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  1. zach103

    Rough running 4.3

    I have a 2006 4.3 Mercruiser with the two barrel carb. I ran it a few times this season with no problem. Trip before last ran great then stopped it to hang out for a while, restarted it and it was running rough - at idle and under load. At this point we had about a 1/4 of a tank left. Next...
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    Stop carbs from gumming

    So last year we had a problem with the carbs gumming up. This year I rebuilt the carbs and put all new gas/oil and stabil in the fuel tank. Engine ran great. I took the cover off a couple days after it ran and I could see it was gumming up again. Am I missing something? I'm going to replace my...
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    1986 Johnson SPL fuel/carbs problems

    I have a 1986 Johnson SPL 90hp. I wil get the model and serial number in the morning.. Last year the gas was old and ended up clogging the carbs. I took the carbs off and rebuilt both carbs, I broke part of the fuel pump in the process so ended up replacing the output part of the pump. I...
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    Trouble with gauges wiring

    Last year i was having trouble with the gas tank readings and the fuel gauge turning on and off. So this year i replaced the sender unit and realized that the old one was not installed right so when i had a half a tank of fuel it read 3/4 tank. Well i went and hooked that sender up to the fuel...
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    Top speed question part 2

    Ok i know i posted before but i didnt know the rpms of the motor to find top speed.. i have a 17ft open bow weighs about 1700 with all the junk and such. this last trip we had there was 3 of us. about 400lbs.. boat was running at about 4800 rpms and only hit 28.. now i was told here it should...
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    Couple questions about 88SPL

    i have a 1988 Johnson SPL 90hp. we had it out this weekend with two glitches.. 1. when the boat was in neutral or shifting into gear it would shut off and have a hard time turning back on. 2. the motor jumped alot like it kind of knocked like it was kicking in and out of gear when it was at...
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    Tach problem

    Hey guys im having trouble with my tach.. when the engines idling it says its at 2500 rps than when i go full throttle it jumps past 8000.. i have a 88 spl. 4 cylinder. right now the tach is set to 2p 4c.. its wired directly from the remote (gray wire)
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    switch panel wiring

    How exactly do you wire this.. i was exhausted when i tried to wire it and have the biggest brain fart so i need some quick help guys.
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    Remote Control Tach question

    i took a look at this site and right now i have the gray wire running from the remote to the actual guage. than the ground and one connected to the buzzer are both hooked to the remote but no where else.. should i just leave them or were can they go...
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    Stopping dog from peeing inside??

    We have two dogs. One is 11 and one is 2. both are peeing inside but only in two certain areas. I was wondering if anyone has anything that they put down to keep them from peeing in those spots. We have used bleach with no luck. thanks guys.
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    Deadliest Catch Starts Soon

    Since my tv is usually stuck on discovery (history, diy and hgtv) i have seen the new previews for the new season. the johnny cash song really makes it tho.. shows how strong these guys are. must say that im really pumped for it.. i love this show and glad the crews came back..deff interested...
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    Bench Seats

    How are your bench seats set up? how are they held up i mean. i want to have the bench seat to be sturdy because thats how we board but i want to put a cooler in the middle of it underneath. Whats a good way to go about this and keep some structural integrity.
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    Truck paint scheme.. what do you guys think??

    Welll i saw this on a couple of other trucks here and on a few other forums.. i think it looks pretty good what do you guys think.. i would use the spray undercoating stuff for the frame.
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    Speaker wiring.. Yay or nay

    So this is my idea.. i did a search with not much luck.. its just an idea.. i have 4 speakers right now and was given 4 more speakers for xmas.. so my idea was if i can have all 8 speakers on four switches.. now no more than 4 will be on at a time.. i made a crappy diagram lol so hopefully you...
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    Kinda Bummed rant lol

    Just wanted to make a little rant.. been kinda bummed out lately all the guys i used to be close with all go to the big university here in ct and i go to a comm college.. now i have one friend that im close to that just moved home and i have friends from school.. I dont like the whole...
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    2011 New England Get Together

    Alright lets try this here guys.. throw your ideas out.
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    Gelcoat mix and match help

    Hey guys i have some spots that i want to touch up with the the gelcoat mix and match that i got.. it has the 6 colors red white blue brown yellow black i believe (i can double check tomor).. and i need to get to kid of like a candy apple red but a little bit more purple.. heres a pic i have...
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    Help with my business

    Ok guys i started a lawn care business last year and have started to expand.. i pay taxes and am working on getting the insurance. but heres my question i started this website and i am on google and all the things i can think of but i want to expand my site but im not a marketing major nor have...
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    Truck Strobe lights

    So ive been thinking about installing some hideaway strobes.. im going to order 8 Amber and 4 White.. my plan is to have the two white ones in the 3 brake light and the other 2 in the reverse lights. than the amber will go to the front two signals.. and 5 in the cab lights. I know its different...
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    Few water pump questions

    Ok so i got the new water pump from sierra but didn't get any instructions so i went and looked at the old one and figured some of it out but i have a few gaskets that i have no idea where they go... and in the picture is the white key in the right way.
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