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    carlisle tire question??

    Hi all , older late 70's trailer toting 16ft glass crestliner with 175 80 13's that have seen the last of the road. found some used on the local craiglsit that are cheap ($40 both) about 75% tread left. they are carlisle sure bias (non radials). I see that discount has em for $ 65 each and the...
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    Pinion Gear-Nut *new pic

    hello all. what holds the pinon gear from slipping? i've tightened the nut and it worked for a few runs and now the gear is free spinning around the drive shaft. is there something that keeps the gear tight on the shaft other than the nut? i've rebuilt the lower end and have re-surfaced the...
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    78'105 Lower Unit Rebuild-pics-?'s

    hello all, creating a new post in connection with post titled ( 78 magna power -gear box ?'s) in hopes to continue to add to this forum. I have read many a post with issues regarding "clunking, griding, in and out of gear at wot, gear pop etc.....but did not see any pics to explain the parts in...
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    78 105 Magnapower - Gear Box?

    hello all. out doing some fishing last night and just buzzing along to hit another spot. heard a high reving sound as if i had knocked it into neuatral and came to a complete stop. enging still running and no drive gear. stopped and re-started and fired right up and runs normal without any...
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    78/79 105 chrysler magnapower

    hello all, have the above motor on a 73' 16 ft crstliner that i bought for a few hundy last year. spent some time and a few bucks turning it into a decent fishing boat. Couple of things on the motor that I have some questions on. On starting cold it shudders a little and then runs smooth. On...
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    mounting X-ducer to inside of hull??

    hello all, have an older hummingbird finder with a transom mount X-ducer. it still works great but am having a heck of a time finding the right spot for it on the hull. i had it mounted on a small, electric only, vessel and never had a problem. i now have just restored an older crestliner. when...
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    great seat towers - low $ restoration

    here is my solution to a problem that i see alot of folks are facing when restoring an old rotting away boat. after gutting down to the fiberglass floor and making all new stringers (see 77 crestliner thread) and putting in a new floor i made these seat towers. they are working great for me...
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    please help identify this boat! pics!

    hello all. bought this rotting away crestliner last fall from a church. the boat was apparently donated along with a few others . paid $200.00 for it and gutted it down to the fiberglass floor. made my own stringers, floor, all wood supports , front cushions etc. rewired all lighting...
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    105 chrysler - how fast?

    have the above 78 motor in great running condition (so far) mounted on a 1975 or so fiberglass crestliner v-hull. re-mounted the pitot after cleaning it out by forcing water through it using a small kids medicine srynge. fits the plastic tube perfectly! had it out last night. read 32 tops...
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    1978 chrysler 105 trim & other issues

    hello all, restoring an older 16' crestliner (can't find year , any good resourses? - think it's a 74 due to the blue and red trim colors ) v-hull with the above engine. posted some threads last fall and now have the boat on the water. engine seems to run fine except for the following : power...
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    IGNITON WIRE WIZARD * 78 105 CHRYSLER

    waiting on the manual but tinkering in the interim. older crestliner with 6 screw ignition, electric choke. all the wires were cut so i'm rewiring the whole boat. i've got start-gen-heat- tach-choke-battery-igniton-ground on the engine block. the back of the key is s-i-b-c-m-m. i've rewired...
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    old gas tank - rusty? go with plactic?

    re-vamping an older crestliner with a 78 105 chrystler on her. it has a nice shaped 17 gallon gas tank but defintely has rust in it. i've cleaned the screen at the bottom and dumped the old gas and flushed with water. the inside looks average at best but it holds the gas. what's the deal with...
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    78 105 chrystler comes to life! what next?

    rewired the ingnition, put some fresh fuel mix into her , pushed the key in (found the key on the floor in a rotted handfull of stringer prior to gutting it out) and to my surprise the choke's closed as billed. turned the key and i'll be damed if the motor didn't fire right up! purred , heated...
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    1978 105 CHRYSTLER BASICS AND MORE?

    ok , onward..... ordered my manual but have a few ?'s in the interim since most of the cables and wiring is cut. oil mix is it 50:1 ? can i use spray carb cleaner to clean out the old bs or just disasemble and clean? on a simple 16' f-glass with this 150 was there just one origional battery...
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    chrysler 105 year made?

    i bought an old boat to restore with my teenage son. it's a fiberglass crestliner v-hull 16'. can't find any markings on the hull. the motor is a 105 MAGNAPOWER and the plate says 105 7H 8H. i've read alot of the threads and have looked in numerous sites but don't see these exact #'s .....any...
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