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  1. Tim Wagner

    enrichment and oil injectiion routing

    2002 125 ELPTO I neglected to mark each hose when I tore the motor apart and I was hoping I could get a little help with the routing of the hoses. The bleed circuit is in my Seloc manual but the fuel enrichment and injection isnt and since I didnt mark them, I need a little help. Soooooo...
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    Piston Ring End Gap

    Suppose (hypothetically speaking, of course because I would NEVER have done this) you purchased replacement standard rings and accidentally ordered ones that are 0.015 oversized. Is it OK to file them down to the proper end gap or is it necessary to order the correct ones?
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    what causes this?

    2002 125 HP ELPTO developed a pretty good rap inside the motor. Checked compression and there was only 60 lbs on cylinder no.2. the others were 120-118-119 After tearing in all apart, here is what I found. the area were the rod connects to the crank has marks from the bearing too as well as the...
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    2002 125 ELPTO RPM Liimiter????

    My motor seems to be phasing back at 5200 RPM's all on its own. Cant fiigure out why the heck its doing it. Could there be some kind of automatic limiter thats cutting back my RPM's to 4600-4700 thats malfunctioning? If so, is there a way I can bypass/disconnect it to eliminate it from being the...
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    02 125 ELPTO good hole shot but backs off.

    This is the 3rd season for me and this motor. its been good and has always ran around 5200RPM and 40-42 MPH. This season, it developed a high speed miss so I put in new plugs (the same as what has been in there). Gapped them to .040. but they are not 10's like the book says, they are 20's and...
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    Boat explosion in Erie.

    Google the title and you'll find it. happened just after refueling. This was a 32 footer. 1 dead and either 6 or 9 injured. Remember to run your blower folks.
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    Fire extinguishes and flares.

    Both have expiration dates. What do you do with them after they expire? i got a old flares which I still keep in the boat but I do have new ones. I dont think thats illegal. I want them in there for all kinds of reasons. I have a few "expired" fire extinguishers in the garage that are for the...
  8. Tim Wagner

    '75 15 HP Johnson Seahorse

    This thing keeps fouling a plug for some unknown reason and forces me to use my big motor to troll with. The compression is balanced, the carb is cleaned, decarbed, replaced both coils, gas is new and mixture is 50:1. I havent pulled the flywheel yet and checked the points and stuff but it will...
  9. Tim Wagner

    Powerstop Brake kits.

    Merry Christmas all!! Does anyone have an opinion on these kits? Im into the rotors on my F150 4X4 yet AGAIN!!. Powerstop Front Brake Disc and Pad Kit - Cross-drilled and slotted Im tired of what Ive been using. I do brakes and rotors every 12-18 months and its really starting anger me. Ive...
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    Cleaning a mooring cover

    I have an Attwood cover for my 17 footer. The cover itself isnt very waterproof and doesnt vent moisture out. (maybe I have it on upside down?) Since it doesnt vent moisture out, the underside is all black and funky(id say its mildew) Anyone have an idea on actually cleaning one, then having it...
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    1989 Specrtrum 1700 project.

    No real pictures yet, I just stuffed it in my garage and getting it dried out. My cover is crap. Its only a couple years old but it has zero water resistance. Ill get started with some pictures of the progress here shortly. The ones I attached should give a little idea of what it looks like. The...
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    Warped Rotors on a F-150

    This IS and ISNT really a trailering thread i guess but Ill take a shot. Anyone have to replace their rotors every year or so??? I tow a Spectrum 1700. The Escort Trialer has not brakes. I typically dont feel the truck starting to pulse till after the first few times out in the spring. I dont...
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    Wrong hole.

    Once on a fishing trip to Lake St.Clair, we couldn't get into the marina at the Belle River. It was roped off with hazard signs. Turns out that one of the attendants there pumped 47 gallons of gas into one of the ROD HOLDERS of a charter boat. I guess it was about a 28 foot cuddy. It went down...
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    '75 15 HP throttle/shift bracket?

    I have a 1975 15 HP Johnson Seahorse. 15RL75C I got it for 75 bucks and plan replacing the 9.9 merc Kicker im presently using. I got a control box off of ebay and it is for something like '71-'79 models. Its got cables on it that with the connector kit for what appears to be low horsepower...
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    Cam Bearing Discovery.

    Im in the process of a rebuild of my 89, 85hp. I got to the point where the cam gets installed and in it went. BUT, I made an alarming discovery. One of those rings on the two middle bearings is a lot shorter than the other. Im pretty certain its broken but I cannot find the piece. When...
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