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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    How exactly? I would very much like to see an axle nut removed through the hole for that rubber plug.
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    HP 60 EFI: Change oil filter without draining oil?

    It varies by manufacturer. Mercury recommends oil and filter together on the ones I take care of. Suzuki is the only one that comes to mind as being different but I do both regardless.
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    I think you would be better off to throw what you have in the trash and get plain caps. Bearing buddies and the like cannot replace proper maintenance.
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    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    I’m sure my folks and I would have gotten an earful from law enforcement had they caught me. That would have been about 1974 (when no one cared yet if you smoked pot or drove drunk). There would not have been any threats about not getting a license until turning 21. Sheriffs department drove...
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    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    Farm life was different. No one batted an eye at the eight year old driving the pickup on the highway to get to the field to spend all day driving a tractor.
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    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    If you really want to confuse someone, sit them behind a 3 on the tree shifter. It seems to baffle even experienced stick drivers!
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    The engine starts but has problem with idle then not start any more

    Check fuel pressure and/or try pumping up the primer bulb if it has one. Saw a Mercruiser a while back that did what you described. The fuel pump was in the process of failing.
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I was working an early 70’s Mercury O/B last winter. I think the only ignition parts readily available for it was the spark plugs.
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I get what is being said about sourcing parts but, as an owner of 2 Willys jeeps, most parts available for the old stuff is crap unless you can score new old stock. Ignition parts seem to be the worst. There have been a lot of horror stories about gears and bearings not being hardened to spec.
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    It can be hard to find boat parts for boats 5 years old. I know of one manufacturer that won’t talk to you if the boat is more than 5 years old.
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I have become a big fan of EFI over the years. I love being able to bump the key and go any time, any temperature. Not needing to constantly work on it is a plus too.
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    2021 f200xb

    Would that be an indicator for a 2-stroke oil tank?
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    How can I make my Tracker 40 HP faster?

    the installed propeller diameter and pitch would be good to post with the RPM info requested. What is visible in the picture is raising questions and the wrong prop can make a huge impact on how a boat runs. The numbers should be on the prop although sometimes the numbers on the prop are just...
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    Best Jet Drive

    I had mine in the early 1990s. The second one was a Force outboard mounted to an 18’ tunnel hull john boat. I loved it unless I managed to plug it up with rocks or vegetation. The tunnel let me run places I never thought possible without an airboat. I frequently hauled 4-wheelers on it during...
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    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    I used to fish a small lake that had a shallow ramp. Hated it. Rear axles on the truck would get wet before the boat would float. Nothing like wading to and from the door of the truck. Electric only lake so firing up the big motor to assist unloading and loading was frowned upon.
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    Best Jet Drive

    I don’t recall operating the 2 jets I owned any different than I have run the props since. I ran whatever power I needed. Seldom WOT on either. Maybe more often with the prop. The jets could be a little aggravating because they didn’t sit still in “neutral”.
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    Testing my temp gauge

    First step is to check the connections. A pot of hot water works well if you have a good thermometer to compare readings throughout the scale or just want to see if the needle moves. Water boils at 212 degrees with some variance for barometric pressure just to find out if it’s working and...
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    Trailer Tongue Too Long?

    6’ tow vehicle wheelbase? That’s shorter than a Suzuki Samurai. Quick to respond… over correcting? It shouldn’t take long to get used to it. A front mounted hitch is a good thing. Much easier to see what is going on, especially going around corners. My little tractor has a quick release...
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    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    I had this happen on my F150. The further I went the worse it got because the heat build up was expanding parts and making them tighter. I had to crawl under the truck and beat on the parking brake linkage at the drum to get it to release. Some of the pivot joints had corroded just enough that...
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    1996 mariner 30 hot start issues -- at my wit's end

    My experience with hot start problems on most non-EFI applications is an overly rich mixture. That’s why opening the throttle works. It allows more air into the intake. It may be the same with EFI but there are other issues if an EFI engine needs more air to start when hot.
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