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    WOT Throttle, WO Carbs??

    When I have the throttle WO, should the butterfly in my carbs also be WO? I can physically open the carbs a bit more at WOT by manually pulling the carbs open. Overall she runs pretty good. I don't have a tach, will have one next week to check for proper RPM. My manual (Seloc) really doesn't...
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    Tach Hookup

    How easy/difficult to hook up tach to yamaha 50 hp motor? It has the wires to the control box for all the guages, but Yama guages are expensive. How difficult is it to get a generic guage and hook it up? Anyone know what wires I would use off the control box wires? I can wire it back to the...
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    Ford Ranger

    Anyone have experience towing a big v-hull with teh 4.0 SOHC ranger?<br /><br />I have the 2002 version and am considering getting an Alumacraft 17'11 with a 135 HP Motor. Total weight for boat, trailer, motor is somewhere around 3,000 lbs (Max) loaded with gas and batteries.<br /><br />Should...
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    Rebuild Carbs

    I'm gonna do it, rebuild my carbs with a kit. I have a Selco manual, a carb kit on order, and a 90's Yamaha 60 HP Motor (3 cylinders). Do I need a vacuum gauge for this? I took the carbs apart a few years back and gunked the heck out of them, and it worked for a few years...but now I'm going...
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