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  1. guy48065

    torque or angle torque

    Yep. Not high on my list of desirable torque wrenches. Same tool as Eastwood, Westward, AC Delco, + many others. All made in Taiwan by Eclatorq with very slight cosmetic differences. Still shouldn't have broken if used within it's capacity. The ones I've used & calibrated have always gone to...
  2. guy48065

    torque or angle torque

    HF now has several torque-angle digital wrenches. Which one broke? (I'm pretty sure they're all rebranded tools from other mfrs)
  3. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    Good to know. A volt gauge is easy to modify... Some of the others not so much.
  4. guy48065

    Erratic tachomether

    I just went thru this problem 2 weeks ago. First problem was with a new radio I put in my 25yo freshwater bow rider. The new radio worked for a day, then started freezing on the startup logo, dropping Bluetooth connections, etc. After swapping in another radio the problem returned. Then my...
  5. guy48065

    I should add a 2nd battery...

    So now you're running just the one battery?
  6. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    My Amazon digital gauge arrived a couple days ago. I removed the meter face and the dead analog guts. The face I stuck to a piece of plywood using carpet tape, center-punched it and drilled a 1⅛" hole for the body of the digital replacement, using a hole saw. Next I clipped the pins off the old...
  7. guy48065

    I should add a 2nd battery...

    Around 2010 or so I bought a used Ford Explorer. It had a 5.0L and after owning it a few weeks I found that of I left it for more than about 5 days it would run the battery down and not start. After dealing with this a few times I bought a cheap lithium pack from Walmart and it never failed to...
  8. guy48065

    Fusion radio flaky & freezing up

    Update. Two weeks and not a single hiccup from this Fusion radio. I'm now 100% sure my initial problems were related to fuseblock problems. Light chalky corrosion on some of the fuses & sockets. Not bad like the obvious green corrosion but it was enough to cause intermittent problems with this...
  9. guy48065

    Anybody know what this is?

    Exactly.
  10. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    Ring?
  11. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    This Faria-Beede website is a mess of mixed signals. 5-week turn-around. $55 to repair my gauge...but...
  12. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    It's looking like my best option. I've ordered a couple different ones from Amazon that will fit in the cup--after I break out the prongs that hold in the analog movement. I think it'll be an easy project. All things considered I think this will be an improvement over original.
  13. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    Got it open. No corrosion. Nothing obviously burnt up but the wires to the meter coil are finer than hair so I probably couldn't see if it was separated anyways. I can't find a used replacement for this online. I'm sure there are other voltmeters that look different but use the same internal...
  14. guy48065

    Anyone know how to open/repair this gauge?

    Faria voltmeter doesn't respond. How do I open and repair this? It's from a 2000 Bayliner with an automotive-type instrument panel. The gauge twist-locks into the IP. No visible fasteners. Faceplate seems to be glued to the cup.
  15. guy48065

    Dielectric grease--everywhere?

    This. The oem fuse block was a Bussman plastic fantastic of the type you would find at radio shack back in the day. The replacement isn't much better but for sure i won't be keeping it 25 years.
  16. guy48065

    Dielectric grease--everywhere?

    You sure about this? Michigan pretty far from salt. Freshwater boats don't corrode in 25 years? I'm very skeptical about this leap. I've had vintage cars with the same light corrosion in the same locations and I know they haven't been submerged in salt water.
  17. guy48065

    Dielectric grease--everywhere?

    I actually considered using that quote in my subject line but I was afraid most wouldn't 'get it'. Lol
  18. guy48065

    Dielectric grease--everywhere?

    Seems to be used all over the electricals in cars & trucks but I'm not seeing mention of its use on boats. The 2000 bowrider I bought this month has been plagued by some electrical gremlins which I've traced back to corrosion on the fuses and push-on connections to the fuse block. Today I...
  19. guy48065

    A couple more I/O questions...

    Lou I don't see an easy fix here.
  20. guy48065

    Prop change on my bowrider

    I may have wasted some time. I've been nagged that i haven't hit the rev limiter... now that I've verified my engine has one. I dug out my digital timing light and hooked it up to one of the sparkplug wires and started the engine. Boat tach read 900, digital tech read 650. 1500...1150. Pretty...
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