In my younger days ( currently 74 yrs old), we often used a heavy thread or cord coated with grease as a packing material, sometimes we used small cork gaskets coated in grease then moved up to O rings if we could find ones that fit. More recently they made packing washers, but not sure what...
Yeck.....got me itching just looking at your pics.....good luck and keep us posted. Hope your using a good respirator !! Fiberglass dust is toxic to your lungs !!
In my experience, you have to go after them whole hog at the start ! Make sure there is no food in the area to attract them. Set numerous traps and these are the only places to have food. Traps for big and small critters are needed at the same time. Once you start getting hits on traps, then...
I have a number of places around me that can be protected from wind depending which way it is coming from. I often go for a ride in the river when the big lake can be rolling 2-3 ft, the river is only 6".....
No longer worth changing your own, at my age, changing a flat along a highway is not something I want to do anymore. I have been carrying road coverage on my insurance, for 25 bucks a year, my insurance co will send someone out to bring gas or change a flat tire. Never ran out of gas but have...
It will probably leak if it isn't already, why take the gamble ? You said you upgraded all the structure, so you must be OK with dong fiberglass work. So why not remove it and repair the hole so you will have no worries ?
Are you sure the blind threaded holes are not filled with crap ? If used and aged, sometimes manifold holes get filled with rust and crud making them more shallow. Often a drill into the hole will bring out the crud, not going to drill into fresh metal, just check to be sure the hole in not...
Been using Pennzoil two stroke oil for as far back as I can remember, over 40 years anyway, my container states for tcw3 and for all air cooled two stroke engines. Not only my out boards but weed eater, chainsaws, snowblowers, never a problem !!
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about those 6 passengers at 150# each....they sit further forward in hopes of balancing the boat out. You can't use the total weight and apply that to the motor only. Your going to have to face the facts,.....you need to un- cap the hull and see what...
Most 140 up engines used a 1.98 drive ratio. With a typical load onboard, what is your wot rpm ? You need to know this, along with being sure your engine is running properly. Without both of these things, we can only guess what prop might work.....
I can remember in the old days, your spare was part of your yearly tire rotation. Yep all 5 of your tires were rotated to even out the wear ! Ouch, guess I am really showing what an old fart I am......
Probably fund some rotten wood deep in that hulk when you remove the water logged foam. Being a 1978, it is almost a garentee. Your gonna learn to mess with fiberglass or pay dearly for someone else to do it. Good Luck.
When I bought my Cherokee it had a tow package on it, according to the dealer, if the vehicle has a towing pkg it will have a standard size spare like the other tires on the vehicle. My old Blazer had a full size spare as well due to a towing pkg, but my neighbor had the same year and model...
The key here is to use a maintainer, not just a trickle charger. Like most things, there are Chinese um trickle chargers for just a few bucks that promise to do it all, but all they do is screw up your battery. Buy decent maintainers and you will be fine as long as you use them as directed...I...
If properly lubed and adjusted they won't need much cool off time. By the time I transfer my gear from vehicle to boat and remove the straps and ready to back into the water should be plenty. I often check hub temps while getting boat ready to back in, if any are hot, then I have a problem...
