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    Should I pull heads for inspection, 5.7 liter

    Replace a engine ? Why, what destroyed it ?
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    Zenith 263M2 Carb Float Setting

    I really liked all the experienced information. About things that cause a carburetor to be REPLACED. Laying around motors are prone to blocked tiny passages.
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    Should I pull heads for inspection, 5.7 liter

    Gasoline usually is a wet sparkplug at first. Oily / grease covered is a oil leak into the engine. All plugs ? Or random plugs are worse ? One cylinder head is worse than the other ? You were sold a BAD batch of gasoline ? Did problem start after last time you filled up ? Rare but it happens.
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    350 MPI Winterize - Block Drain?

    Relying on Texas electrical system ????? Marinas world wide and boat owners ALL simply follow the manufacturer directions. On how to drain their motors safely. Every year. Really works. Do not modify their procedure. 60 years of draining only. No damage to any motors
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    Need Help & Advice on a Purchase....

    Ever try using mufflers ?
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    Looking for any suggestions

    Has the TP sensor been checked for tightness ? Disconnect and reconnect the sensor connection a couple of times to rub off any corrosion ?
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    Looking for any suggestions

    The boat and engine look fantastic !! (y) Lets do basic testing. Remove each sparkplug carefully. do not break any of them. see if they are all the same color and " stuff " on the electrodes. Post a picture of the best and worst sparkplug ends. Is this a sudden new problem ? or a steadily...
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    Looking for any suggestions

    Year of the boat ? Year of the motor ? Picture showing condition of engine and wiring on it ? Any corroded metal parts ? Salt water boat ?
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    350 MPI Winterize - Block Drain?

    Have you waited too long in your area ?
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    Need Help & Advice on a Purchase....

    When you have a load of passengers and you get caught in a sudden high wind and 3 foot waves. Can not turn the new Chaparral 19' around because the boat would fill instantly. And your 5.0 is at 4000 rpms. You know you should have had the largest motor installed. When I ordered the boat new. All...
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    bless you and your cat !!! (y)(y)(y)(y)
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    Wells are drying up in Hunterdon, N J today.

    Not sure.
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    Wells are drying up in Hunterdon, N J today.

    Home well at 380' . It only rattles at start of pumping till about 30 psi. Then continues very quietly from 45 to 60 psi.
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    My 2 electronics arrive tomorrow.
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    Big motoe + tiny transom

    2 basic Bass Boat drivers. Ones that fish. Others that go WOT all day. Higher maintenance ?
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    Need Help & Advice on a Purchase....

    I was never happy about a test ride, while the boats are in winter storage. Wait until a REAL test ride can be done.
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    Transom replacement or design flaw?

    DO NOT BOLT the flattened end of the brace to the THIN BOTTOM SKIN of the hull !!! It will flex and break thru that thin skin very quickly.
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    Cranking out of boat

    Automotive clip on Jumper Cables. Heavy duty one with Red and Black colors. and a fully charged up small car battery. Black clamps go to battery -MINUS POST and unpainted thick metal part of the motor or exhaust system. NOTHING that has a ball bearing in it. Red clamp goes onto the LARGE wire...
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    Winter mice are too much this cold winter in New Jersey.

    I can not safely set the Snap Trap Victor traps. Too feeble and slow. So I am switching to Electronic ones. I have found all the places where they enter & leave. I want to buy a outdoor camera to see the times & numbers at each location. Will then Silicone RTV the outside when and where they...
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    Wells are drying up in Hunterdon, N J today.

    Great news from our well driller owner about noises when running. It is not sucking in air. :) We are hearing the Check Valve chattering a little bit during pump up running. Run it until it gets to be too much noise. (y)
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