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    1979 80HP Mercury

    In your description of starting procedures you mentioned using choke then squeezing ball....should be the opposite. Plug or connect the fuel line to the motor, then squeeze ball until hard or resistance ( some do not get rock hard) then push and hold choke for a few seconds, release, lift...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Ha....rather than a tennis ball, we use a Kenny doll head from south park comics. Our oldest son is named Kenny, and he was a handful in his younger days, so the head is fitting...lol...
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    Best rust loosening material

    Finding it around here can be a real challenge....
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    Boat budget question

    Thru my many years of boat ownership, I have never saw a boat owner with a budget....one that works anyway....a BOAT is just a hole in the water in which we pour money to keep it going...
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    Raising outboard higher

    Ha ha...I hear ya, we still have a few VHS players but the kids got rid of all our VHS tapes ! To bad we aren't closer.....
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    DESPERATE situation

    Pics might help...
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    Best rust loosening material

    Depends on how bad they are rusted......most penetrating oils work well for basic rusted fasteners. I have used ATF for bad rust along with penetrating oil.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Tried the board bolted to the floor.......not a good idea, not only did the wife drive right over it, when the car was not inside, I often tripped over that darn board !
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    Nobody fishing?

    If you don't mind the high heat, the walleye are biting right now. Need to find deep water around the Islands and further east. Not long ago they were hot in the western basin, but due to warm lake temps, they have moved further east. Walleye are fun to catch, but when it comes to eating, my...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Here in the western Lake Erie area, walleye fishing has been hot as has been the weather. With the water heating up, the fish have headed east where the lake is deeper and cooler. My family prefers the Perch and they are slow this year coming back into more shallow water. With the warmer than...
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    1979 80HP Mercury

    Exactly what steps do you take in the driveway to start your motor ? On muffs?
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    1975 Johnson 70hp

    These two paragraphs appear to counter each other...first says don't use seafoam then second paragraph says to use a similar product.....used seafoam for many years, works great !
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Years back a friend bought a vehicle with traction control. The dealer made a big deal about it and how well it works on snow and icy conditions especially with older drivers. After a good snow fall he decided to try this out in a large empty parking lot. He got up to around 25-30 mph and...
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    Trailer guides

    Yesser, short tongue trailers can make a guy look really bad ! I take great pride in my ability to back up a trailer. Over 300' to back in my drive to my barn where the boat is stored. Plus two curves to swing trailer around so not a straight back in. Borrowed the neighbors short tongue small...
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    not allowed - please see the rules

    Would be nice to know what is not allowed....
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    That is becoming a big issue according to my insurance agent !!
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    1998 9.9 Mercury 2 stroke idling issue

    Most of the tiney passages are to small to see if they are clogged, and rebuild kits come with needles and seats along with new gaskets. Using the old stuff rarely works...
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    1998 9.9 Mercury 2 stroke idling issue

    You can talk to the folks at that source about your wants and needs, they have always been helpful to me. Sounds like you don't have much experience with small engines, so ask them for the correct parts, just have you model and serial numbers handy to get the correct parts. Look for a factory...
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    Let's talk skill...

    When wind and current are an issue....have had to do that a number of times !!
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    1998 9.9 Mercury 2 stroke idling issue

    And a good factory carb rebuild kit with new seats and gaskets plus the info to set the carb up correctly to start. Well worth the time and money ! If you think the carb is good and clean then it is time for a rebuild....
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