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  1. Texasmark

    24' Glasply, Aluminum or Stainless.....?

    I apologize for my error prone reply. I must have had a brain fart. Getting more frequent at my age.
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    rolling torque wrench

    Northern Tool, a popular industrial tool www, lists a 0-250 in-pound torque wrench for 40 bucks.....can't pull up the ad for some reason. Brand is Powerbuilt, size is ⅜ drive, Model #641432
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    losing lower unit oil

    I did it once years ago. Recalling, dropped the LU and using a hook type tool, dug it out....as stated a quick fix. Sometimes drilling a hole in the metal part of a seal and using an appropriately sized sheet metal screw will give you something to grasp to remove shaft seals without having to...
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    Wiring diagram for 2002 mercury 90 hp

    Geez....whadda mess!!! Looks like the solenoid pitted and welded at the pits causing the starter to remain engaged which did ok till wiring in the starter overheated, melted the insulation, shorting out internally and continuing the high current demand from the battery to continue...
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    24' Glasply, Aluminum or Stainless.....?

    What are you currently running in material? Whatever it is, duplicate it with a 2" pitch reduction maintaining the diameter as close as possible to the current diameter....expect it to increase slightly as in the design of props, shallower pitch usually goes hand in hand with larger diameters...
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    3 blade stainless vs four blade aluminum

    Stainless weight subject has been kicked around by big guns on here and my recollection is that it's a non issue from an engine wear and tear aspect. Yes I can see it being noisier with a sloppy fitting hub insert. The 140 I/O is no speedster in the first place. Most aluminum standard...
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    losing lower unit oil

    Your tank is a fixed volume of water. Running your engine adds a varying amount of operational residue to this limited volume. Your oil is added to your fuel and fuel, an oil byproduct, are consumed and dumped into the tank along with the appropriate volume of air. All the mixture didn't get...
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    Aluminum fish and ski

    Crestliner pioneered the welded hull, I think I recall reading on their www. They have an extruded tongue and groove keel (for example) where the aluminum bottom sheets tuck into the extrusion, then welded on both sides (inside and outside). I have been running welded aluminum hulls for over...
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    disable auto oiler on 90hp 2000 elpto

    I agree on what you are saying here. My current Merc 115 2 stroker is a 2+2 meaning at speeds below about 2000-2500 RPMs it only runs on 2 cylinders as there isn't enough fuel to the other two to ignite into combustion necessary to consider the cylinder providing power. Once up above the kick...
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    disable auto oiler on 90hp 2000 elpto

    Lubricants of today are not as they were back in the '50s and earlier, when it was the quart of 4 cycle engine oil for 24:1 vs todays 50:1. Materials are better understood for particular applications and with CDC milling machines of today, tolerances are changing from 0.001" to 0.0001" which...
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    disable auto oiler on 90hp 2000 elpto

    Pennzoil super synthetic-blend TC-W3, available at wally world, is almost smokeless with 50:1 pre-mix. Only time you can detect smoke is going from idle to Firewall in the hole shot...and then it's only for the first second.....but it is 50:1, not 80:1 the ratio for those engines, per the Serv...
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    Prop selection 1998 fishin barge

    Having had a Force predecessor, a new 1972 Chrysler cross flow, 2 stroke 85 hp triple, up against my buddies (at the time) Loop charged OMC engines of lesser HP, they could run right up there with me on speed, comparable boats, and do it on (guessing) ⅔ the gas.
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    Aluminum fish and ski

    I'm currently running a 2002 Crestliner Fish Hawk 1750 dual console with a 115 Merc. so I can vouch for the Crestliner hull which I really like, especially the "reverse chine" aspect of the hull.....makes for fast planing, tight turning, good dry ride characteristics without having to have the...
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    disable auto oiler on 90hp 2000 elpto

    I decided my 2002 90 2 stroker self oiler was keeping me awake at night, about the year 2012. So I took 3 bolts out holding the oil pump in place and temporarily removed one fuel like to facilitate removal. I flipped the pump body over for access and reached into it and pulled out the drive...
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    Premium Gas for 50hp & 7.5hp 2-Stroke Outboards

    I am currently running premium gasoline and NGK iridium plugs. Not about to change. Things didn't start out that way....they evolved.....for the better for me and my rig! Decided to give my little 2 and 4 stroke engines around the farm the same treatment......not about to change.
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    Diagnosing 75hp ELPTO starting problem

    I'd replace the "rest of the rubber" too: Fuel lines, fuel pump kit, squeeze bulb and tank to engine hose, put in carb kits, if it has a fuel filter change that too. You already told us, with what you did and the response you got, that you have lack of adequate fuel problems. Check the LU for...
  17. Texasmark

    Stainless Steele or NO..

    So decide what you want to do with the boat, where you want to run, are you a cruiser or a speed joc, current parameters and current prop ID and come back on here. We'll either confuse you big time, or get you on track....usually the latter.
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    Stainless Steele or NO..

    I agree on the plastic replaceable hubs being sacrificial.
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    Stainless Steele or NO..

    I run SS and has been my preference since my new 1972 125 HP Johnson would bend the prop on something...sometimes a 2" sapling in a freshly filled lake, on every outing it seemed. I am not a buzz head but I do like to run the throttle at the firewall on occasion and make tight turns and run the...
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    Ran into a reef & 10 hour service

    I have also seen a metal cap attached with a couple of screws....looks to be SS. I suppose you cut off, or something removed, the lower part of the skeg and you just bolt it to the stub. The LU is an "investment" aluminum casting and is strong yet brittle. It has already moved in one...
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