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I have one of those typical cracks on my old 93 DT150 lower unit. It runs from the end of the exhaust area inwards about 3" . Following advice that I've read in older threads here, tomorrow I am going to drill a 1/8" hole at the start of the crack. What I am wondering is what is...
I have a 1993 DT150 that runs fine, I've had it for a couple of years and I use it all the time. It's nearing time for annual maintenance, what I am wondering is if I should preventatively change the thermostats (at that age) or if its better to just leave them alone. No idea if they've been...
I can't find the video because Youtube is blocked here at work, but I remember a long time ago seeing a video here of old GHB almost driving up on the pier while trying to dock his boat. All you saw was about 200 feet of rooster tail and secret service people running all over trying to push the...
Been reading the forums from the day I got my first boat about five years ago. This weekend, I came *this* close to dropping my boat on the ramp. Here's how:
- At park, stopped at horse paddock to prepare boat for launch as to not block traffic at ramp. Removed safety chain, forgot to...
My fuel pump (non-VRO) is spraying fuel from between the black screen/filter cap assembly (322759 #4 on diagram) and the tan wagon-wheel-looking "cap to pump gasket" (312679 #2 on diagram) now that I've replaced that gasket. The thing that is bothering me is the cap assembly has a rubber o-ring...
I've had this boat for 3 months and can't figure out whether the drain plug in the back is actually supposed to be plugged. First, a 1" drain plug is way too small and a 1-1/4" is too big. Second, if its plugged then there is no way for the front hatches to drain, since they don't connect to...
I just bought a boat with a 93 DT 150. As usual, I bought the factory service manual first thing. Went to lube it prior to putting it in the salt and I cannot, for the life of me, find the Zerk fitting for the main steering tube. I can see Zerks for everything under the planet (the 2 that let...
I just picked up a Key West 1900 pushed around by a 1993 Zuke DT150. It's turning a 20p stainless prop at 5000 RPM which ends up being around 46 MPH on the GPS. The RPM seems a little low for my liking. I am about to pull the trigger on a 17p Hustler, the iboats discounts on props right now...
I really could use some help on this one. I've had my first boat for about 3 years now. It's a real beater, not worth fixing up, but I've used it nearly every weekend since I got it. So I am now ready to get something a little better.
I have come across 2 used boats that I am interested in...
I am replacing the control cables on a 80s-era white control box.
It looks like this one
only in much better condition. The problem I am having is that I cannot get the two large screws on the back to turn even a micron and thus can't get the control apart to replace the cables. I've done...
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On a 1985 Johnson 90 carb, would it be unusual to find orifice #26 used for the idle air bleed? The manual says #34, #26 is the intermediate orifice size. I've put a turdload of hours on this engine this year with it jetted like this, so whatever impact it has, it isn't catastrophic...
For my 1985 Johnson 90, the manual indicates that the throttle cam mark should be in the middle of the cam follower (roller) when the "first embossed mark on the cam contacts the cam follower". What has never been clear to me is whether or not the cam and the follower are supposed to touch when...
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I've seen the transom saver discussed to death but haven't really seen any mention of my personal concern, which is the flopping of my outboard on the steering axis while trailering. My boat is from the late 60s and uses the Teleflex inboard steering clamp block even though it is...
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Now that the posts seem to be slowing down here, I can ask a couple of the questions I have had over the season. The first has to do with something that happened while I was performing my routine biannual decarb with a can of Power Tune that I had laying around (I usually use the Dunk...
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I have a really old boat (1969) and I recently replaced the outboard. However, I have no idea if I tightened the mounting bracket bolts (connecting outboard bracket to transom) to sufficient torque. I did significant searches both here and on Google and didn't see a single mention of...
