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    Silliest Question on Fuel Mix - Thank you for your patience

    Gee, oil threads are real fun. Johnnyrude put out a notice that motors before 1964 needed 24::1 oil mix, everything after needed 50::1 oil mix. And this was in the 60's. Just saying.
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Jeff, you seem to say that a bearing cannot be checked for proper operation, unless it is pulled and repacked? Did I get that correct? I am not sure what you do, but after packing and installing a bearing, I check for play and binding. If you cannot adjust the nut on the spindle to a...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Gee, Jeff, I know how to check a bearing. No play, no bind, right?
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Gee, Jeff, I disagree with your last statement. 30+ years ago I moved to the water. I use the trailers 2x a year, which I would think is low usage. In those 30+ years, I pumped grease into the bearing buddy and other zerc type hubs hubs in the spring and fall, after launch and recovery. I...
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    One last try

    Gee, the biggest problem doing a Jumpstart (or beach start) is the fear. You stand there in knee deep water, holding a rope, as a boat on the other end of the rope starts to speed away. In actuality, a Jumpstart is pretty safe, if you are of average strength and weight. If you pull in too...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    I had a lot of trouble finding the plugs. The Dexter part number helped a lot, however, I believe those are too big for my bearing covers, and Dexter did not seem to have a smaller size. The OEM was Tie Down Engineering Sup-r lube, but without any other markings. ID is 1.18" and OD is 1.6"...
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    HP 60 EFI: Change oil filter without draining oil?

    Gee, I think you should change the filter, even if it leaks some. Get a qt of oil, and a drain pan and a rag and change it, would be my recommendation. On a related note, in sterndrives, the oil filter casing is often steel. If it gets a nick in the paint, they will rust thru over a season...
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    85hp Merc?

    The 70HP is a 40% increase in power, on paper. Those 50HP/4cyl were real good motors, such that Merc made it longer that one would expect, as they were really popular, and ran well. If the motor is 70HP/4 cylinders it may be real good as well. I have NOT heard (no direct experience) good...
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    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    I have a trailer with the rubber plugs that fit in the bearing hub. They may not be bearing buddies, but that are a rubber plug, with a internal groove to seal the dust cover. It looks to be 1-1/8 ID, for a 1500# boar/wave runner trailer. I had bought some years ago, but forget where I got...
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    85hp Merc?

    Merc 650's were three-cylinder, two carb motors. The 50HP, 80HP and 85HP motors of that era were 4-cylinder, 2 carb models, if anyone cares.
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    Replacement tachometer output cable from Mercury Quicksilver controls?

    Gee, I looked a bit on the web and did not see one. If you find a Mercury parts place, they may have a breakdown on the connector on the boat wiring harness. Alternatively, get some good marine bullet connectors and cut off both connectors, and use the bullet connectors instead.
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    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    Gee, it is useful to walk around the vehicle or trailer, checking the tires and other items, before a long trip. Ditto on oil, brake/clutch fluid and coolant, as appropriate. Radial tires can be tricky to see if they are low in air. If you stand close to the car, say your hip touching the car...
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    8 Hp Mecury outboard

    If you sprayed ether into the carb and she did not fire, you do not have any spark. At this point a factory service manual is a good idea.
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    1968 Johnson 65 hp VXL-14B No Spark On Any Cylinder

    Gee, Seloc and good are normally not in the same sentence. My experience with Seloc is that one needs to watch out for critical, sometimes catastrophic errors in their specs and procedures. Glad it is working for you.
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    85hp Merc?

    Joe, if you added gearcase and late-90's engine or newer to your statement, I would agree with you. However, if the exhaust baffle or exhaust covers have rotted out, even if the compression is good, you will be looking for used engine block parts that are still good, after nearly 50 years...
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    85hp Merc?

    That motor will have ADI ignition, which is good. As Texasmark says, it was a fine engine, but let me add that it was a fine engine in 1976/7. That was nearly 50 years ago. Is it still fine? Those motors had a history of the inner exhaust cover and exhaust baffle rotting out, and the wiring...
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    85hp Merc?

    Gee, what year? Merc 85HP motors were made in the 70's with 4 cylinders. They made 80HP motors later on in the 70's and perhaps some newer models as well. Is it one of those oldies from the 70's? If pre-1976, it may have a distributor. The ign system was sound, but parts are expensive, and a...
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    Prop barrel slightly smaller than the gearcase

    How about a temp fix? Clean up the edge of the gearcase hub, and the recessed part of the prop. Wipe them with some solvent. Now rub some wax, candle etc. on the edges of the gearcase hub. Install the prop. Now run a precise bead of silicone caulk where the gearcase meets the prop. Let it...
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    Prop barrel slightly smaller than the gearcase

    There are high performance props without exhaust hubs, that fit on motors with hubs. The theory is that the exhaust on the blades gives some slip when accelerating, and when the boat reaches higher speed, the exhaust gasses are pulled away by the receding water, so the prop bites. I tried a...
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    Prop barrel slightly smaller than the gearcase

    Some modular props came with a plastic "cap" that fit the recessed end of the prop, to make it's diameter 4-3/4". This cap allowed the prop to fit more motor applications. You might go on the prop OEM's web site and see if they have one.
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