT relays.
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    Can you recommend a DPDT marine 12 V relay please? All I can seem to find are AC DPDT relays. I found these but only rated for 10 amps...
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    I watched the video, seems straight forward. I am still confused if I need diodes also with the two relays? It seems to make the blue input (30 relay connection input) I would need a diode to combine green + blue then connect output wire to the input 30 terminal on the relay. On the second...
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    Here is what the pump looks like. 4 wires (2 to solenoids, 2 for switching the solenoids (power), 1 black ground). The lead connects to 4 pin 15ft length wire harness that can run up the dash. This i the 3 wire control switch...
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    I have no idea how it operates besides the first picture diagram showing the 4 pin wires coming from it. I would assume 2 for Up (red potential)/ 2 for down (green potential). There is a separate 1 wire ground on the pump also. The diodes appear to keep the purple (potential for trim 3 wire)...
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    Do I need diodes or should I run a relay for trim switch

    I am trying to install a trim switch for the steering wheel instead of using the two-way toggle switch that came with the trim kit. There is a diode kit supposedly you can use as below but I feel like a relay would be better solution? The pump is rated for max 20A for 12v circuit. There is a...
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    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    Yeah they looked like a good setup but shows this which is weird. I have decided for now to just try to salvage the stock distributor, see if it runs decent enough (found that is has electric ignition instead of points, someone upgraded it). If not I will just replace it. Thank you for your help
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    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    I found the DUI marine ford version but clearly in the specs it shows not coast guard approved? https://performancedistributors.com/product/marine-dui-distributors/ Is this because they didnt submit it to the coast guard for approval? Also this one seems to have the ignition coil combined all...
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