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  1. guy48065

    Pink Super Tech (Walmart) -50 RV and Marine ok for engine?? I always thought NO...??

    The color means nothing. Read the labels & use the stuff with propylene glycol & corrosion inhibitors. Not the RV drain stuff.
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    Reminder to check gear before towing.

    I was towing my bowrider home after purchase (used) and about halfway home, on a stretch of 2-lane blacktop, I watched in my rearview as the tan platform took flight. I didn't know the seller didn't secure it. Couldn't even get home with it before damaging the boat. 🤦🏻‍♂️
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    Pink Super Tech (Walmart) -50 RV and Marine ok for engine?? I always thought NO...??

    Before I moved I stupidly sold 4 full 5Gal cans of expensive Dowfrost PG that I once intended to use to change my cottage boiler fluid. I sold the place before getting around to that task so I short-sightedly thought the PG was no longer needed. Oops. Now my Mercruiser and jetskis have cheap...
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    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    My yard is littered with summer lake toys. Sections of the 80' dock sit on the lawn, next to the double jetski lift. So sad. I bought a snowmobile just for something to do in the winter. I hate winter. I hate snow. Now I find myself hypocritically wishing for snow.
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    changing from a 2 barrel to a 4 barrel carburetor

    Has anyone here tried the Holley "Sniper" efi setup?
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    Energy!
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    Development continues--but without all the needed $$$ in subsidies and incentives that have been shoveled into the development of battery-power, it's a much slower process. Hydrogen IS the way forward. It has the energy density needed to push a heavy vehicle hundreds of miles, fast refills, can...
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    I had a conversation 1 week ago with the manager of a local Husqvarna power equipment sales/service outlet. She had the same complaint about waiting over a year for service parts. So this is more universal & less political than tariffs & pushing new car sales. Her claim was it's still due to...
  9. guy48065

    How do I get that last inch?

    I'll rewind the strap so it's again coming off the bottom of the winch.
  10. guy48065

    How do I get that last inch?

    From an older photo, boat loaded all the way forward. So what do I need to fix so it's not "all wrong"?
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    How do I get that last inch?

    It was windy. My wife is little or no help. I don't have loading guides on the trailer. Frankly I just wanted to get the hell out of there and get home to the important business of winterizing a sterndrive (for the 1st time). I thought I could pull it that last bit with the winch. No. Tap of...
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    Restoration of 08 Avalon - need to make the right choices

    I'm not sewing this together myself. I had to choose from whatever the upholsterer works with.
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    Q about thermostat housing seal

    I got it sorted. My service manual shows an O-ring under the Tstat. When i looked closer at the nasty flat thing that I took out I saw it was cork. My kit came with both so I put in the new cork ring and the spacer was the 'correct' height--just a few thousandths higher than the gasket so the...
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    Q about thermostat housing seal

    2000 4.3L Mercruiser. I'm replacing the thermostat. After scraping & cleaning the surfaces I installed a new O-ring, Tstat, oem plastic spacer, gasket (with metal rivets). I carefully centered the Tstat but when all stacked up the white plastic spacer sits proud of the gasket at least 1/16“...
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    Testing my temp gauge

    Just a quick update... My Quicksilver temp sensor measures 800 ohms at 70*F. same as the one on the boat so I guess the sensor is fine after all. Which now puts the thermostat at the head of the 'suspicion' line. This is my last weekend on the water. I'll put in a new Tstat during...
  16. guy48065

    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    The OP is describing the rubber dust seal on a Dexter axel, which makes maintenance easier than a plain steel cap.
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    Testing my temp gauge

    I verified power, connections and gauge operation by connecting the rheostat with alligator jumpers. Then I measured the sensor R and continuity to ground with a DMM. I don't think several hundred ohms is right so I'm waiting for a Quicksilver replacement to arrive early next week. Once I have...
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    Testing my temp gauge

    Deja vu...
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    Testing my temp gauge

    I thought the 'standard' sensor output varied from about 240 to 40 ohms? I bought a 200 ohm rheostat to test the gauge and wiring. At first when I jumpered the pot in place of the sensor the gauge didn't budge off the pin. I unplugged the gauge and checked the voltage on the 3 wires with a...
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    Restoration of 08 Avalon - need to make the right choices

    I'm considering the dark brown (milk chocolate) as an accent color for the stripe below the back bolster. The original palette is too bland, IMO. Needs some 'pop'.
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