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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    if you have the guides. If not, that toon goes all kinds of sideways.
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    eh...yeah, those don't take lateral loads at all. I do use mine for the anchor rode end tie. Using them for a tie down would be on a slant, at least on my trailer, as the rails meet to form a "Y" . Needs to be a center winch, install a bow eye, and have front rail stops.
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    can't find my distributor wrench....guess it's gone. but here's my Actron!
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    I have an '08 Silverado, 100,000 +, purchased new. be aware of AFM issues. Ticking noises, for one. Google it. Low oil pressures, can be a simple clogged screen in the pressure sensor. Low oil pressure can contribute to AFM issues. Double check what codes were cleared if possible. I've...
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    Electric Brake Overhaul???

    "Edit: thanks for posting your query as I did not know there are boat trailers out there with electric brakes (not the electrical over hyd, I get those, but pure electric like in the video). This is a surprise to me as the combination of electricity and water in this manner do not compute in my...
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    no camera, no problem.
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    "I added a piece of aluminum straping, 10 to 12 feet long and bolted it down the center to grab as many crossmembers as possible to distribute the force of the center winch to multiple points, not just the front crossmember. " This is how mine came from the factory
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    Have a live mouse inside a interior wall. No insulation.

    if you have room.
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    No Center Attachment for Hauling onto the Trailer

    ?...is there some confusion. my '06 pontoon with a bunk trailer has a center bow eye for attaching the winch strap and safety chain. Most all pontoons have a center bow eye for winching the boat up the trailer. No bridle. This is assuming the pontoon has been loaded "normally".
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    Electric Brake Overhaul???

    maybe check the shoes?
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    kaboom !
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    Hydrogen is all that....and the cons are few but major....(see Hindenburg for one) It has to be stored under pressure in a car. That creates a problem for the general public and it's driving habits...collisions. So, pressure vessels and flammability.....a bomb.
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    Latest new car racket to cause you to by a car.

    the electric car showed up before the I.C.E. car did. Battery power didn't make it back then for the same reason it doesn't prevail today, energy content/volume vs distance and fill up times. Around town, sure, subsidies sure. Other than that, they don't "fit". Not everyone has a garage to...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Just watched a Car Wizard video concerning a rear tailight bulb not working, 2017 Ford Focus. The fix required a new body control module that has to be programmed by Ford for the bulb to work. That's the subject of this thread, I don't like that . Anyone back in the day could change or trouble...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    so lets discuss horsepower.....torque..😁
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    pre-ignition is the fuel mixture beginning to ignite before the plug fires. Usually caused by residual particles still ignited in the cylinder. Detonation is a too rapidly expanding flame front after the plug fires due to octane rating not meeting the requirements of the compression in the...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    recip engines for general aviation like lycoming , continental ...twin magnetos, 2 plugs/cylinder. Can't speak for other engines and experimental/homebuilt .
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    "I own a diagnostic scanner for both my cars and my boat." I need one, 2021 Merc 115 outboard, CT. I googled, nothing showed up.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    The scanner isn't the good/bad. It's just a tool. There were diagnostics machines back in the day. (see pic). But you didn't need one. Today you do. I use/need my bi- directional scanner. My head was the scanner back in the day. You cannot consistently work on computer cars and not have one...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    not a complaint.....just facts.
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