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  1. harringtondav

    Refrigerant oil charge needed for auto A/C condenser R&R?

    I'm prepping to pull the A/C condenser from my faithful '99 snaggletooth Durango boat hauler. It hasn't held a vacuum pull down or freon for some time. I finally noticed a wet spot center of the condenser. ...lotsa sealant and oil charges oozing. I'll pull it and do a vacuum pull down test on...
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    Jibber jabber

    You'll need a Facebook account to view this. I hope you are able. Hilarious. I'm embarrassed to admit it took me about 20 seconds to smell a rat, 40 seconds to realize the spoof. Guy#1 looks and sounds like Pat Paulsen doing his gobbeldygook editorial on the Smothers Brothers show...
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    Frankenwasher

    This started when I wanted a pressure washer and had a left over Tecumseh Sno-king 5 hp engine from a Frankensnowblower project. I bought a Comet AXD pump, hoses, wand, and a cart from Northern Tool. Feeling pretty smug 'cause I had less $$ into it than an equivalent 3000 psi ready to go washer...
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    Simplify 4.3 circulating pump hose removal?

    Draining my 4.3 block for winter is simple, except that removing the circulating pump hose is normally a fight. I noticed a small water drip from the lower hose clamp yesterday during recommission. I let it cool down overnight and I plan to pull the hose, and shine up the pump hose fitting...
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    Oops, trailer jack too high

    Recommissioning. Normally the trim motor tells me when the skeg is starting to penetrate the sod. Extra wet spring. The torpedo was half submerged before I heard a groan or felt the stern lift. Oh well, that area of the lawn needs some aeration.
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    '88 OMC 3.0L distributor parts?

    I don't know who provided the distributor for this engine. Prestolite, ...etc. The anchor/pivot pin for the points is CW from the cam follower. In other words the cam follower is ahead of the pivot. Need to buy a rotor for the owner, next year points & condenser. Is there a GM auto/truck model...
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    Three vs four blade?

    I have a 14X21P 3 blade alum that needs repair. The shop is very good, but I expect to pay $80-$90. I can replace it with a Solas Amita 3 E series for $112. But I can also buy a Solas Amita 4 14X21P 4 blade for $11 more. The 21P 3 blade is my best all around prop. Excellent hole shot and...
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    Baffled trying to check 3.0L timing.

    '88 3.0L breaker point distributor. Got the dwell close, and moved on to check and adjust the timing. I chalked the TDC notch in the balancer and 4 deg BTDC on the tab. I couldn't find the balancer mark with the timing light pick up on the #1 wire. This is my good neighbor charity project. The...
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    Will Johnson-Evinrude props fit '88 Cobra 3.0L?

    Wrapping up my charity repair on the neighbor's boat. He asked me to buy the prop and add the cost to his parts bill. Not finding much specifically for the Cobra, but many other lower case parts like prop shaft and FWD gear set showed Evinrude 4 cyl outboards as applications. So will an...
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    Another new tool! I'm an adict.

    Last year I made the first of many gaffes on the forum stating antifreeze was all the same. Wrong. I learned OAT and EG are incompatible, after I topped off my clearly marked OAT reservoir with Glycol. I finally got around to cleaning out my cooling system today. This vacuum purge and refill...
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    Mercruiser 165 Gimbal Bearing Removal - First timer needing advice!

    Gimbal bearing pulls are sometimes fairly easy. Mine have always been a fight. A good three jaw slide hammer will eventually get the job done. I rigged up a plate puller to use with my slide hammer head. The plate rests on the aft face of the bell hsg over the studs. The nut winds the puller...
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    Thank you iBoats Forum

    Yesterday was my 1 yr. anniversary as a member. And I'm grateful to iBoats for providing and maintaining the forum, and super grateful and appreciative to the best boating experts in the world who contribute. I've learned far more than I've contributed. My only regret is I didn't become a member...
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    3.0L front mount fix

    While snugging up the hoist to remove my neighbor's rotted '88 3.0L timing cover, I noticed the front mount followed the hoist up. I wasn't surprised because of a ring of black goo around the head of one of the lags. The lags had stripped out the wood, and someone tried using black sealant to...
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    Sometimes hoarding is a good thing

    Downsizing, de-cluttering is a popular trend. "If you haven't used it in two years, pitch it". Bwahaha. Good thing the wife keeps her mitts off my tools. I'm breaking out this 44 yr old dwell tach to check the ignition on that charity case '88 Cobra 3.0L I've been working on. I haven't used...
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    Transducer Location

    Hope this adds some value to the thread. Mostly horse pucky luck on my part. My dealer RTV'd this external flat iron transducer to my bilge floor. Not per instructions. It should have been epoxied, but he wasn't quite ready when I picked up the boat so he winged it. Iffy signal that caused my...
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    Need some general direction - for my neighbors kid

    Lou C : Homemade adjusting gage. Close enough for the girls I go out with. When the Admiral is feeling cranky, she tells me to pitch the odd and ends lumber scraps in my shop. She doesn't recognize valuable raw materials.
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    Need some general direction - for my neighbors kid

    I'm getting ready to wrap up this charity project. Waiting for an O ring and a seal that were shorted in the kits. Cobra newbie mistake here. I didn't pay attention to how deep - how many turns on the 'chicken lips' shifter rod had before I removed it to pull the prop shaft and re-seal the gear...
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    We tell our kids "no means no". As adults we know the limits of rules

    I'm prepped to get some hate mail on this one, but you can successfully violate the 'rules', sometime. Merc manual states if the prop shaft runout exceeds .005", replace the shaft. Same instructions I'd give if I were selling prop shafts at 400% mark up. I've successfully straightened two Merc...
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    How long to pull a motor?

    If you have a garage or a sturdy gable roof car port, this may be your answer for a hoist. I glued and screwed four cross members near the peak of my truss garage. Just low enough to slide a 4x6 beam under. I shimmed the outer two supports 1/8" higher than the middle two to compensate for beam...
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    Skinny water river boat - Sand and logs

    I've seen a few long tail OB boats up on the Miss river in Dubuque IA. The river is plenty deep, so I suspect they're used in stump fields and shallow lakes off the channel. Essentially an air cooled horiz shaft lawn mower motor on a 6' shaft. I don't know the max power these things come in, but...
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