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    Bought a new Tachometer, Timing light / gun, Infrared Laser thermometer and a grease paint marker.

    It is really a odd ball nut on the 1986 28 SPL and 30 hp motors flywheel. Crowley Marine parts sheets even shows what my motor has. I never saw a domed nut before.
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    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    I listened again. Why so much valve / lifter noise ? Check all the rocker arms for correct action adjustment. Way too noisy if hydraulic.
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    A word about the 2 stroke engine oil TCW3 at stores. ACE Hardware sells BOTH types of the oil. They are stacked side by side !!!! Make sure you READ and understand when the front label says WATER COOLED........or.......AIR COOLED engines. I bought and used the air cooled oil. What a...
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    Merc 260 fit in Winns 190 Horizon bay?

    Big difference between..... It will work and it will work AND be safe in the engine room with gasoline fumes to ignite. Boats & airplanes are more dangerous than cars. ALWAYS
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    Trailer Painting

    Any cutting and welding to a trailer. MUST ALL be done before the WHOLE frame is dipped in the plating tanks. You must NEVER NEVER cut, grind or weld the STEEL frame after plating !!!!
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    1991 pcm nautique not able to crank after major flooding from carb

    Was the copper wire stripped back far enough ? Was the bare Copper wire folded back and forth enough times to fill the space on the clamp ? Was the copper folds squeezed in a vice to make a solid mostly round high current bulge. That will not over heat. I did incorrect battery cables until my...
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    1991 pcm nautique not able to crank after major flooding from carb

    Neither mention battery post clamps. Could be 1991 clamps. or badly bent up ones.
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    1991 pcm nautique not able to crank after major flooding from carb

    Post #10 has the answer. The battery clamps are dropping the voltage. Due to so much of the clamp surface being corroded away
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    1992 johnson faststrike 150

    Wire connection causing problems ? Disconnect the overheat sensor wire. Did it stop buzz ? No ? Remove the next alarm wire. I am assuming the sensors respond to higher heat conditions. I if over heat causes lower readings ? a quick 1 second short should stop alarm. You have to isolate what is...
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    1991 pcm nautique not able to crank after major flooding from carb

    The starter BATTERY wires are all overheated and now drop a lot of the voltage and current in them. Do some voltage readings with a volt meter.
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    Trailer Painting

    I have found that Rustoleum primer will stick to almost anything. After a final water high pressure attack. Air dry in hot sun. On with the Rustoleum
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    Trailer Rollers

    I get the boat SUPPORTED ONLY by the keel and bow rollers first. the start leveling the boat to the FLAT ground surface under the trailer. WAIT!!!!!! fill all tires to the same pressure. Then start the leveling. It is NOT NOT critical. Eyeball level is good enough.
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    Merc 260 fit in Winns 190 Horizon bay?

    Man Overboard switch installed correctly ?
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    Be VERY CAREFUL when buying the TCW3 oil !!!!!! It is made for 2 different types of engine. Cooler running outboard motors. OR OR OR TCW3 for air cooled motors. DO NOT buy or use the AIR COOLED type of oil !!. It coats the sparkplugs with black carbon in a few hours and will cause very bad...
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    Trailer Rollers

    Install the rollers you have. 1 or 2 missing will not cause any problem. Have fun adjusting all the brackets. Remember the rollers under the engine beams & drive take the most weight as time goes by. All others are for stability on the highway. The keel is the strongest part of the hull. You...
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    Is it running in a about 30 gallon tub or barrel with the prop removed ? And about 8" of water over the small inlet holes. Have you run the motor with no water ? For 5 minutes ?
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    Trailer Rollers

    I do not think any of us knows which plastic is really the best. How would we find out ? Who is honest enough ? Good side of this is, the rollers are covered by the boat. Most of the time. (y)
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    1957 Johnson Rd-19 35hp questions

    You need a Timing Light and a tachometer. The loud odd noises are probably preignition or a lot of carbon in the engine becoming red hot and causing the noises.......... What gasoline to oil ratio are you using ? Are you using a oil that SPECIFIES to be used in water cooled 2 stroke engines ...
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    Stalling or Hesitating under load

    Not all bad plugs can be seen as bad. The shorting out a plug test is very accurate. Especially if a lot of plugs are erratic in their firing patterns.
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    Engine will spin up in RPMs boat hardly moves

    Rev it up and rubber / plastic softens / melts. Stop And it rehardens. Sometimes Do not use the boat until the part is changed.
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