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    1988 v4 110 overheating

    I decided to change the thermostats about 2weeks ago. When I got to them they were stuck open and rusted pretty bad. So I finally got the new ones installed which was a real pain in the wazoo with the bubble exhaust in the way. I figured got the callon off might as well do the water deflectors...
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    Skinning an alligator with air compressor

    Got the first lizard of the season the other night and my neighbor said we should use a compressor to help with the skinning process. So we slit a wrist and pumped air into it then the next wrist and so on. Well it helped at first but about 1/3 way through it was back to skinning a usual. What a...
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    97 honda accord over heating

    I've just acquired a 1997 honda accord from my sister. It overheated the other day and she had it towed to the honda dealer and they said the radiators shot $400 to fix plus $1600 for the a/c condenser. Anyway she didnt want to dump $2000 into the old car so they offered $500 for trade in on...
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    looper crossflow ?

    Ive heard the terms looper and crossflow alot when used to describe a johnson or evinrude. What are they? And whats the difference?
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    Lube the steering

    Ive been having trouble with my steering lately. It seems after the boat has sat a week or two the steering locks up and I have to hit the cable with a hammer while applying wd40 to get it to slide back. I wanted to put a grease fitting by on the motor were the cable mounts but the thread are...
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    weed eater problems

    Got a echo weed eater. Went to crank it the other day and it starts fine and runs fine until it warms up. Then whenever you give it gas it dies and is a pain to restart. Im thinkn i need to clean the carb or maybe change the sparkplug.
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    WOT rpms?

    Anyone know what the recomended WOT rpms are for a 1988 110 evinrude vro? All I can get now is 4200 maybe a prop change and iI could get more speed.
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    Primer bulb going flat

    Ive got a 1997 75hp force. The primer bulb started going flat when the motor is running. Whats up with that?
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    hot spark plug vs cold spark plug

    Went to oreillys to get a set of plugs for the evinrude and they said they had hot burning plugs and cold burning plugs for my motor. I asked what the difference was and was told one burns hoter and one burns colder. So which is better for an outboard?
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    spark plugs

    Went to change the spark plugs on my motor and it has 2 different type. This boat is so jerry rigged it aint even funny. Its a 1988 110hp evenrude vro.
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    flushing inboard gas tank?

    Ive got a 36 gal inboard tank. It sat up for sometime and the fuel went bad. The other day i put a gallon of lucas fuel conditioner in it and pulled about 3 gallons of seperated fuel out. Could I just flush the tank with about 10 gallons of clean fuel and injector cleaner and it be alright? A...
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    old 1980 wellcraft info

    Heres the deal. I just got a 1980 180 fisherman, the guy let the inboard gas tank sit for a year or two when the gas gauge went out and put a 12gal tank under the console. Ive been flushing the tank since ive replace the gas gauge and found out the sending unit is bad.(gotta cut fiberglass to...
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    tachometer questions

    Alright Ive got a 1988 110hp evinerude vro v-4. The tach was working sometimes and only up to 2500 rpm. So i replaced the tach and the new one does nothing. Ive looked in my seloc book and all they say about tachs is that they can be installed but nothing on trouble shooting. Anyway Ive been...
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    Wire gremlin

    Check this out. My bilge pump was blowing fuses so i disconected it and no more blown fuses. Checked voltage and had 12v dc. Now I've installed a brand new bilge pump and it didnt work. Cut the wires and I've got 12v dc. Hooked the pump straight to the battery and it works. Tried reconnecting...
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    Power tilt and trim questions

    I've got a 1988 110 v4 vro evinrude. The power tilt and trim is slow for about 15 seconds then it picks up speed. Looking at it there are 3 hydrolic rods 2 short rods on the outside and a longer one in the middle. It seems slow on the 2 short rods once they max out the longer rod picks up and it...
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    whats up with my throttle

    Hey guys. I've got a 1988 110 evinrude v4. My problem is in the throttle. It has no problems shifting from idle to fwd and reverse but is very stiff after about half throttle, and the motor doesn't turn any higher rpm than idle in reverse. I just got the boat and the guy said the...
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    oil to gas ratio

    Hey guys I just got a 1988 110hp Evinrude and don't have a clue what the oil to gas ratio is supposed to be.
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    1979 wellcraft is any good

    Hey yall. I'm looking at a 1979 wellcraft 17ft centerconsole, with a 1991 110 hp evinrude. And was wondering what issuses to look for on the hull? Ive heard these are supposed to be well built boat. So let me no of any issues yall have had. Thanks
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    Carb help

    Hey guys I need some help here. I've got a 1997 25hp evinrude that i just rebuilt the carb on. Ran good on 1st test drive after test run but didnt idle quiet right. 2nd time out idled really ruff and would stall at idle but ran fine wide open under load. So i readjusted the float. Now it idles...
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