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  1. guy48065

    Want to install tach but have an unusual outboard setup

    I'm glad that worked out for you. It doesn't make sense to me that dirt bikes & lawn mowers have a universe of add-on gauges & electronics but boats need to be this difficult?
  2. guy48065

    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    Well I'll never have $12,000 to invest OR throw away on a brand new 120. What about portable outboards? Are there any 4-strokes in the 5-10hp range that are reliable and likely to still be humming along in 50 years?
  3. guy48065

    Replacing old 2 stroke with newer 4 stroke advice?

    Did I read that right? A $12,000 4-stroke is considered disposable? Environmentalists can suck smoke--I'm sticking with 2-stroke antiques.
  4. guy48065

    Rolling boat over

    I don't know if they ALL have an angle to the motor mounting plate but mine does. Perhaps it's to counter the sag of the weight of the engine... Perhaps to insure an engine doesn't slide out of the stand sleeve when you pull the pin. Anyways that angle would prevent two stands being used as the...
  5. guy48065

    Best fuel stabilizer for older 2 strokes

    If E10 is completely harmless why do so many owners manuals advise never to use E15? That tells me that 10% alcohol is at best "tolerable".
  6. guy48065

    Hopkins 4 pin tester

    Now that your frame is properly grounded all the way to the plug, If your trailer light assemblies are grounded by the screw that mounts it to the frame--don't trust that. Run a short ground wire from inside the housing to a separate ground bolt in the frame, and scrape/sand away the paint under...
  7. guy48065

    Eska 7.5 14038A 1977 no spark

    Just wanted to point out that the webpage I linked is also Ed Stoller. One of the commenters I've read on the YouTube of this repair said he replaced the trigger module with a Nova or Atom solid state ignition module that's meant to replace points ignition. I've been wondering if that would...
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    Cruelty

    What about a stubby plug? Might there be a shorter alternate with the same reach & heat range? Or is there more to it than that?
  9. guy48065

    Eska 7.5 14038A 1977 no spark

    I'll probably try this repair soon if I don't run out of summer weather. Right now I have 3 ignition plates on my bench. 2 supposedly work, one I've marked "BAD"--probably the one from Eska #2 that quit right after I brought it home. I have had to wait several months for one of these plates to...
  10. guy48065

    Cruelty

    The little terminal at the top? I'll try--every little bit helps.
  11. guy48065

    Cruelty

    That actually might work. You're describing an O2 sensor socket and I have one I can try. It's 7/8 so it might slip, or be too big to fit between the plug & face of the head but it's worth testing to see if I can get it down in there.
  12. guy48065

    Cruelty

    On this one it looks like the lower cowl is a one-piece 'bucket' that's sandwiched between the powerhead & upper leg.
  13. guy48065

    Cruelty

    Open end, box end, offset, crow foot, 13/16 sockets of all types... nothing will reach in there. This is not easy peasy until someone who's done it tells me how.
  14. guy48065

    Cruelty

    Why would a mfr bury something so necessary to regular maintenance? Am I supposed to remove the power head to change the plugs, fog the cylinder, etc? There's also no bowl drain on this Sea King (Chrysler).
  15. guy48065

    1996 Force 40HP with a 70HP carb?

    So you were being sarcastic with your advice in post #2? There has been a great number of posts about the 9.9/15hp carb swap. That might be a special case but it's probably responsible for unrealistic expectations.
  16. guy48065

    1996 Force 40HP with a 70HP carb?

    But you won't get 70hp. The bore & stroke of the cylinders is the same but the 70 has 3 cylinders--a 50% increase in displacement. I would assume you'll need to rejet that carb for your reduced airflow.
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    Eska 7.5 14038A 1977 no spark

    I have 3 of these 7.5hp Eskas. One has always run, another ran when I bought it but quit when I ran it at home. Timing plate fixed that one. I have another replacement timing plate for the 3rd but haven't gotten around to that project. I guess that officially makes me a masochist. They're...
  18. guy48065

    Are plastic props junk?

    That's the plan. Would a Yamaha 9-spline fit?
  19. guy48065

    Are plastic props junk?

    Is this "9-spline, pin drive" prop really that much of a bastard hub?
  20. guy48065

    Are plastic props junk?

    I don't have enough hands for meters & timing lights when operating a tiller-steered outboard. If the Tiny Tach isn't reliable maybe there's something like it that is?
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