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  1. Captndrydock

    Rough operation of timing advance rod or is this normal?

    I wonder if a dab of silicon would keep them in place? Might just do that.
  2. Captndrydock

    Rough operation of timing advance rod or is this normal?

    Yeah, I worked on that today for a while. Not much to work with though, as the wires are just pushed up and held by nothing. I did get it to where nothing is rubbing. Probably need to keep an eye on it, since it could slide down again. Thanks for pointing it out though.
  3. Captndrydock

    Rough operation of timing advance rod or is this normal?

    Just shot some spray white lithium grease and it smoothed it out brilliantly! It did occur to me, but it felt so clunky that I thought nah. Thanks so much, I was about to remove the flywheel!
  4. Captndrydock

    Rough operation of timing advance rod or is this normal?

    I'll give that a try. Another mechanic friend recommended the same. Thanks!
  5. Captndrydock

    Rough operation of timing advance rod or is this normal?

    I was replacing a broken trigger control rod end piece this evening and while I had everything disconnected I noticed that the control rod for the timing advance wasn't particularly smooth in its operation. Is this normal? See video below...
  6. Captndrydock

    Spark plug wires

    I want to replace the old hardened 45 year old plug wires on one of my Chrysler motors ('77 105 hp). I bought some 7mm solid copper wires, but they seemed to be slightly smaller than the original wires. They weren't tight in the distributor cap or the rubber piece inside. I noticed the unused...
  7. Captndrydock

    "FREE"19' Manatee!

    Sure is, couldn't pass that up.
  8. Captndrydock

    "FREE"19' Manatee!

    In this case, free boat remained a free boat with a good motor.
  9. Captndrydock

    "FREE"19' Manatee!

    Aaand it's well on its way to rotten. Still feels solid, passed the knock test on the transom. But after core samples of stringers and feeling in the transom holes, it's all wet and soon to be rot. Off to the dump with it. Did get a good motor out of it, compression tested and a keeper.
  10. Captndrydock

    "FREE"19' Manatee!

    Yeah, that's been the running joke around here, FREE boat, ha. I really got it for the motor, but since the structure seems to be solid, I'm thinking...Hmmm
  11. Captndrydock

    "FREE"19' Manatee!

    Just picked up a Manatee boat being given away. Really got it for the Force motor as much as anything. The guy thought it was a Sailfish boat. Maybe because it seems to have composite stringers and the transom is strangely solid. And it sort of looks like a Sailfish hull. Just brought it home...
  12. Captndrydock

    Tach hook up for '77 135 hp

    Okay great! Yes, it's the belt driven battery powered Magna CD ignition. I just PM'd you. The diagram and of course your help is much appreciated! I keep a folder of info on my motors, gathered from whenever I read something useful and etc. So it'll find a good home. Thanks again!
  13. Captndrydock

    Tach hook up for '77 135 hp

    I know this question has been covered here before, but I'm still unclear due to different ignition systems. Can someone please confirm if this is correct? Attach the ignition terminal from the tach to the "I" terminal on the key switch (blue wire) Attach the signal wire on the tach to the "M"...
  14. Captndrydock

    Wiring harness question

    Thanks Jerry!
  15. Captndrydock

    Wiring harness question

    Thanks so much Nordin! That answers my questions perfectly!
  16. Captndrydock

    Wiring harness question

    Fwiw, here's a pic of the wires. Both were taped back, black and purple. And a picture of the terminal block on the motor. Black wire is attached at the bottom of terminal block on motor. My best guess is the black wire is redundant as there is already a black wire running from the negative...
  17. Captndrydock

    Wiring harness question

    Well, I'll take some pics. Let me see if I can clarify for the moment. The wiring harness coming from the motor busbar to the key switch all hook up except the black wire. It was tied back at the key switch, as there's no place on the switch for a black wire anyway. It doesn't appear to go...
  18. Captndrydock

    Wiring harness question

    My wiring harness leading under the dash had the black wire taped back. Should it be connected somewhere and if so where? It's not really been a problem on the boat, but I do wonder if it should be grounded somewhere. I'm currently wiring a switch to another motor on a stand and came up against...
  19. Captndrydock

    Question about pressed in carb seats

    Oh interesting, I'll look into that. Need to find a machine shop, but that does sound like a good option. Thanks!
  20. Captndrydock

    Question about pressed in carb seats

    Good to know that carb cleaner doesn't necessarily destroy the rubber seat, as that's how I've been cleaning them, followed by compressed air. I looked up schematics from Crowley's blow-up, but it shows the same inlet needles for the 1977 and the 1980 carbs that I have. They're actually...
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