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    Wiring Question, New red and purple?

    I purchased a new engine side wire harness for my '84 1.6l Sea Drive.<br /><br />The new harness has a red /purple wire and red wire for attachment to the terminal block on starboard side of motor. <br /><br />My old harness did not have the red / purple wire , only the red wire for connection...
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    Heli-coil installation, 1 or 2?

    I picked up a heli-coil kit to replace a stripped mounting hole (one of the six long bolts)in my block.<br /><br />A single heli-coil looks like it will only cover less than half of the threads of the bolt.<br /><br />The instructions with the kit indicate "add aditional inserts for increased...
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    Another Stuck Powerhead, Need advice

    While in the process of removing powerhead on '84 1.6l Sea Drive, snapped off the head of one of the 6 long mounting bolts. It flush with surface of midsection, with a little bend to it. <br /><br />I have lwr unit removed, by needless to say powerhead won't budge. <br /><br />What should I do...
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    Powerhead installation, with or without lwr unit?

    Does it make a difference for alignment or some other oddity?<br /><br />It seems as though it would be "safer" for the crankshaft / drive shaft splines to have lwr unit removed. <br /><br />I am installing reman. powerhead on 1.6l Sea Drive and have lwr unit out already. I've been considering...
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    Boyseen Reeds and Decarb

    I have boyseen reeds and need to decarb engine ('84 1.6l Sea Drive), should I be concerned?<br /><br />Reeds have only an hour or two on them.<br /><br />RKwood
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    Lean Condition Cylinder Failure

    Would damage from a lean fuel mix result in piston / cylinder damage on the intake side only? Can exhaust side also be damaged from lean condition?<br /><br />Inquiring minds..............
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    VRO, In-line pulse fitting?

    I just purchased a new OEM VRO pump kit, for one of my '84 1.6l Sea Drives.<br /><br />The pump kit came with "in-line pulse limiters" (one side is blue, the other brass in color). The kit also came with a new crankcase fitting.<br /><br />The directions are a little fuzzy on exactly where the...
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    Need ideas for container to ship power head in.......

    I am purchasing a remanufactured V4 powerhead (shortblock). <br /><br />Need to ship mine in for core deposit, looking for suggestions on containers???
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    Stripped hole in midesection, and broken casting under pump wear plate

    I dropped the lwr unit on one of my 1.6l Sea Drives and found one of the attaching bolt holes partially stripped in the mid-section.<br /><br />Threads are washed out for the first 1/4" or so. <br />I am unable to restart bolt in the hole, what should I do to repair?<br /><br />Also upon removal...
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    Water Intake Screen Replacement

    '84 1.6l OMC Sea Drive<br /><br />I noticed water intake screen had broken aways in several sections, and actually found a piece in the exhuast water jacket (didn't know what it was at the time)!<br /><br />Anyway, found only vague references to screen replacement in manual (OMC). <br /><br...
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    VRO system failure, What goes when they go?

    As anyone reading this board knows, "to VRO or not to VRO" is often a topic of spirited debate. <br /><br />On a high level the debate seems to boil down to reliability vs convenience.<br /><br />My questions are on the realiability side of the equation. <br /><br />What do the majority of the...
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