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    14.5x19 prop. Contemplating a change, need advice

    Motor is still on ....baby it... Break in time ?
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    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    Hobbies cost money now. Not many freebees anywhere. HOA house is just a apartment on the ground. They totally control your property. You gave them all the rights. Oh well.
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    Spark plugs for a Merc outboard

    Good engines have no problems. Unless the owner likes to IMPROVE the engine.
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    Bent push rods….calling engine builders

    Hydraulic lifters and standard production valve parts ? Were designed so NO NO adjustments were needed or possible . By D I Y goof balls.
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    Wakeboat bans

    Sinking boats always worked, when i was a kid. I did not do it. Some boats needed 2 sinkings. Always worked out for everyone.
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    Forums are very slow…

    The cost of running a site is not cheap anymore.
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    Bent push rods….calling engine builders

    I always thought the purpose of hydraulic lifters was............
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    High Copper and Lead in Cat 3406E

    Are those levels high enough to justify selling the boat if YOU owned it ? That is the real question.
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    Spark plug location on coils

    I did the same thing 70 years ago. Always take pictures, make drawings, put ADHESIVE LABELS on electrical connections, piping. Good luck
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    Error closed loop gasoline bank 2

    2 week old new sparkplugs. 1 reject Post #3 also has a great possibility. 1 contact in the distributor cap is not working correctly.
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    Wakeboat bans

    Nothing like a ...Captains Choice with no mufflers. Motor STRUGGLING at WOT . YEEEEHAWWWW A class action lawsuit of ALL companies making and selling them. Any new lawyer out of bar exams would win big time.
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    Muriatic acid on stripped outdrive. Is it safe?

    Sandblasting by a pro.
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    Evinrude no neutral

    Should be post # 2 problem due to last person going in there. Remove the small access cover to see the coupling. My screws had no S S lock washers. I bought 2 at a hardware store. I took 1 bolt with me to get the right size.
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    Volvo penta engine tag missing numbers

    I bet the engine is a pile of used parts.
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    Error closed loop gasoline bank 2

    grub You bring up a TELLING point about sparkplugs. NGK for years has been warning about counterfeit sparkplugs labeled NGK.
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    For those of us who tow our boat, do you inspect it ?

    Holes drilled in boxed or tube frames will rust. As new holes are drilled thru the metal coverings. All holes must be drilled out. Before it is dipped into hot plating tank.
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    Wakeboat bans

    What is the purpose of a wakeboat ? To ruin everyone else's day.
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    Forums are very slow…

    Today it is running GREAT !!! Our Spectrum web provider is having loads of short ...Freeze Ups...
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    Fuel for older Evinrude/ Johnson

    Just remember The unbreakable rule about any vehicle switching to... E 10 ..gasoline. There were horror stories of the Ethanol in the gasoline dissolving all the varnish and other sludges in gas tanks, fuel lines and carburetor parts. Engines slowed down and stopped. I have never run E 10 in my...
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    1998 Mercruiser 5.7 TBI Backfiring Under Load & Loss of Power

    Plug tips look GREAT !! BUTT ALL that black oil on all the left side row of new plugs thread area. Is totally BAD for so little hours on new plugs. Almost like steam cleaning is done at higher rpms. THe right side ones look much better. Were the plugs fully compressed when newly installed ...
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