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    M40C Tachometer install weird readings

    unless the ignition is the "wasted spark " .... maybe ? :)
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    Acceleration problems

    Cant make up my mind wether Id go for a set of plugs if you havnt already , but my gut feeling is that ( at least ) one of the carbs needs a good clean. I take my boat down to the river and back it in until motor is in deep enough to run and then use the river like a dyno so I can run it at...
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    Testing thermostat with torch

    Resistance in a DC circuit :p;):):)
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    3 cylinder 35 hp water holes sealant?

    Those holes need a good clean. As far as sealant is concerned there are a lot of quality products out there , just pick either your favourite or well known brand and go for it , just make sure you get the right type . Permetex is one I use , and Three bond
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    Oil Pressure Sensor Or Switch?

    That sure does look like a oil pressure switch , and that its next to the filter ..... might be .
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    Testing thermostat with torch

    Um , looks sorta melted aye ;) . I would replace it not only because the threads look melted and it might develop a leak or pop right out but also because getting that hot may affect its reliable operation .
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    Testing thermostat with torch

    Hard to see in the pix ..... any chance that the head has been removed before you got the motor , looks like someone has applied some sealer to the head gasket and those " o rings " are sealant that got squeezed out when the head was torqued and set hard . I used compressed air to suss out...
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    How Do You Utilize Sliding Rear Window on Your Pickup

    I rode my quad thru the back window of my ( company ) Ute ..... well not right thru but I had a bloody good go ( Ute = pickup ) I never did figure out why the boss couldnt see it was just one of them things :D.
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    Testing thermostat with torch

    Yep ,got me thinking my Honda has sat for more than a year now , I bought a new cam belt , spaklearators and oil filter .... seem silly not to replace t/stat too .:)
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    Testing thermostat with torch

    I guess you could do that to see if it was OK .:LOL: Probly be easier to just boil the kettle and tip a bit of water on it . With boiling water your limited to 100 deg C ( 212 deg f ) where as with the butane you have no idea how hot you had to get before it moves ..... if it does .
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    Cost of carb rebuild

    Blocked air corrector or emulsion tube ?
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    Both from my lounge window
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    2002 15hp mercury tiller

    I would say not , Id be looking for another flywheel. It is possible that this has been bought about by the flywheel contacting the coils ( look for witness marks ) and with that in mind is there any play in the crankshaft/ top main bearing or any of the coils loose ?
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    Don't know what I got

    It just something that boaters say to each other as a bit of humour , but there is a bit of truth for some as they discover , one way or another , that they are not boat people , sell the boat to pay for the therapy they're going to need to rebuild family bonds after that experience:LOL: . I...
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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    I think the White Tail deer you refer to are the same as the ones we have on Stewart Island ( southern most main Island ) Virginia White Tail and being as how your next door to the Virginias Im thinking that they are likely the same ? There are some good vids on YT about hunting them , Josh...
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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    Yes , I have seen talk of this before . I think they looked into doing that with the possums here ( they destroy native forest and carry TB ) , but at the moment we are still using 1080 ( lot of protests ) by carpet dropping poisoned baits which kill anything that eats it .( inc protected...
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    Don't know what I got

    The two happiest days in your life , the day you buy a boat and the day you sell it .:)
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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    Contraceptive pills ? what is it that your planning to do to them ? :D Warfarin ( blood thinners ) are used here in rat poison but I guess you could try any thing unless its cruel ( Nah , I mean " who gives a rats arse " ) and if the little #uckers have just eaten the new carpet for one's...
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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    I had one of those Garden guns , 9mm rimfire , good for shooting around sheds as the pellets wont damage structure . I once lined it up on an old fridge and let strip .........every one of them #12 pellets came straight back at me . pleased I was wearing sunglasses
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    Cut wire on top of coil pack

    Well I aint no expert on Mercruisers but if the motor runs well Id say it was ok . Put it this way :) If I bought that boat used I wouldnt be bothered at all by that . If the joint was made by some bogan twisting the wires or sticky taping them together Id have a better look but whatever it...
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