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    New Motor Break In

    The manufacturer always knows best...they designed and built it....Motors have changed a bunch over the years.
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    Surprise My electric car is not charged.

    Unfortunately big gov't is telling people that if you go green it will stop especially if you spend lots of money. In reality, man can't stop it, but he can take that money to protect himself from being a statistic. Whose bright idea was it anyway to think that ocean front property that is at...
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    Advice for Portable Fuel Tank Mercury 115hp Command Thrust

    The engine running pushed air into the tank to maintain pressure. You only needed to pump in the startup to push fuel to the engine until it started
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    Kicker motor mount height

    Gonna be an interesting mount your gonna have to make...Have you considered cutting the swim deck, either shorter or cut a notch to clear a kicker ?? Generally speaking the cav plate on the kicker needs to be even with the hull bottom when motor is operating. Not the very bottom of the hull...
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    Torn seal leaking gear lube

    Hopefully you paid the first guy with a credit card so you can cancel the payment for faulty services.. Unfortunately there are lots of stories like your out there. This is one reason why most folks learn to do their own work.
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    Starter fluid everytime....

    Unfortunately thru the years, I have witnessed people using this fluid by the gallon. This is where the problem comes in. A whiff is fine but many just open the spray and let it flood in while cranking the engine. Even witnessesed a blown head gasket from excess use. People are frustrated...
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    Boat Pricing

    If you not familiar with boats, it would pay to spend the money on a good marine survey ( thorough inspection by an expert) as there could be many expensive hidden disasters that you wouldn't see.
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    1960/70 Sears outboard

    Gotta go thru the float chamber in the carb.
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    Starter fluid everytime....

    Every motor I ever owned liked a particular sequence, if you didn't follow it exactly, they were hard to start. Once you get your choke system figured out, experiment with starting procedures and see if that might help. My Merc 40 doesn't like the key pushed in while cranking like the manual...
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    battery charging issue has me stumped

    Over my many years of owning various vehicles that use batteries, I have saw some crazy things with batteries. They can get an internal short in them that ( for lack of proper terminology) makes the battery absorb the charge and makes it disapear. Have had more than one battery appear to hold...
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    Boat Pricing

    Many years back, my brother became a marine surveyor, the stories he told were almost unbelievable, they way people took care of their expensive boats were really horror stories !!
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    Boat Pricing

    I have always had aluminum hull boats and took care of them. Always stored inside and had proper maintenence. Always bought used, never new. If I look back in my history, I have replaced my boat about every 8 years or so and always got my money back out if them. Never had to take a loss. But...
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    OK I’ve had enough.

    I have used spray silicone with sucess, or just spray on car polish/ wax. It makes cleanup the next time much easier. I also spray it on my hull below the water line. No buffing needed down there and the crud and slime come off much easier.
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    What size and brand of fuel tank to get?

    Plastic tanks have better materials in recent years if you buy a good one, but stay away from cheap ones. If exposed to the sun all the time, I would go metal. If not exposed to sun like many built-in tanks, then plastic is fine. A fuel tank in a boat, is no place to skimp on quality !!
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    How to prime fuel after winter / fogging

    Wondering why...the area of the squeeze ball is open for easy access just Like an outboard hose....I would never enclose it !!
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    How to prime fuel after winter / fogging

    My I/O had a long fuel line to the tank so cold starts could be difficult at times. I added a squeeze ball into the fuel line at a convenient spot so a few squeezes would fill the carb bowl and made for quicker starts.. just food for thought.....
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    Advice for Portable Fuel Tank Mercury 115hp Command Thrust

    Why a pressurized tank ?? Most engines have a fuel pump...two 6 gallon tanks won't get him far with 115 hp motor...
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    1978 Johnson-Evinrude Electrical Issue

    Ran into a similar issue with my Merc last summer....long story short is, I traced all the wires under the hood looking for rubs, bare spots etc. Sure enough one wire was stretched over a grounding screw. Wire had a heavy cover where it touched the screw, but very carefull examination showed a...
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    Moving outdrive with engine off?

    Didn't think about power steering pump....
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    I need help, boat runs rough and stalls. I pumped new gas and lots more.. I need help

    Are you making your carb adjustments while the boat is in the water and underway ?? You cannot get a proper carb adjustment on a trailer. The manual clearly states this. Had a similar problem with my 3.0, after a complete carb rebuild I could not get the idle good. Put the boat in the water...
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