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  1. sam am I

    2006/7 Dodge 5.7 3500 fuel pump

    Was having fuel gauge level issues (not reading fuel level correctly) with one of our work trucks, gauges/wiring all seemed/checked okay. So I dropped the tank today to check the sender...........Anyone ever seen/had a Dodge pump fall apart like this? For crap sacks!! Might otta just put a...
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    Probably good she had no clue; else she might have panicked and fallen

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT_PNKg3v7s If it's fake, it's a well made fake
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    HVAC Quote...Adding AC into a Existing Furnace

    It is unreasonable for me to ask the guy to break out the time from material costs? I have a quote totaling for about $3K to add AC into my existing forced air furnace, nothing special, no big deal. Of course the quote includes T&M (He has list of various reasonable materials and a line item...
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    Beware of Molten Salt.........This is cool!!

    https://www.yahoo.com/autos/forget-tnt-molten-salt-creates-151004612.html MT.....Don't get any weird idea's now!!
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    Prop Shaft End Play Spec

    92 Merc 2.5L 175HP SN 0D103921 I think mine is waaay toooo much, I'll put a dial on it in a bit but, in the mean time............ I have read and searched the manual and here, seems to not really be a official spec documented on "prop shaft" end play (push/pull on shaft w/o prop on), anybody...
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    Driveshaft to Crankshaft Spline Wear

    Manual says to replace with "excessive wear", no real spec's/tolerances given otherwise...........I guess I don't see this as "excessive" yet but, looking for experience with where that is.........0.001"? 0.01"? Anyone have a spec? This is measuring at 0.014"
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    Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery

    Trying to skip/avoid the opinion/hearsay mongers here as much as possible............ Thinking I might make the jump this next year (other than my Dewalt's and B&D's) so specifically, anyone ACTUALLY running/ran one in their Boat/RV? If so...... House? Crank? Like it? What manu? Is/has...
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    Adobe Flash

    http://news.yahoo.com/adobe-confirms-major-flash-vulnerability-only-way-protect-123043089.html;_ylt=AwrTHRdW1h9WiFAAD1NXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEybDFndXA2BGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDV09EQzBfMQRzZWMDc2M- :noidea:
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    Plug in deck lights for Scotty power receptacles

    My boat came stock w two fairly low wattage aft facing incandescent cockpit lights and they work sorta ok, but since I have four Scotty downrigger electrical receptacle's that I have since put in up under my gunnel's (two aft facing and two forward facing) that aren't always in use powering...
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    VHF Speaker Widget

    I have, as some here perhaps do, a VHF marine radio(mine probably older type then most) in my boat. And perhaps like mine, some are mounted permanent types that just have a single small'ish speaker internal to the unit's box. Well, when running, I can't hear the thing worth a crap If I had too...
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    Promariner?

    Anybody run this manu's stuff? This just seems a bit better refined somehow than the Sterling unit. The layout/box and the cover perhaps, not sure. Just stuck it in, think the insides are the same as Sterling unit though, just a different box is all, not sure. The LED's layout/order all too...
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    Like father, like son they always say.

    ​http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0OiHAWeohY
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    iBugs

    iboats buggy'nesses. The new text editor is a tad and a half off as well. :(
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    Transom Dryer

    I had some bit of transom leaking happening over last season occurring while sitting in a slip, noticed boat was starting to list slightly to port sitting in the slip. So, this past fall did the "thud" test after pulling the boat out.....sounded pretty dense in area's. Made some test holes...
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    Transom through-hole wood sealer

    I'm in process of re-installing hardware back in the old holes and am lightly sanding the holes where said hardware is to be re-installed, Is there a preferred wood sealer that should be applied to the face of the freshly sanded wood? Of course this would be before I installed the hardware with...
  16. sam am I

    Oil Injection Pump-Dismantled

    If anyone has ever been curious, I was anyway.
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    Solid State Relay's for Trim/Tilt System.

    I thought I had saw somewhere them in use but,........ Anyone currently using them? If so, could you share where you purchased them? Thx
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    1992 Merc 175 Trim/Tilt System

    I have it out, it's on the bench, it works fine'ish still............now what? Before I put it back for 20 more yrs, what should I check....brushes at the very least? Seals? What breaks on these things that I can check before I put it back on? Thanks in advance and sry about posting...
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    1992 Merc 175 Trim/Tilt Sytem

    I have it out, it's on the bench, it works/ed still............now what? Before I out it back for 20 more yrs, what should I check....brushes at the very least? Seals? What breaks on these things that I can check before I put it back on?
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    Is this normal?

    I finally got to and pulled the exhaust plate tonight continuing on w rebuild, just was curious about this amount of crap built up here in this area? Seems excessive especially on one side too. Not too sure how it actually build up out in the edges cavities under the plate like that either...
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