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  1. bruceb58

    What is the inductor for?

    The inductor in series in a DC circuit like that blocks AC noise. Its basically just a low pass filter.
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    Painting tube trailer frame

    Lesson number one. Never build a trailer with enclosed tubes. For some reason, trailers on expensive boats insist on using these types. My new to me Cobalt is one of them. I would never buy a trailer on purpose that had this and if I was rebuilding a trailer, I sure wouldn't use it.
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    Wheel bearings full of water

    Hard to imagine a seal from a Suckaroo would fit a trailer. There are plenty of high quality double lip seals that work great for trailers. But one from Timken or National.
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    looking for a service manual

    Just do a search for volvo Penta HU manuals on ebay. You will find a bunch of them. You don't need every one. Just get the drive, engine, electrical and fuel component manuals
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 GSi Knocking – Suggestions needed.

    Take your serpentine belt off and run it for just 30 seconds and do that same test to make sure its not associated with anything on the front of the engine.
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    ....stocking up for Corona virus

    You mean like dental hygienists, surgeons people who work in clean rooms all day? They must be pretty physiologically traumatized.
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    Outdrive swinging

    Never ever start your engine with the drive fully up. More than likely that is how you broke your u-joint. May also be why you now have gear oil in your bellows. You learned the hard way.
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    Outdrive swinging

    He said his u-joint was broken.
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    Outdrive swinging

    You are not going to like this but just buy a new driveshaft. I know its expensive but it will work first time. You will have to have a marine shop install it. You probably already realize this but the drive was shaking because of the broken u-joint. As far as how the u-joint got broken, do...
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    Are surge brakes always a PIA?

    The reverse lockout solenoid gets its ground from the trailer ground. The trailer ground is connected to the vehicle ground through the 5 or 7 pin connector. You never rely on the ground through the hitch ball.
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    smart home opinions

    Exactly...not planning any insurrection or coup in the distant future. As far as paying my credit card by phone, who in the heck does that? It's all paid online.
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    smart home opinions

    How are they stealing your identity?
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    smart home opinions

    Love Alexa. We have 3 in this house 2 in another and another 2 in another. My life isn't that interesting that I am worried about being spied on.
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    Surge brake glide roller....almost lost one.

    You can pull the piece that slides in the coupler to make sure it is all ok but my bet is on the caliper pins needing service.
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    Surge brake glide roller....almost lost one.

    When was the last time you took the calipers off and lubed the guide pins? BTW, 120 and 180 is not that hot if you just stopped the trailer. What did you pump grease into? Bearing Buddy? EZ Lube? How often do you pull your wheels and repack bearings?
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    Toilet doesn't always completely flush

    Yeah...can't really check something like that. If the wax seal has failed, no tightening will help. I also don't use wax rings anymore. I use these especially for floors that have been tiled with the flange below the surface of the floor...
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    Toilet doesn't always completely flush

    It could be that you have a bend in the plumbing too close to the toilet flange. That makes a poorly designed toilet worse. I fixed a poorly flushing toilet by replacing it with a higher quality toilet. In my houses, I only use the newer Kohler toilets. Best low volume toilets out there. Only...
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    Volvo Penta 3.0 GLP-D Choke/Starting Issue?

    Not sure how much DC you will be getting off the AC tap of an alternator. This is the diagram of the Volvo alternator showing the P terminal coming off one of the windings. No diode rectifier between the windings and the P terminal. If you measure any DC voltage , that's just the offset...
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    Trailer Tires

    You can use a P rated tire on a trailer. You just need to derate it 10%. 90% of the time, once you derate it, it won't have the capacity for the load you are trying to tow. My travel trailer uses 14" tires. There is no way in hell I could find a passenger tire in 14" to support the weight of...
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    98 four winds to 25 sundowner replacing Bellows seals

    Put a cell phone camera down there and start videoing where the water is coming out. Obviouslly do this before you pull the boat out. You need to see exactly where the water is coming in.
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