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    Bearing Buddies

    Just a simple Q? How would you remove the buddies on the next rebuild...seemed to go in rather forced?? It would seem that they would need to be removed to remove nut and cotter pin. Anyway...not needing to now..but just in case...how do you take them off....sure would hate to mess up the...
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    Loading a mini cartridge grease gun??

    Hello all- (I tried to post earlier and it may not have posted....if it did sorry for duplicate) Just finished a complete bearing job on the boat trailer and installed set of bearing buddies. Liked the fact that they have a grease zerk fitting for outside lub. application. Problem- don't...
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    Another Q:? What if your H2O intake is under the A/C plate

    I would love to be able to do true diagnositics with muffs. However my motor, a 1964 Rude Lark VI, has the water intake under the anti-cavitation plate and not on the side like many motors that can use muffs. What is a practical alternative for out-of-water diagnostics. Right now I put the...
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    Rough idea of top end @ WOT on config.??

    I was wondering if someone could give me an idea of what top speed (approx.) I should expect on the following config: 40 HP (1964) Rude Lark VI 15 Foot Tri-Hull Lone Star Triton (1964) Cruiser S/S prop. 12 pitch Avg. load is about 300#'s Boat weight is about 700# w/motor Boat planes...
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    How many bearing sets per axel?? Which end in??

    Repacking bearing on light duty 1964 Murray...1000 lbs with boat/motor/trailer. Took out bearing...only 1 per side... Looking at new bearing sets/kits....even though I probably do not need to replace mine, they look and operate well... all the kits seem to have the seal, cotter pin, cap and 2...
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    Help Plz. 1964 Murray Trailer: Repacking Bearing

    I am repacking the bearing on a Murray trailer (1964). Just took off hubs and the bearings look fine, no scoring or burnt/dark spots. They spin freely. However, when I took off the hub caps there was water, I presume from the launch ramp. Not emulsified grease, just some whitish water and...
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    Proper use of impact driver?? Plzzz

    Need to do some after season maintenance on my "new 2 me" 1964 Rude LarkVI, 40HP. I dread this because since the motor is 42 yrs old, and by looking at bolts/screws etc... some of the original OEM paint is on them...I must presume that tha marina that sold it to me was not lying about it being...
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    Acetone in Mix ~ Improves fuel economy & response in 2 cycle motors

    Howdy all~ Read this stuff. It is very interesting. Seems that an few ozs of acetone mixed in with mix has a great performance and economy effect on internal combustion gasoline and diesel motors. Arguably the throey is correct and it should result in substantially less carbon buildup as...
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    Need to DEVINE a ~ 929-SMC ~ that is

    Acquired a steel prop. it is marked SMC 929. It does not fit my motor, thus the 1 million dollar question is, what motor does it fit. Anyone know, please tell me. Many Thx. Samd:)
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    Prop. Swap Options --NOT TRYING TO BE CHEAP-- :-) Just efficient!!

    Hello- I have a 40HP Lark VI (1964). I am looking into prop. issues, such as replacements etcetera. This motor has a pin drive, with a ¾ inch shaft, no splines (except the 2 positioning cut in on wall). OEM prop has a base height of 3 inches. So as I look, I find many great used props...
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    Prop. Maintenance

    After hitting debris or running aground, on stone or sand, I can see the prop gets a littlle mis-shapen. Q:? I curently reform the prop. and then grind off the debris if any and put it back into service. Seems to work. Is this ok?? Oh, it is an alum. prop. on a Rude Lark VI 1964 40HP ...
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    General Maintenance Q.

    Should I staighten alum. prop blades and grind off flakes/shards...seems I hit something fairly often...or run aground I guess...does everyone have this issue...or is debris so common...?? Noise/Vibration: I understand 2 cycle motors are loud....and they rattle... Everything is torqued to...
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    Changing Water Impeller Rude 40HP Lark VI 1964

    1964 Rude Lark VI: My OEM manual show the loaction, but not the procedure for the changing. In short what would I need to open up to get at it? What is the time estimate so I can evaluate that against the manual diagram....dont want to remove too many parts... I can tell that it is located...
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    WOT THrottle "Dead End"

    Rude- 1964 Lark VI Elect SHift. on 64" Triton When running the motor at WOT, I am able to get the motor running at a decent speed until the throttle lever hits about 5/8 open and the motor then bogs down and will die if I dont back off. Since the motor is running so well at the lower throttle...
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    Prop. MODS and related q.?

    Folk- I am back again to feed at the fountain of knowledge. I have a 1964 Lark VI Rude 40HP. All is well, except I want to put an antique bronze prop. on the unit. except one small problem. All aspects of the “new” bronze prop. (it came off a 1959 Lark) are similar to the OEM alum. prop. ...
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