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    Coils?

    How would I know if the coils have went out on my 1978 Chrysler 140hp? I was crusing across the lake today, and just as we were bopping along across some wake, we lost all power to operate. we limped off plane back to the landing. There, being my wife hasn't learned to drive the boat yet, I...
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    The needle bolt connects to the shift rod?

    I know it sounds like some children's anatomy rhyme, but on my 78 Chrysler 140hp, I have what I think is the drain for the lower unit (the lower most screw on the lower unit) out, and appearantly I had moved the shift level with this out. Now I'm having difficulty getting it back in, but what I...
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    How does a boat spedomoter work?

    Can anyone tell me how a boat spedo works? Is it contingent on having the original prop?
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    Tach Set Up

    I have 1978 140hp Chrysler, and I'm trying to add a tach, but I'm not sure how to tell how many poles my alternator has.<br /><br />From the TeleFlex website:<br />"Almost all outboard engines that have an alternator can be monitored by our Universal Outboard Tachometer. That is because most...
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    To CHARGER

    Hey Charger, you said you had a 140 hp chrysler...(btw I think filling that resavoir with atf took care of the problems) did you have a tach on that...I'm trying to find one that I should go with, but I really don't know much about them right yet<br /><br />...btw how about a vegimite sandwich?
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    testing a trim system

    Last time I took my boat on the water, I think my trim motor system wasn't working right. There's a reason why I'm a first mate on here and this is how you can tell...do you take off with motor trimmed all the way up or down. I was taking off with it mostly all the way up, but the force of the...
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    darn lower unit

    I have a 78 140 hp Chrysler, and I can't for the life of me get the lower unit back on...does anyone have any tips? My problem comes with lining up the drive shaft gears. Right now I have like longer bolts holding it in place while I try to get the gears lined up.<br />grr
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    must have add ons

    to start off, I'm really new to boating. I have a 1978 140hp Chrysler, which i guess is pretty much the same way it came of the line. Are there any add ons I should consider...like is it possible to add say a tach, or a heat guage, updated ignition? Or should I just let the old lady do the...
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    refinishing boat

    I have a '78 18' glasstron. The there is like no gloss to it...i've tried wax, and polish, and compound, but no luck. The metal flake is real rough. All I really want to do is make it shine. I would rather do this once and have it done. or say once every 15 years. I don't know too much about...
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    Composite Prop

    I may have just wrecked my 140hp Chrysler, and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to put a composite prop on it...like a piranha propeller, would that then be the weakest link, in stead of my drive shaft spline?
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    Sheer Pin ????

    Can anyone tell me where I would find a sheer pin on my 1978 Chrysler Charger? I'm very new to boating and i hit a rock yesterday...I'm afraid i ruined my lower unit or something. The prop spins pretty freely as well as the shaft that with the nut holding it on. IF someone could explain how...
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    weak trim tilt

    I have this cool 78 Glasstron this friend gave me, with a Chrysler 140hp Charger. And I've been fixing it up last fall and this spring. I took it for our madian voyage today and had as to be expected several problems. First of all the trim tilt system seems to be weak it works well?? on land...
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