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    Re painting 1980 wellcraft

    I bought a wellcratt two weeks ago and their are lots of digs and scratches on the body. Can any one help me with the procedur to patch and re-paint to a factory finish? or link me to a step by step web site. Thanks
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    80/82 Chevy 454 Engine Cooling System

    The impellar in the water pump {fan belt driven}has totally disintegrated into small pieces. There is around a quarter of the whole impellar fins left on the actual impellar. I pulled out a couple of big pieces that were too big to go through the 1 inch water pump housing. My question is how far...
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    454 Chevy Cooling System haywire

    I bought a 1981 Wellcraft Nova with a 454 Chevy engine on Saturday. I tried hooking up earmuffs to the lower unit in order to winterize the engine. I ran the engine for 10 minutes and noticed a considerable amount of smoke coming from the engine. There was no water coming into the engine because...
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    454 Chevy Cooling System haywire

    I bought a 1981 Wellcraft Nova with a 454 Chevy engine on Saturday. I tried hooking up earmuffs to the lower unit in order to winterize the engine. I ran the engine for 10 minutes and noticed a considerable amount of smoke coming from the engine. There was no water coming into the engine because...
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    1972 Chrysler 85HP

    I used fog oil through the carbs while the boat was idling high and I noticed when I sprayed this fog oil through the #1 carb there was no profuse amount of smoke coming from the exhaust. The engine did bogg down for 15 seconds. Then I tried the #2 and #3 carbs (sprayed as directed) for 15...
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    '72 Chrysler 85HP Outboard

    Hello again,<br />I took my boat out today to decarbonize the engine and while running the boat at half throttle to warm up the engine, the engine was stuttering like it wanted to shut off. It starts fine and idles fine - but only at mid throttle it will bog down for a few seconds and then...
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    chrysler 85hp 1972 decarbonizing cylinder head /rings

    Hello once again,<br />I just have two questions to ask about my Chrysler 85HP '72 Outboard Engine. I was reading one of the posts last night in regards to removing carbon buildup in the cylinderhead and rings by using Sea Foam Deep Creep. I called all the marina's and mechanique shops in...
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    85HP Chrysler Enormous Fuel Consumption

    Hello once again. My 1971/72 Chrysler 85HP Outboard Engine used 3/4 of a 5 Gallon tank to travel 2 Miles at midrange speed. The engine is not smoking and the gas mixture is 50:1. Why is this engine burning so much gas? It starts and idles fine and there is no knocking in the engine. What...
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    chrysler magnapower 85hp oil leaks/hard to start

    HELLOW TO ONE AND ALL .im new to the boat life i bought a starcraft boat with a 85hp chrysler magnapower engine THE MODEL#857BE SERIAL#1120 4500to 5ooo rpm . lots of questions 1]what year is this engine? 2] this engine cant start the first time you try, after recharging the battry for another...
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