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    Spark plugs and cap replacement interval

    Best PM I have ever read.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    WE do know that a 10 speed is wasting time and acceleration. 9 shifts at 1/4 of a second each. is about 2 seconds of wasted time if you lift the throttle. Power shifting at WOT every gear shift. Tow Truck come and get me. My best thrill was new factory street racer. Brother new Plymouth with...
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    The important fact. Put the most and strongest support under the engine.
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    Cars you should have kept.

    Scott Do you own a used car lot. That is some collection. (y)
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    Spark plugs and cap replacement interval

    I have in my chest a Pace Maker and a FULL power Defibrillator to shock my damaged heart. Surgeons severely warned me. NO NO high voltages or high powered machines. Your doctor says slide your hand along 60 to 80,000 volt wires. Change doctors.
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    Ran out of tasty snacks. Went to Shure Fine Food Store on a mission . Bought a box of their own brand of microwaveable popcorn. And a bag of Cracker Jacks. LIFE IS SOO GOOD. Popcorn I did 1 minute then turn over the bag. Another minute then stop and turn over the bag. Then 30 seconds...
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    Picked up a 1990 Force 50HP yesterday.

    Am I the only one who removes the prop. If running in a 50 gallon barrel ?
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    A modern hydraulic transmission can do it all. And does it in the largest trucks. Gear shifters are always unhappy. WAAAA WAAA Want more gear ratios. I will not stop complaining.
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    Cars you should have kept.

    1st Honda year they were sold in the USA. (y)(y)
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    This trailer has rocking bunks

    Almost Intelligent answers. A wolf in charge of a herd of sheep. Baaadd
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    Spark plugs and cap replacement interval

    I have always done a. As a problem STARTS to occur. Do the inspection. Replace as needed. P M of parts and labor ? Just another way of giving money to a company. Companies still want oil changes and filter every 3,000 miles. Is modern oil so terrible ? Are the air filters so terrible ?
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Mommy said I am special. I can do what ever I want to.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    We won the war. But nothing else.
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    Spark plugs and cap replacement interval

    Where the boat is is most important about parts life. Salt in Florida. Or freshwater in New York. ?
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    Eat a bag of Ginger Snaps !! :) And some fresh coffee. I ate 7 oz yesterday. Will finish the 2 nd 7 oz. All gone.
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    Spark plugs and cap replacement interval

    Change everything. Every 3 years. Dealers need the money for their 85' yachts with a pretty crew.
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    Picked up a 1990 Force 50HP yesterday.

    So glad I got rid of brand new Chevy 1967 Chevy convert. SS 396. It ate hydraulic lifters. Wife drove it mostly. That is when I bought a first Honda shoebox sedan 1975 ? First year they sold them in USA. BEST CAR ...EVER MADE !!! No PM BS It ran forever. Replaced floor sheet meat 3 times...
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    4.3 GL-D Electrical Issues

    Sometimes :giggle:
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    How do you screw into fiberglass/gelcoat without chipping?

    Think of a Fibreglass surface. Then put onto it a coating that dries as hard as glass. I pilot the hole to be as wide as the widest part of the screw shank. Maybe .010 " larger. Then only the screw is pulling UP on the unseen inside surface.
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    Best flooring options?

    Is Eva Foam open or closed cell foam ?
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