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    Fox Shoots Man

    There are no reports that the fox did his best ?Dirty Harry? impression before pulling the trigger, but some are hoping they surface. Fox Shoots Man
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    Venison Sausage Recipes

    Anybody want to share? Here's one of my favorites. It's a mild breakfast sausage. I trim all the fat I can off the venison, and use bacon to supply the fat and a smokey flavor. Then add some more seasonings. Goes good either in a small casing for breakfast links, or patties. Here's a 6 lb...
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    Soldier at Fort Hood

    My son is at Fort Hood, preparing to ship out to Iraq in January. If his mom and I pay a surprise visit over Christmas, where a good place to crash for a couple of nights? Budget is tight.
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    Sticky Lifter

    88 Dodge Dakota 3.9 V6. 1 lifter sticks for a few minutes when cold. What's the best additive to set it free. Oil is fresh, 10-30 synthetic. Engine has a lot of miles on it. Thanks John
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    Sharp TM150 Driver.

    My wife picked up a Sharp TM150 camera phone at a garage sale. Of course I'm expected to make it like new. I can't seem to find a Windows driver for it. Would be nice to get the pictures off without transferring the SD card. I think the original data cable came with a CD that has the driver...
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    Color Printer

    I've had an epson NX300 printer for about a year. Ink was killing me, so I bought some refillable cartridges and ink. Now, the cyan print head plugged up. Used half the ink in the printer trying to clean it. Still has about 10% of the ports plugged. Is it possible to clean this thing, or...
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    Anti Virus

    Need personal security for a friend's 2 machines. Just reformatted the HP workstation and reloaded the HP virus.... er system. It was very badly infected with about a dozen trojans and downloaders. I suspect his laptop will be in similar shape. KAV sees HP software as a virus. :D I...
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    Radio removal

    I have an aftermarket radio in my Honda accord that is defunct. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get it out of the dash. Does anybody care to clue me in on the secret. John
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    Briggs Valve Lash

    Is the valve lash adjustable on a 5 hp Briggs L head engine? How hard is it to replace the valve guide? Mine just dropped the exhaust valve. The retainer end of the valve, as well as the stem are battered and worn. The retainer looks fine. I had to file the tappet end of the valve to get it...
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    Look in both Mirrors

    Decided to go fishing with my wife this afternoon. Stopped at the local farm store to buy bait. While I was in the store, a lady started loading about 1200 lbs of horse feed into a 4 door Hyundai in the stall to the right of my boat trailer, and opened her drivers door against my trailer in...
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    Transom mount transducer

    When I rebuilt the transom, I took of a transducer mount that had allowed water to leak into the flotation cavity, wiping out my battery floor. I want to put it back on. How can I do that without violating the watertight integrity. It's about a 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" footprint, to be installed...
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    Trim switch replacement in Commander control.

    Trim switch fell apart in the handle, out on the lake. I pulled the control off the gunwale and flipped it over to get the model number. All I found were sticky spots where the labels used to be. Are we having fun yet? Could someone tell me the model number of this comander control. It's on a...
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    Wet 1988 tracker 1800FS

    When I was pulling out the batteries and gas tank to gain access to the transom, I found that the floor foam is wet also. Where can I get a plan for this boat? I should check the stringers before I put any more effort into it. How is the hull compartmented, and are all the compartments full...
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    Switchbox bias circuit

    On murkery switchboxes, like on a 2.4, how is the bias manipulated to advance or retard the spark by advance or idle stab. modules. Took the intermittent "advance module" off my XR4, but would like to be able to slightly retard the timing to pull skiiers at half throttle, and maybe advance it a...
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    Test Wheel

    Where can I get my hands on a test wheel for a v6 150. It's a 1988 SR4 with a 4 1/4 in gearcase if that makes any difference. Don't need to hold wot, but do need to hold rpms for awhile without breaking the engine. Doing some electrical measuring and testing. I think even a 90 horse wheel...
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    v6 fuel flow

    I have a 88 150SR4 engine losing power at wot. I put in a fuel pressure gauge between the filter and the carbs and documented 5 psi at 4500 rpm, rapidly degrading to 0 at WOT, with engine flameout of course. I replaced the filter and it ran well all the way, with fuel pressure 5 lbs or more at...
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    Fuel filter warning

    I've been chasing an intermittent high speed fuel problem in a 150 HP 2.4 for about a month. It turned out that the previous owner's mechanic had put in a cheap OEM fuel filter that looked good, seemed to be clear and passed the "blow" test. It just wouldn't let enough fuel through to run at...
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    150HP SR4 Electrical conversion

    I have a 1988 150 HP V6 with a 16 amp stator on it. With power tilt and instruments, it barely keeps the main engine battery up. Can a later model 40 amp stator and flywheel be installed on this engine? What years and models would fit? If I can get the dual coil AC off the stator, I can...
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