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    Air in Fuel Line

    I have an 81 Chrysler Sea King 7.5hp. I have a problem with air in the fuel line. When I did the carb kit on it I put a clear fuel line on it from the diaphram pump to the carb. When I run it I notice that after a couple minutes there are air bubbles developing in that clear fuel line. All of...
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    Fuel Pump?

    Question regarding my 81 7.5hp Chrysler Sea King outboard. I replaced all of the fuel lines on the tank and motor. I put a clear fuel line from the fuel pump to the carb so that I could see the fuel flow. I started the motor today and noticed that there was air in the fuel line from the pump to...
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    81 Chrysler Sea King cooling question

    Whats up guys! I am experienced when it comes to auto mechanics especially jeeps, but I am pretty new to outboards. Anyway, I have not taken my motor out on the water yet (1981 Chrysler 7.5hp Sea King). I have run it on its stand with the device that you hook the hose up to and also in a barrel...
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    Painted the old 12' Aluminum Valco

    I was interested in painting my aluminum fishing boat and searched on this forum for a long time. I got a lot of good info, but I did not really see many projects for this. So I painted my boat and took photos during the process to hopefully benefit the next person looking for this kind of info...
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    What year is this thing

    I purchased a small 12' boat recently. I am just trying to find out what year the outboard is so that I can get a factory service manual. It is a Chrysler Sea King 7.5 Model#: VWB 52179B Serial#: 18X 21409 I have heard from someone that if you reverse the first two numbers of the serial...
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