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    Gas gauge not working

    Got my curiosity up about the black/white tracer and after a little research did find that parallel grounds (what ever they are) will be marked that way. The heavy wires for the motor circuit are right as the red tape on the wire indicates. The red feed to the circuit breaker is right. the...
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    Except for the sunglasses that might have been me in 1964.
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    Or not enough, there was a time 60 years ago I would have been on skis behind that boat wearing a speedo bathing suit.
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    Gas gauge not working

    That is not b/w wire, just the reflection from the flash. The fix is simple. Move the red and yellow to the positive. The black to the negative. The motor wires are correct.
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    Possible dumb newbie question

    Just be sure to leave the motor down to be certain there is no water trapped in the lower end.
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    Gas gauge not working

    Can you send a picture of the wires on the positive side or describe the ones hidden behind the terminal cover. There appears to be a black wire with a white tracer there and need a little more info on it. Is it part of a pair of one black and one black/white tracer? I wonder because some...
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    Gas gauge not working

    Normally black goes on negative, red on positive. The yellow and red are on the negative in the picture. They both have fuse holders on them which is normal for positive feeds. The wire feeding the circuit breaker I think is right if it is red and hidden behind the terminal cover in the...
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    Gas gauge not working

    Check the connections on the battery. It looks like the motor electrical is ok but the accessory circuit is not. If this trouble just started after changing the battery look and be sure all the smaller wires were reconnected and there is one hanging loose that my have been missed. Fuel gauge...
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    Gas gauge not working

    Reread your post and I am assuming you removed it and it didn't fall out. It may somehow be a buzzer to signal low fuel. I still don't think it is the cause of your trouble but without a wiring diagram I am not positive. How to test it; 1) Connect it directly to 12v. If it buzzes it is a...
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    Gas gauge not working

    That part is a buzzer which would be part of an audio alarm system which would sound on engine overheat or something similar depending on what motor. I don't think that in itself is causing your problem but surely would justify a good look behind the panel to find out why it fell out and what...
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    80th Anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge

    Thought about this on the way to a store this evening. Young clerk behind the counter, clean cut, guessing about 25. Asked him if he ever heard of the Battle of the Bulge. He said he had no idea. Gave him about a three sentence description of what it was and he seemed puzzled that we were...
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    80th Anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge

    It was 80 years ago on 12.16.44 that Germans attracted the front were the Pennsylvania 28th and the newly arrived green 106th held a line that was twice as long as one normally protected my that number of troops. I was staying at my grandparents over Christmas vacation when the telegram came...
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    BYRNA personal protection

    From the BYRNA website; Maybe you’re one of the 134 million Americans that are flying commercial to your destination. In that case, your Byrna launcher can come along with you in your checked baggage, along with any type of Byrna projectiles, and they do not need to be declared like firearms do...
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    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    I will have to try that next time on my 2002 Sierra 2500.
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    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    Including the one on the idler arm that is almost unreachable?
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    Am I hurting things by not running WOT?

    I think I might have married her sister.
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    Am I hurting things by not running WOT?

    I have found over the years running state boats where engine hours, fuel used records were kept a on a daily basis that by running almost exactly as you describe gave the best economy. Get on plane quick and then back off and run 100 or so rpm more than it takes to hold it on plane.
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