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  1. Bondo

    Over-Temp alarm installation

    Ayuh,..... If you don't like the buzzer, replace it with a horn off a car,....
  2. Bondo

    Yamaha flip questions

    Ayuh,..... A pulleys to prop swap would be the way to go,.... Merc or Volvo SM would be easiest, as the hole in the transom is the same,..... Find a rotten boat with the driveline you want, then scrap it out for the driveline,....
  3. Bondo

    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    Ayuh,.... Atleast as far back as when Don S was still with us,..... He told me about it after I welded 2 Snap-on sockets together,.... $30. bucks plus, wasted,....
  4. Bondo

    Engine Start Alarm While Running?

    Ayuh,.... Welcome Aboard,...... The alarm works by the sensors going to ground, 'n the alarm sounds,..... It sounds like one of the wires fell off, 'n is bouncing around, occasionally hitting a ground,....
  5. Bondo

    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

    Ayuh,..... You no longer need that special socket, as the current lower shift cables allow you to unscrew the long white piece of plastic to screw the new cable in,..... To remove the old cable, cut it off ahead of the bellhousing,.... yer replacing it anyways,..... it's much easier to...
  6. Bondo

    Northeast Flooding,.....

    Ayuh,..... Just got home, ya beat me to postin' here,...... ;) Great conversation with ya this mornin', we haven't done that in awhile,.... When I called ya, I had 4 bars on my phone,.. I guess the clouds shifted as when I hung up, I had none,..... So glad you were able to watch the...
  7. Bondo

    Problem Restarting, Idling and Acceleration when the engine is warm. Merc 140hp 3.0 Alpha 1 Gen 1.

    Ayuh,.... Carb fuel pumps should run 4 to 6 psi,....
  8. Bondo

    New/Returned Manifolds Need Threads Fixed 5.0 GXI

    Ayuh,..... I'd be comfortable with Heli-coils,....
  9. Bondo

    Best boat lettering removal?

    Ayuh,..... If yer Lucky,..... The letters won't be visible in the gelcoat's fade,....
  10. Bondo

    1978 omc stringer 140 missing flush part need advise

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Where it screws in should be pipe threads, so adapt from that size to a garden hose fitting,... Any better hardware store ought have what you need,....
  11. Bondo

    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    Ahhhhh,..... no ship,...... didn't see it,...... I'll lock it up,...... Thanks fb,....
  12. Bondo

    Best home generator?

    Ayuh,..... If I get desperate, I've got a Lincoln Ranger welder I can drag over from the shop,..... Got a plug all wired into a circuit for feeding the house, if necessary,.... Reason I'm postin', is to completely agree with you on fuel,..... If I was gonna have a dedicated gen set for...
  13. Bondo

    Mercrsuiser 185HP, Unkown Serial No.

    Ayuh,..... Is this a 4.3l V6,..?? If so, the rubber exhaust couplers go by the exhaust riser/ elbow outlet diameter, 'n the top of the y-pipe diameter,.....
  14. Bondo

    5.7V8 with a 1.84 alpha one gear ratio

    Ayuh,...... Some years ago, I did some prop testing, as I love the ole Torque Shift props,..... they run from 11" pitch at idle, to whatever pitch you set it too, at Wot,..... On my ole fishin' barge, a '74 Starcraft Islander, I'd stuffed a much newer 4.3LX into,..... I'd run for years...
  15. Bondo

    Second mortgage for a carb?

    Ayuh,..... I would expect you'll find more of the same, from the fuel tank, to the carb,.......
  16. Bondo

    LEAKING IN FROM LOWER TRANSOM PLATE BUT NOT ROTTED

    Ayuh,..... As I mentioned over at that other forum,...... It is possible that the shutters got damaged, dropped into the y-pipe, 'n the bits wore a hole through the y-pipe casting,.....
  17. Bondo

    5.0GL fuel small leak near the water fuel separator and possible starter solenoid issue

    Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... 1st off, find the fuel leak inside the boat, 'n fix it,..... How,..??..?? Look for it,...... As for the starter issue, start by cleaning to shiny metal Clean, both ends of both battery cables,.....
  18. Bondo

    Northeast Flooding,.....

    Has anyone heard from Bob VT,..?? he lives right up the the worst of it,..... Sure hope all is well,....
  19. Bondo

    Ol' Girl will not start now a'pre-sinking !?!😩('92 merc 5.7 alpha 1 gen 1 4bbl Quadrajet)!?! HELP!!!

    Ayuh,..... Any gas goin' through the carb,..??
  20. Bondo

    Some possible water in my outdrive and the outdrive was making that clacking noise again. Pics and Videos Enclosed.

    Ayuh,.... The sound, sounds like the dog-clutch dragging,....
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