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Chris1956 replied to the thread 1998 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Vapor Separator Tank (VST) bypass?.

Gee, Matt, we had 60 years of carb's OBs without vapor separators. Why do we need them now?

Today at 11:37 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Drain gas tank to tell where empty is..

OK, I'll bite again. How does one adjust the sender?

Today at 6:26 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Sam Neil.

Sam Neil was a major character in Peaky Blinders. He played the guy trying to bring down the gang. His acting was good, but his irish...

Today at 6:25 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Drain gas tank to tell where empty is..

Gee, I'll bite. Other than splicing in a resistor, how does one adjust the fuel gauge?

Today at 6:16 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Tools that younger people would not recognize..

That is one of those left-handed smoke sifters, right?

Today at 5:30 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread 115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue.

I believe there was a spec for piston to cylinder wall clearance, as well as a taper of the cylinder max. If those are not in spec, it...

Today at 3:56 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Drain gas tank to tell where empty is..

That should work. Using the fuel line to empty the tank will be a bit tricky as the tank level gets low. You might extend the fuel...

Today at 3:48 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Marine gas gauge shows less than empty..

Just an update. It appears the float was stuck in the empty position, after I drained all the fuel last fall. After bouncing her...

Yesterday at 3:28 PM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries.

Usually, alternators bilge pumps and Mer Cathodes bypass the battery switches. Alternators have diodes which can short to ground. The...

Yesterday at 9:17 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Mechanic tricks?.

Gee, most often when I had to resort to using the "Cheater Pipe", I broke the bolt. Last time was on my car's disk brake caliper...

Yesterday at 4:49 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Tools that younger people would not recognize..

For the younger guys, RPN is Reverse Polish Notation. It was a way of ordering operators and operands to allow calculations by early...

Sunday at 8:38 PM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Tools that younger people would not recognize..

Gee, I was one of the last generation to use a slide rule. I would recognize it, but I doubt I can remember how to use it. Calculators...

Sunday at 8:45 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread 1998 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Vapor Separator Tank (VST) bypass?.

An electric fuel pump would need to shut off if the motor stalls, for safety. Normally this done with a relay on the voltage...

Sunday at 8:39 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread Artificial Intelligence.

Gee, it sounds like they finally got enough monkeys to learn to type and are expecting Shakespeare. It that was a human response, a...

Sunday at 5:03 AM
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Chris1956 replied to the thread 1998 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Vapor Separator Tank (VST) bypass?.

Gee, the VST is real simple. It fills with fuel and gravity feeds the OMS pump. Have you replaced the VST cover gasket and float and...

Sunday at 4:57 AM

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