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    Spam Question

    I know a lot of computer savvy folks frequent these forums from time to time, so, I got a question about spam. Specifically, how does this spam that is not even addressed to me end up in my e-mail. For example, it will be addressed to Johnwhoever@charter.net, and although I'm not John, it's in...
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    Paradise Lost

    Hmmm. Iboats makes a major migration to a new bulletin board system and....JB goes fishing. Maybe he's not really fishing. Maybe he's .... been censured, blackballed, blacklisted. Maybe he complained to the powers that be that the members of these esteemed forums wouldn't understand this new...
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    Another HVAC question.

    My parents have a York split system, the age of which I am uncertain since they bought their house a few months ago. AC has been working fine until today. Outside condenser and compressor seem to be running fine, but the inside blower comes on for a few seconds then shuts off. After a while it...
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    Sails need brightening.

    The old sails need brightening up. I have an empty 55 gal drum I could use for soaking. Any homemade formulas you guys use? Dave
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    HP computer won't restart.

    This is more of an annoyance than a problem, but my HP 3400 with AMD Athlon 64 won't restart. I have to shut it down and then restart it that way. Running Window XP with all the latest fixes, service packs etc. I run Mcaffee Virus software, Zonealarm firewall, Adware, and Spybot. I do a...
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    How "trailerable" is a Catalina 25

    I've been thinking about the possible purchase of a Catalina 25. It would be used mostly in Logan Martin Lake which is about 4 miles from home but occasionally I would like to take it to the Gulf of Mexico which is 300 miles from home. Would my Ford Explorer be sufficient for pulling this size...
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    Any thoughts on an Air Force career?

    My 23 year old daughter will graduate summa cum laude with a degree in political science at the end of this month. She has been accepted to law school beginning in August. Problem is her heart is not really in it. She "thinks" she wants to join the Air Force. She has talked about it since she...
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    Wish ya'll had some of this.

    <br /><br />For the culturally indifferent that's cornbread. Or, what my yankee wife use to mistakenly call Johnny Cake. I got a mess of Lima beans cooked with salt pork and the baseball game's about to start and well, life don't get much better than this. Makes me feel kinda sorry for ya'll...
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    Pics of scalded #6 piston

    <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />1985 Merc 150hp XR2<br /><br />Unfortunalely, after pulling the heads and exhaust manifold plate it appears from the looks of the gaskets, they were not the cause of the leak. The cylinders look good. That stuff at the bottom of the cylinder is actually a...
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    Help ID this motor ...Pic

    <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />The history of this motor is that I bought it used about 14 yrs ago and used it twice. It was a couple of years old at the time. It has been in storage ever since. That would make it a late 80's I think. I would like to know the year so I can buy a manual. Serial...
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    Exhaust plate divider seal.

    What do you guys use to hold that rubber hose seal in place while your reinstalling the exhaust plate divider. Thanks.<br /><br />Dave..
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    14 hp Spl serial #

    I think it's about a 1989 or 1990. 14hp SPL<br /><br />Where would I look for the serial # ?<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Dave..
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    water in the # 6 hole

    1985 Merc 150hp XR2 V6<br /><br />Well, the hits just keep on coming with this motor. Checking the condition of my plugs after running the motor on muffs tonight, I found milky white on #6. What are the possibles here? Crank seals? Head gasket? Any and all responses welcome.<br /><br />Dave..
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    fuel pump check valves

    1985 Merc 150 XR2<br /><br />Would bad check valves cause a motor to run rich? I can't gauge how stiff they need to be. Nothing to compare it to. Thanks.<br /><br />Dave..
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    Stator Position

    1985 Merc 150hp XR2<br /><br />Got my flywheel puller from Ebay and rigged up a strap from an old seat belt, took off the nut, screwed in the puller, tightend her down and off came the flywheel. Gee,that seemed easy. Thank goodness, didn't know what to expect. Anyways, about to install new...
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