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    qd20 10hp wont rev up.

    I posted here about this 15 yrs ago, really , 2009, not wanting to dig up old posts I'll start again. I've been trying top get this engine to run throughout its range properly but no luck yet, I recently retired and have time to try to get this working properly. Everything under the flywheel is...
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    returning to boating or at least floating.

    I haven't been on iboats for at least 10 years, had to sell my boat when we lost a place to park it , storage in Boston was a problem and expensive. But I retired 3 years ago and moved to Northern Maine, lots of lakes here. I've been hanging on to a 1959 johnson 10hp, figgered I'll build a...
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    Ford E350 smog pump

    I don't drive it often, its a 96 van, 5.7 litre. Lots of squealing when I started it so I popped the hook and the smog pump is seized. I got a replacement pump but can't get the old one out. Access is typically impossible, its positioned below the alternator. I removed the belt, then the...
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    thief caught on infra red camera

    This one should be easy to catch. Nice clear video close up. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/4712c3bc-3df0-47ba-ba79-887fc30989ef/News/Boat-burglary-victim-talks-about-surveillance-video-that-shows-thieves-in-action
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    jetski thief shot dead.

    http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/05/23/suspected-thiefs-girlfriend-charged-with-boyfriends-death/ It takes a heart of stone not to laugh, he picked a lawyers house too. The thief was confronted and "made threatening gesture", couldn't get any unluckier for this loser.
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    looper or xflow ?

    Someone asked me if the 1989 225 evinrude is a looper or not, is it?
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    What is it with these boat batteries

    Does anyone else use auto batteries? I bought a marine battery 3 yrs ago, not sure where but it was dual purpose and very heavy. Either Bass Pro or walmart. Didn't use the boat the past couple of yrs as I was repairing, the battery probably had less than 10 starts on it over a total of 3 yrs...
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    fire in the hole

    Watch how much he douses the engine with ether, then see where he leaves the rest of the can ......... and his idea of a fire extinguisher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBwY1zAQEcM&feature=related
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    How the Irish bailout works.

    How the Irish bailout works - a financiers guide.! It is a slow day in Belfast. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the town, stops at...
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    12 foot boat in a storm.

    So I'm watching the news last nite, 4 teens in a boat got swamped a mile off the beach in Rvere Ma, in a nor'easter of a storm in a 12 foot boat.! They all swam for it and made it. http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2010/08/25/news/news10.txt Can't imagine swimming that far in a storm...
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    Pro glass work

    The builder claims to be a pro, he's serious. Look at the exposed plywood on the cortners ( which should be rounded anyway). The first time I ever touched resin the results were better than this. And they plan to hang a 200hp outboard on it.:eek:
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    etec funny

    I feel the pain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrnU2nDj_Yk
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    squirrel relocation service

    Looks cheap and fast. Fun too,. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ya6z-NlDo&feature=related
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    reason to repair transom.

    This boat looks ok, but the transom is rotted and lets go on the water. Engine falls off and hull floods pronto. From all the toys floating around the hull they were having fun skiing but putting too much stress on the transom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9KDg1vaLGU&feature=related
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    selling my stocks

    I have some stocks that were given to me a few yrs ago, my name is on them but I don't know where my partner bought them, I never paid much attention to them. She died several yrs ago and I forgot about them. 10 shares of British Airline doesn't sound like much but they're worth over $2500 ...
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    inflatable flyin boat

    is it a boat? it gets inflated in 2 seconds so... http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=464_1267491476
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    chinese tig welder

    Has anyone got one of these ? http://www.longevity-inc.com/productdetail_229/WeldAll-200PI.php Chinese made tig/ stick plasma cutter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8EHwncHWs0 50 AMP at 60% or 40 AMP at 100% (230 V Input) Weighs 58lbs, inverter technology. IGBT (not MOSFET) Plasma , Cuts...
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    1959 QD20 10 hp overheat

    I got this johnson 1959 10hp last yr for $100 . I went thru the ignition system, installed a new water pump impeller. But it is running too hot, water sizzles and steams when drizzled on the head and its too hot to touch. Runs fine til it gets hot.! The original impeller was broken up. What...
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    Very nice wood boar Free N.E

    http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/boa/1364094135.html This is better than a lot of the junk I pay for. In Mass.
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    mig gas welding

    I got a tank of argon/co2 for my lincoln mig and some stainless wire .35 the problem is its throwing spatter all over the place, with flux core I can weld in a T shirt no problem. I switched the polarity over from flux core settings. Any suggestions? I'm welding 1 1/4 inch EMT, cleaned.
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