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    1983 35 hp Johnson will not shut off

    Hi folks. Re: J35ELCTS I think my relatives used a undercharged battery on this engine which led to a CD pack failure. I replaced the CD pack and she fired right up and ran great, butt: it will not shut off with the key or kill switch, (also an issue prior to CD pack failure). CDI has a...
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    Thermostat replacement proceedure on a 1983 35 hp Johnson

    Hi sports fans. Re: J35ELCTS I have a question, and haven't found other comments on this forum of much help. Is the job of thermostat replacement as big a job on this 29 year old engine as it looks to a hillbilly with only one functional brain cell? :confused: The schematics I've seen show...
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    Anyone know what happened to "Scream and Fly"?

    Looks like that great forum went away. Sniff...sniff. JR
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    How to tell a 1970 1150 from a 1350

    I jus' bought a 1970 inline6 ser no: 2931763. The origonal owner died and the feller I bought it from didn't know much about it. All factory decals had been removed and the cowling and silver block inside the cowl was all repainted black and modern 115 decals had been put on the exterior of...
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    Callin' inline6 GURUs

    Hey folks, I'm ponderin' puttin' together a 1350 with a 15" mid section, (short shaft). Both 1250s I have do not have exhaust tuners as do my 1000s and my black block 1150s n' me 1500. I have a 1971 parts (but complete with no holes in it) 1150 (silverblock). (Haven't taken it apart yet ta see...
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    Flywheel swap from an AGI to a battery cdi

    I have a 1977 1500 inline6 with a good stater that weakly charges me battery (at the normal factory output which is a trickle), so I was plannin' ta have two batteries. One fer startin' the ol' beast, n' one fer me electric gizmo's, n' swap 'em from time ta time to keep 'em charged up, as I...
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    950 with bad trigger

    I have a beautiful "virgin" 950, (90 cubic inch inline), with a bad trigger and even compression on all six. She is a very purdy fresh water jewel. I have a very good looking 1971 or 1972 1150 red band parts engine, (100 cubic inch inline) with a good distributor and trigger. Questions fer the...
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    Building a hotrod with my 1977 1500

    With the help of Chris1956 I am cornvinced that the 1500 I bought recently is in fact a 1500. I am in the process of freshening up the fuel system and cooling system and internal wiring prior to an on the lake full throttle test. I am also doing the same on a 1968 1250 that is on an...
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    1977 1500 inline six question about fuel

    Hi folks, I can't stay away from craigslist this time of year, (darn it :D )! I just bought a 1977 1500 with very good compression n' power trim, and I need to clean up a few matters and rearange some things from my parts engines prior to getting the old girl out on the lake and risking my...
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    Help with 25 HP Short Shaft 2 stroke

    Hi folks I have a 25 Merc 2 cylinder 2 stroke engine Serial number 08223063 #1 What year is this engine? #2 I lost the lower cylinder, (spark) and I swapped the wires from the switch box (Merc Part # 339-7452A7) to verify both coils fire and both plugs fire which leads me to the spendy switch...
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    What octain for 25 HP Merc 2 strokes

    Hi folks. I own three 25 HP 2 stroke Mercs. I have run 89 octain fuel in them as that is what my old inlines use, but I don't have the owners manuals and I'm curious what the factory says. They are an 1987; an 1989; and a 1996. Does anybody know what the recomended octain rating is, (if I can...
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    Volatility in the markets in September

    Hey folks, I talked a bit about defining yer "Investment Philosophy" while the sun was a shinnin' and ya could make some fairly comfortable adjustments to yer risk profile, (if ya so choose) before things got a bit more dicy. BTW: it is not too late: Mrs Jones. The jobs numbers gives the...
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    Investment Philosophy 101

    Just like all things important a person (or a family if there is significant others) should have a plan do deal with prosperity and or adversity. The future is unknown. Some who tend to believe in cornspiracys may think someone or a group of someones sceme behind the scenes to corntrol the...
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    "the Long View"

    "Advisory thoughts on the 43rd president." One more that I could not resist: JB. (then I'm done fer the day). I bet this author is much more spot on then the critics are. GREAT READ!!! JR http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZDBkZWQzNWM2ZDIwN2QyMTg4OTUzMjc1ZGFhOTc5OTM=
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    "calling The Founders"

    Sorry JB, this is too important an article to not share with me iboats buds. George Soros is a very shrewd investor in financials and in politics. He clearly owns the dim wit DEMOCRAT party with a relatively small investment, (relative to his huge net worth). THAT is REAL scary. This same man...
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