Recent content by JimboJames

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    pulling to the right

    Ok now I got some of my motor issues work out now my boat turns hard to the right because of the motor torque. Here is a picture of how my exhaust tab is turned. It is set all the way to the right. I think this is how it supposed to be set. My steering wheel likes to rip on my arms pretty hard.
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    running Rich and loading up

    I have a 1973 70hp chrysler outboard. When I take the boat it runs great for 300 yards and starts to run rich and load up. I have cleaned out all three carbs, and they are clean. All the floats seem to work ok. The things I have done are new primer bulb and rebuilt the fuel pump. I am running...
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    70Hp Chrysler starving for fuel

    I just bought an old mark twain boat with a 70Hp Chrysler. When I run it acts like it is running out of fuel. I pump the primer but it never really gets real hard. We were out saturday and it started to act up, and my buddy squeezed the primer and we took off. We got the boat to 30mph when it...
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    '74 Mark Twain transom rot

    I just bought a '74 Mark Twain boat. I got it home and looked it over and found a rot around the drain plug in the transom area. I tapped all of the visibal transom area and it seems solid except for the bottom. Should I replace the entire transom? Can I get through the summer? I will get...
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