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    VDO Tach Pinout Help

    Here is the back of the tach. I want to verify the pinout so that I make sure it is hooked up correctly so that I don't burn anything up. The left pin is showing the ground symbol. The middle or say between the left and right pin you can see it says 12V and the far right pin is labeled 59...
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    Causes for batteries to go bad Interesting questions

    I have a friend that brought his late 90 model wave runners over for me to store for the winter. Last year he put new batteries in them. I noticed when he dropped them off the keys where stuck in the ignition switch. Would this cause the ignition box to be fired on all the time and kill the...
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    Kawasaki JL650A1 Bogging after Carb rebuild

    Carb has been rebuilt. When I purchased the ski I was told it was hard cold starts without starting fluid and had to run the ski at half choke to run. I took the ski out for a test run and found that it was pretty much true except I got it to start after a bit without the start fluid since its...
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    1985 Mercury BlackMax 150hp-XR2 Tilt Trouble

    Merc ID 6952167 I was lucky enough to come across a friend that needed to move a boat and I aquired it. It's a 1985 Kingfisher with this motor on it. In 2002 the owner got stuck on a sand bar and over done it trying to get off of it and damage the transom. It's been parked since. So thats 7...
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    Carb Kit needed which one

    I'm looking for the correct carb kit for my carb. Its a 1988 Searay 19' Cuddy cabin with merc 4.3L 175 2BL seems to be the Merch carb. Right below the fuel in line theres the numbers 33049565 7601. I asume its the carb number. When looking for the parts the vendor dosent seem to be able to...
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    Throttle Handle Loosens Suggestions?

    It a 1988 19' Sea Ray Cuddy Cabin with a 4.3L Merc. Alpha 1. The Throttle/Shift Handle stays loose. Its a Quick Silver. I use an allen wrench to tighten it and its fine. It dosent take much to make this thing loosen up again. Any suggestions or maybe I can use lock tite or do I have...
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    1988 2BL Mercruise Choke Test / Adjustment

    Begining of this boating season I replaced the plugs, and wires on this engine due to it missing and sputtering a bit from time to time. It didn't matter if the engine was cold or warm you just bumped the key and it would fire right up and you could take off no problems. It seemed as it was...
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    1986 GMC 350 OMC weird heating issue

    I had just rebuilt the OMC upper gearcase since it had locked up due to improper greasing of the housing. This is a boat I help fix with my father. Of course it has been greased properly this time. After it was greased before, it ran for about five minutes and the upper gearcase bearing...
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    1986 GMC 5.7L w/OMc Cobra Stern timing?

    What should the timing for this engine be set at? Its 4 BL carb
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    Method to Set 1988 Merc v6 4.3 Timing

    What is the proper method to set the timing on 1988 Merc V6 262 4.3L engine? Just reset the distributor and I know the timing degree I just need to know the correct method? Doesn't it have to be in base mode? If so how do you do this?
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    1986 GM 350 5.7 OMC Cobra Upper Gear Box Problem

    Hey folks as the title says 1986 5.7 GM OMC Upper Gear box is frozen. I assume we didnt refill the lower unit properly and caused it to freeze up on the lake. We where going across the lake and it stopped suddenly. Couldn't been 10 mins. I have found after pulling the terndrive off, the...
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    1988 V6 4.3L GM Searay Distrubutor Gear Stripped

    I was woken this afternoon to help get my dad out of the lake since he took it out for the first time since the winter. He was going across the lake and suddenly his motor mad a bump sound and is locked up. Has an 1985 Searay with a GM 350 in it. I made it about half the distance as he did when...
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