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Welcome to iboats At 4800 that engine is overloaded, WOT range for that motor is 5000-5500 Before you start throwing parts on it. Start...

I have always used Lacquer Thinner for cleaning carbs, taking care not to put any plastic parts in it, Parts come out of it clean, not...

That pretty much makes me want to toss the cookies. I find that Beef really stinks when cooking

I used to use Miracle Whip on my BT(I hate lettuce), but have switched to Mayo. Bacon, being Pork, is one of Nature's Perfected Foods

The Carb Kit, should contain a Sheet, showing the process, and all the adjustments to the linkages. However, the kit might cover a bunch...

Who knows what you are buying on Evil Bay

I suspect you are trimming up too much at the lower speed. The standard mode of operation, is trim out until it start to porporise, then...

You could try Barry J's in Edmonton, they are a Mercury Dealer.

In 87 Force was part of US Marine, by the 90s I believe it was part of Brunswick, which also owned Mercury.

hmm pork, natures perfect food

I think chemically is the way to go, I know Aluminium and Sodium Hydroxide are not all that compatible. I would be leery of any strong...

if the ignition system is capable of jumping a Spark 3/8" I would be very hard pressed to say the Coils are bad. However, if the wires...

Good? Spark at the plug at Atmospheric Pressure means nothing. Can it jump a gap of 3/8"?

Maybe one of the Dogs and corresponding Gear Surface are not quite as worn as the others, and when they meet, it remains in gear a bit...

Being that the top Ring was a Half Keystone Ring, in a Trench mirroring its shape, it probably rocked in the Trench, presenting a...