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  1. Grub54891

    Epic launch

    I learned how to drive with the tree. Never had an issue.
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    Epic launch

    Buddy showed ma a pic of something at the boat ramp, It looked like a floating chunk of sheet metal. I asked what that was, he said his van, three on the tree shift, popped out of gear and rolled into the drink. Boat trailer attached. Boat was at the dock. Two days later he showed up to work...
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    1973 mercruiser mc-1

    Start with grabbing the drive and see if there is play right/left and let us know about that.
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    Hot water heater

    Do you actually have a coolant tank with antifreeze in it?
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I get the condensation up top at times. Good hard run takes care of it. On others I’ve worked on that got submerged we remove the oil, re-fill with cheap oil and a bit of sea foam. Run it a bit and drain/flush a few times with the seafoam. When it comes out clean we put the good oil in and take...
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I adapt the hose for my vacuum bleeder to fit the outside of the tube, mine fits tight to the tube so I don’t need to clamp it. The tube goes to the bottom of the pan on a mercruiser, I’m not sure on a yamaha but I would think it would. Warm oil works best for extraction.
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    Sqeeking sound from belt after impeller inspection

    Often belts look fine but they are not. Also as mentioned the tensioner may be weak if it has one. Some had the adjuster on them.
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    Sqeeking sound from belt after impeller inspection

    I would hope you have water running to the engine. How good id the battery? If it's weak the alternator is working hard and if the belt is loose it'll squeak.
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    I get a bit of milky in mine, mostly when not running it hard enough on my 350 acre lake. If I take it out on lake Superior I can get her going wide open for a good half hour or more and cruise all day. The milky clears up well. On the smaller lake I do run it wide open on occasion but it gets...
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    Hot water heater

    Yes, I've winterized lots of them over time, and added that valve. But if the heater is bypassed, there should be no water in the tank, and you would not get any hot water at any faucet at all. Now if that lever is zip tied in one position, that leads me to believe there is something wrong in...
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    Hot water heater

    Most modern water heaters have a check valve on the intake side of cold water inlet. My total guess is that the check valve may be bad allowing water to flow back into the lines and making it hot? With the water pump on it technically shouldn’t do that. With the pump off there isn’t anything to...
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    Oil Pressure Sender failure modes?

    Clean all th connections including the large bullet connection at the engine, and under the dash. Also you can do a jiggle test when it’s not working and see if it comes back to life for a bit. That will narrow down where the issue is.
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    I spent the last 24 years driving at 29.25 miles per hour

    Yeah, I re-set the digital display before a trip and go. After the trip I check it and my average speed is 25-35 mph. To many small towns mess with it. Going 60 as much as possible.but I get a minimum of 30 mpg on those trips. On my 99 jeep v-8 I can squeeze 25-28 mpg on a road trip. In town I...
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    SX-A Gear Oil Screw

    Before I got the impact screwdriver I used a short stubby wide blade screwdriver and would smack it with a hammer.
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    I have a leak.

    Is the transom flat? If it’s warped the transom assembly won’t set against it properly. Just another guess on my part.
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    Random

    Nice, that must have some strange trailer!
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    No oil on dip stick after adding 6 liters

    Did you try the leaversit with the stick out yet?
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    New study on tow boat environmental impact

    Around here, the Apostle islands area, they are out there, but they can’t catch them all. In my opinion they don’t need more, we need smarter boaters.
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    New study on tow boat environmental impact

    Not wake boats but, several years ago a lake in central Wi , several people woke up to their boats being gone. They found them in the middle of the lake and the motors were gone. One had the motor chained on and they cut the transom with a chainsaw. Never found the culprits.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Rear view mirror. Ours has the on star button on it. When I go to flip the mirror to night mode with the lever I put my thumb on the front and flip the lever with my finger. Twice I hit the button and on star called me and asked me if I was ok. Ugh….
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