Iif the virus gets killed at 78F why don't we heat buildings to 80F ?
This time of year our home heating system should be able to easily bring our homes over the temperature required to kill the virus. Heating the indoor work spaces should not be a problem either. I can remember in the years...
Last year I purchased several long strings of these LED lights thinking that LED's should have a longer life than incandescent bulbs.Bad Thinking.
I have a Greenlee Voltage Detector that I purchased several years ago to help isolate open filaments in series strings of decorative lights but...
Making friends without using Facebook
To others of my generation who still do not and cannot comprehend why Facebook even exists, here's what I'm doing to gain better understanding:
I am trying to make new friends without using Facebook, but while applying the same principles.
Every day I...
What is the physical difference between a standard and "Heavy Duty" outboard engine? If the engines are of the same horse power and make why is one model a commercial/heavy duty?
Thank you,
Nick
The Azaleas bushes were planted by the previous owners of my house before I purchased it more than 55 years ago and they have been beautiful up until now. This year, the row of Azaleas in the front of the house (western exposure) dried up and died. The one on the other side of the front entrance...
It appears that when adjusting the idle mixture of 2-cycle engines there is a long delay:confused: (possibly in the order of 30-seconds to 1 minute) in the time from when an incremental adjustment is made to when the engine responds. This delay is not apparent in 4-cycle engines. I would love...
I have a 1997 201 Proline with a 150 Johnson Oceanrunner and "No Feedback" Steering system that seems like it has excessive play. I don't have any documentation on the servicing of this system. Could you suggest where to start? (I have the engine manual and an accessory manual that talks about...
I have a 1997 Johnson Ocean Runner J150EXEUE that I have purchased new in 1997 (20 years ago) and I just discovered a factory defect. One of the Balance Tubes on the Port side that connects between Cylinder #2 and Cylinder #6 was pinched between the Starter Motor and the Fitting for Balance Tube...
Johnson '97 150 HP, J150EXEUE. Starts easily but acceleration at higher rpm suffering and does not get above 4300 rpm. Checked compression and found same readings as in 2007 (10 years ago). Re-did timing and no change in settings or performance. Last season it ran normal. When It was winterized...
'97 Pro-Line 201 with an 150 Johnson outboard, not fuel injected. Th rig is 20 years old and I ran low/out of oil and limped home at 1,000 rpm for about 45 minutes. (Shame on Me.) I put 1 gallon of OMC 2-cycle oil in the oil tank and another gallon in the gas with about 45 gallons in the tank. I...
July &August in the Long Island NY area Bays when there is little wind is a haven for Horse/Green Flies and Hell for people. What is your favorite solution other than getting out of the area at a high rate of speed.
Nick
