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  1. dingbat

    Substitute for 317002

    You might want to look at the screw drivers made specifically for DIN Rail terminal blocks. Hardened chrome steel tips. Available in tip widths ranging from 2.0 to 6.5 mm in 0.5mm increments I "borrowed" one from work many moons ago and it has yet to fail me. Have yet to run into an...
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    Houston….. We’ve had a problem…..

    Grew up in what was then the middle of no-where. Could go for miles via fields, old farm paths, etc. w/o getting on a public road. Used to hot wire and go for rides while the parent where away when I was 14. They gave me the car when I turned 16. The start of your typical “broke kid” trying...
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    2000 Yamaha F100 four stroke oil alarm goes off at first and then goes away

    Always start with the simplest possible problem and go from there, i.e. check for a clogged fuel filter before rebuilding the carbs
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    Houston….. We’ve had a problem…..

    Still have mine as well My first Bug was the one my parents bought new in 1963. Sold my last “bug” in 1986 Owned a 67 bus, 72 convertible bug, 65 Karmon Ghia convertible and a 74 bug. Cheap to “hot rod”. Forgot what a set of oversized “jugs” cost but it wasn’t that much. Always had a “spare”...
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    Solas Amita vs OEM (Yamaha)?

    I would agree…..Sales Manager for the OEM Supplier market for a number of years. OEM suppliers want something that meets their (typically min.) performance specification, gets them through warranty w/o hassles and expect volume pricing to go with it. We configured an entire product line to...
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    Might want to contact them to see if they have a chart specific to your model year https://www.seafoxboats.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TRAILER-SPECS-MY2020.pdf
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    Then the question becomes....does the bunk make full contact with both sides of the hull in that location? FWIW: Grady wants the stringers sitting on the bunks. I would image most other boat builders do as well. Where are your stringers in relation to the bunks?
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    Time for a new battery charger

    Wet - sealed unit, can be mounted in the "wet" location Vented - unit is open to environment, must be mounted in a "dry" location Both are capable of charging a battery under load. The difference being that the vented unit has a higher charging capacity based solely in it's ability to...
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    My bunks are 4" x 6". They don't bow between the heads and ends of the bunks. I would run a straight edge cross the brackets width wise in all three locations and measure the distance from the bunk to the frame to compare. Could be a frame has bowed in the center over time.
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    OK I’ve had enough.

    Guessing you meant 35 inches… We got snow twice this year. Both times 3-4”, both times pretty much gone by noon. Don’t like snow, never have. Incompatible with my preferred attire…shorts and flip flops.
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    1996 Evinrude Vindicator 200hp--engine keeps quitting on start-up

    Bear in mind you’re working with plastic carbs with self tapping screws. When putting a screw back in, I turn the screw counter clockwise until I feel the threads “sync” then start tightening from that point. The last thing you want to do is cross thread or cut new threads, Torque values are...
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    1991 Johnson

    You need 200+ amps to properly spin a starter. Clean all cable ends til shiny then install your new battery. Now give it a spin
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    Prestolite starter assembly

    How did you determine the armature and field are not compromised? Testing is a $rap shoot w/o using a Growler to check it out No right or wrong way to install wave washers. Do you have an end play specification to check your work?
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    Vhf antenna question

    I've not soldered a VHF antenna connector in years for just that reason Do yourself a favor and buy one of these PL-259 Gold-Plated Center-Pin Connector VHF is line of sight. You can pick up some crazy bounce now and then, but generally speaking if you can't see it, you can't hear it...
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    something new coming in electric OB

    They vary quite a bit by year. The 2024 Tesla S Plaid is advertising at 1.99 seconds. Edmonds tested the 2024 base S series at 2.9 What percentage of car owners drive in excess of 340 miles on a daily basis? BIL has owned a Model S going on 3 years now. Drives 60+ miles to and from work each...
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    something new coming in electric OB

    I’m not seeing the “heavy” part. Curb weight of an “extended range” Tesla 3 is #4,048, 0-60 = 2.3 seconds Curb weight of Dodge SRT Hell Cat is #4,438 0-60 = 3.7 seconds
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    Rigging preference

    Depends on what is in the cable bundles. Coiling power and digital signal wires in the same bundle can setup magnetic fields scrambling digital signals.
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    ECU Flashing

    ECM are adaptive controls. They store programed values in EPROM and working/actual (sensor) readings in ROM. A “hard reset” in effect replaces the “working” values with the preprogramed values stored in EPROM MEFI 3 manual Non-Scan Diagnosis Of Drivability Concerns (No DTC's Set) If a...
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    OK I’ve had enough.

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    Help! Outboard is smoking!

    Rain can’t get in the combustion chamber. Sounds like a blown head gasket. When was the last time you changed the water pump?
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