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    early 80s Lund Mr Pike steering cable

    I've attached 2 photos of the rack steering cable I'm trying to replace. I've tried two different teleflex cables with racks. Both 12 footers. The width of my track is exactly 1.5 inches. One of the teleflex racks was too wide by 1/8 inch. The other had a different mounting pattern and...
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    Muffling a 2 cycle ted williams 4.5 hp

    I've got the old 74 TW running like a champ, thanks for the help to the forums.. now the only thing I'd like to do is decrease the noise from the exhaust. The exhaust port (2) 1/4" holes are well above the water line. there is a little protrusion just above these. It looks like something I...
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    Ted Williams, Water leak under the engine

    So, now that there's life in the beast, running strong, thanks to much help from the forums... There is water leaking right where the white engine parts meet the green outboard leg. There is water spurting from the outboard exhaust port as per normal as well.. Is this a big deal? and if it is...
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    Ted Williams, did I get the wrong parts??

    Yep, its me again... I have replaced the needle and seat in my 4.5 ted williams, its a 642-15b engine tecumseh. I got the parts from a none to confident napa sales men, the napa part number was 7-02308, which was an update for napa part number 631021. The seat was white or cream colored which...
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    ted williams 4.5 hp tecumseh engine FUEL

    Does anyone have any suggestions or guidances as to whether or not I dare run my ted williams which has a standard 28:1 ratio on 50:1 fuel? My main outboard (merc) runs on that ratio and I"d like to run off the same tank. There is a lean/rich adjustment knob on this unit, maybe this can be...
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    Ted Williams 4.5 hp (Sears Eska) carb leak

    this unit is smooth running, great starting. but leaking fuel.. dripping from the bowl, but I don't think that's where it's coming from. One question I have is as the bottom of the bowl is not flat, but has on side higher than the other, is there a chance that I have the bowl aligned wrong and...
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    82 50HP Merc outboard, Steaming from water hole

    I recently purchased a 16 foot boat with this engine. The engine starts, idles and runs well, except... at lower rpms, the "pee hole" or tattle tale stream turns into steam, literally puffing out steam. The few times I have started and then just idled the boat along, I've seen no water, then...
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    Early 80s 50 HP Evinrude Steaming Pee Hole @ idle

    Purchased this unit recently. Starts perfectly idles smoothly, and pushes my 16 foot lund across the lake at 27 mph... The pee hole stream is full strength once the we get moving at higher RPMS. But when we slow down to a minimum idle forward, say trolling speed, the pee hole begins to...
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