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    Automotive GPS

    :confused: I am considering picking up a lower end automotive GPS from Costco or somewhere similar for under $250. It will be primarily for a road trip this summer, then into the wife's truck after that. Looking for comments from users as to what to look for, what features are usefull, what...
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    Briggs & Stratton Intek 190 6HP - Flooding

    I just replaced the carb on my power washer unit and for some reason it is flooding. I opened up the bowl and the float seems to be operational. The set up with the throttle springs wants to have the carb wide open at all times, so it seems that unless it starts right away, the next thing I...
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    Alpha 1 - U-joint removal

    I've been having a grand old time trying to change the univeral joints my Alpha 1 yoke. I removed the c clips, gave a good soak with a nut buster spray, but I can hardly get them to move. I started with a u-joint press tool, can't get them to budge, wacked them like hell with a hammer and...
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    Alpha 1 - Upper Drive Shaft + Exhaust Flappers

    Opened up the can of worms today, pulled the drive apart, and here is probably the first of a series of questions: Because of a previous post " Springy Thingy" it was pointed out to me that my oil seals were shot in the upper drive unit. Once apart I pulled the drive gear and you can see from...
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    Bad Modification

    Clicked a photo of this bad mod outside Surge Narrows in B.C.
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    1990 Alpha 1 Outdrive - Spingy Thingy?

    Step 1 of doing a service on my drive was to pull the outdrive and do the water pump. After undoing all the bolts we had a hell of a time separating the lower unit. We were finally able to get a bit of a gap open up, kept on applying heat to the joint in the mating surfaces, shots of WD 40...
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    Keeping the FUN in Family Boating

    Thought I would post the question: What do you do to keep family boating fun for everyone? All too often I see the same thing happen, a family buys a boat, does the same thing over and over, kids grow a little older, get bored with the same old thing, no longer want to go out on boat, boat sold...
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    Greasing Yoke - Rust Protection

    I have been looking at all these threads dealing with water in the bellows, and see photos with some fairly ugly corrosion all around the yoke/drive shaft assembly. Assuming I find the same in my unit, I have the replacement u-joints and gimble bearing, should I clean all the corrosion off with...
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    Pressure Tester

    Greetings All, For the past few months I have been studying up and reading all sorts of threads in preparation for working on my 1990 alpha 1 drive. I have most of the tools and am ready to go. The plan is to do the water pump, replace the bellows/hoses, new u-joints, gimbal bearing, and...
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    I should watch my @#$% language

    Many years ago I worked with a fellow who lived a real deadbeat life along with his daughters. Feeling sorry for them, I invited them along for a boat camping long weekend; probably their first vacation ever. Things went reasonably well until one morning when we were heading out on the lake...
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