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How easy is it to install a boat hitch on the back of my 1997 chevy blazer 4x4 . I never mounted one in my life , my friend two door down from me said its easy as pie . what will I need to do . He told me to install a rese hitch on the back of it . Do I need it welded to the frame as well or...

Hi guys I was wondering if someone can make a video you using the timming fixture of setting the points on a evinrude fleetwin 7.5 or so . I would like to see a video of it , you know that seeing is beleving . I want to know the ins and out of this procedure like using the mutimeter for opening...

My lower unit on my 1957 evinrude fleetwin is getting water in it . When I opened the lower drain plug after you times out on the water . It had about one tablespoon full of water in it . you can tell the water came out fast than the oil came out of the lower unit . How hard is it to change the...

Hi I was wondering if anyone wired the new style switch in a old minnkota trolling motor . I own a minn kota 35 trollling motor and burned out the switch . The old style switch is NLA and have to use the newer style switch . I was wondeing if anyone used it in those motors . Part number switch...

Hi My minn kota 35 trolling motor switch died on the water . My switch feels funny when I turn the handle on her . I had this problem with a minn kota 65 trolling motor switch going bad . I heard that some guy took the switch apart and cleaned the contacts in it . but I see that as a...

How many people want to or need to goto spongebob's boating school. I know its miss puff's boating school. But I changed it to spongebob . Post your comments in this post . I wanted to post something to get my mind off my motor rebuild for sometime . I can think clearer when Im not thinking...

Hi guys Im wanting to get all the specks for the touqe and any other specks I may need to rebuild my engine . I would also need the bore size , over size bore size too . piston ring end clearnce , rod touqe for bolts , anny outer cover touqe if needed . Please list everthing I would need it you...

Hi where can I get rings for this engine . I found the gasket kit but have not found the rings . Where can I buy them at . and any optons I may have to fix my engine the right way .

Hi guys I just tested the engine and the reading is 30 psi on cylinder one and two . I did not do a wet test why bother with when its so low . I took off the head and the cylinders look good no scratched up or worn out . I able to rering it and restore the compression back to normal psi of over...

Hi I trying to test the compression on my evinrude fleetwin 7,5 hp motor . Im not getting a reading from the gage i got from autozone . Im wondering is the gage special for testing compression on outboard motors . I thought the one you use for automotive should work for the reading . I turned...

Hi I own a 1957 fleetwin 7.5 hp and I have posted before and am wondering the proper way to set the points in tim with the cam follower . My service and said to set them to so . The first thing I seen is a post from a man that said to use the 020 gap as a reffrence point and then use a mulimeter...

Hi guys Im having trouble setting the carb on my motor . If I turn the high idle screw all the way in it stays running . Plus Im having trouble getting it down in the slow speed setting . The motor shifts fine f--n-r . But Im having trouble with the idle screws if i turn the high idle screw...

I was wondering how good are bottomline fishfinders . I seen them on ebay very cheap and was wondering they are any good and what model to use . I would like to own a lcd style fishfinder someday but for now Im waiting . I may buy a new lowrance for 99.99 buck new . But i would like to make it...

Hi Im trying to properly set the points on my 1957 evinrude fleetwin 7.5 HP . The points seen kind of tight right now , I know you set them at 0.20 thousand of a inch . But my feeler gage is kind of tight when I place the feeler gage in them . Also when Im setting the points I use the indcator...

Hi I just bought a lowrance Fish LO-K-TOR the Green box portable one from ebay . But the guy cut the transducer . I want to know if I can use a curent model transducer for that model . I can always solder the leads back togeter ,. The seller clams it will work like it is but , I my memory...