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    M9540 24 speed parking brake

    Do you have to have it ? like if I got told the parking pawl on my car was broken ( surprised its not :)) and it was going to cost thousands Id just start using the handbrake . The only person to use the handbrake in my car is the guy who does the annual roadworthy test ....he is also the...
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    Gear case oils

    Its an 18hp Tohatsu 2/ that will be on a 3.8m inflatable
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    Gear case oils

    Time has come to fill my reconned gear case with oil . I have long used synthetic gear oils in my bikes and cars , and used ATF in my racebike gearboxes . I like the thin oil , convinced that it soaks up less power. Have any of you used synthetic gear oil in your outboards ? opinions ?
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    Tohatsu M18 gearcase dismantle

    Wow 376 views and not one reply ........but its OK I figured it out myself , thanks for all your help guys :rolleyes:
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    Lowrance warranty

    Whats the power supply like ? if your not getting proper battery voltage it might play up , specially if you have an erratic low voltage issue as the thing will work until the voltage drops .... even for a second . Also check the earth . I would wire the thing direct to a battery and see...
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    Silliest Question on Fuel Mix - Thank you for your patience

    yep 20l of hydraulic fluid hit the deck at my house yesterday
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    M9540 24 speed parking brake

    insurance ? accidental damage Just finished some commiserative beers with neibour , he been here half a day trying to pull out a stump for me .... used both of his tractors and only gave up when it split one of the bucket cylinder rams down the side
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    2 Stroke Oil Thread

    There are other differences other than the bushes / bearings , also there are pistons with g oil retention grooves in the thrust faces and some without . I would have thought that the thrust faces / bore area would be the hardest to lube , so there are different requirements there ?. I had a...
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    Do tell 😏 still getting them girlie adds huh 😄
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    Silliest Question on Fuel Mix - Thank you for your patience

    Brilliant ! ;)
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    Transom saver or no?

    Yeah it sure did :) . In the end the tie down about 1.5m from the back clamped the boat down but the bow lifted a bit over rough ground ( we winched the 4wd towing the boat out of some locations ) as the trailer flexed so I used the chain as a fail safe and just held it on the trailer with...
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    Men, it is October

    mirrored sunglasses are handy when checking out the hooters ;)😁 ya get to have a decent look before getting slapped :LOL: Couple of years ago you could buy pink bailage wrapping in support of BC awareness , pink bailage all over southland farms , catches your eye as its totally the wrong...
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    Silliest Question on Fuel Mix - Thank you for your patience

    Some of the older motors need extra oil to seal rings and oil seals and have bushes instead of rolling element bearings . My old seagull runs 16:1 ( 1/2 a pint to the gallon ) . This was speced for 30w oil and the new stuff will lube the engine at 50:1 but it really needs that extra oil...
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    Transom saver or no?

    When I got my boat ( Marlbrough Dart 4.1m , 35hp Honda ) I just used the latch on the motor to rest it while traveling , carted it thousands of Kms with no issue .........but it was nagging at me , and I had to straighten the latch at some point so Im liking the spring loaded outboard support...
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    Transom saver or no?

    Thats about the same clearance as my set up but I aint brave enough to chance it and I tilt the motor up a bit
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    HP 60 EFI: Change oil filter without draining oil?

    You sure can change the filter without draining oil . I think its generally accepted that a filter can be changed every 2nd oil change as long as that oil change is done in time . Having said that I usually put a filter on every oil change . $125 bucks worth of oil .... another 25 for a...
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    Ya did so get mk1 escorts in the US I have seen them in movies ( watch out were mad , Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer ) and in the background in Gas monkey . The Capri also came with the 2.3l ohc in the US
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I just take a whole points dizzy ( pre-installed and timing marked ) in my Capri . It has a 30 year old much abused Allison electronic module that I have been waiting 20 odd years to crap out , been on 3 of my other Escorts before .
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    '99 Mercury 50HP ELHPTO: carburetor idle screw adjustment procedure

    What Chris says is true , but the speed at which you slam the throttle open does have some bearing on things too .. Without accelerator pumps there is a flat spot off idle that can be unnoticeable when opening the throttle slowly but very obvious if you floor it . Carbs have progression...
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    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    I bought my 1st efi car in 1988 and have had nothing but efi since then . I have had 5 cars and the ONLY efi issue I ever had was one of the injector plugs had broken the retaining clip and about every now and then I had to get out and push the plug back on ..... even showed the Mrs how...
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