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  1. rolmops

    MerCruiser 4.3L V6 engine block part identification needed

    Some carburetors have a choke system that use exhaust gas heat to choke the carb and that oval thing you see is where it connects. You can just install an electric choke on your carburetor and ignore the thing. The oval thing has the "Choke Stove" which is just a piece of tubing.It should have...
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    Why is my gas orange?

    just remember to clean the tank out with soapy water afterwards. Vinegar is acidic and causes corrosion
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    Why is my gas orange?

    I don't know if vinegar dissolves varnish.
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    Why is my gas orange?

    Old Bill Mayer from Mayers Marina in Webster,NY, taught me that in order to really clean a metal tank, you have to pour a few quarts of lacquer thinner into the can and a few hands full of roofing nails. you shake it real good every few hours and leave this concoction about 24 hours in the tank...
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    Boat age vs financing.

    Cobras have a bad reputation, which at one point held value, but at this point it is no longer deserved. There are a lot of spare parts available and a lot of servicing things are easier to do. It is nice not to have to take off the lower unit in order to check or change the impeller. Tilt/trim...
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    Boat age vs financing.

    I don't understand why you would want to finance a project boat. Over the past year I sold a 1984 19 foot Islander in very good condition but sort of crappy looking for $2500 and that included a fish hawk x4 and a furuno 628 fishfinder. I was lucky to get that money because the price for these...
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    Does anyone remember when car & boat engines only had.

    I remember that system on my 1943 Harley Davidson Liberator. I always had a little tool kit with spare points and plugs tied onto the sidecar. I bought it in 1973 brand new in the crate from an army over stock depot in Marocco while on a tip there. I drove it north to the Netherlands where 2...
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    Lake Ontario

    Thunder storms with heavy rain and lots of lightning can form 10 miles away from you in the Lower Great Lakes area. They will come at you at 40 miles an hour and surprise you.I have actually had to run north toward Canada to escape because these storms often hug the shore line. Always top of you...
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    Lake Ontario

    Any boats that lay in a slip all summer will eventually have wood rot. Boats that are trailered and kept under cover when not in use will have far less of a problem. The big exception is the Boston Whaler. Those rigs are exceptional in quality.
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    Lake Ontario

    I have fished Lake Ontario weekly for the past 25 years. I started with a 17 footer which is fine for nice sunny days. From there I went up to an 18 footer. These boats usually have a much higher gunnel and lay a bit deeper in the water, next was a 19 foot Starcraft Islander and now a 22 footer...
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    I am starting to believe some of the global warming in N J.

    Roscoe, with all due respect, but Lake Michigan does not have the arctic and antarctic melt off flow into it. Also the water in Lake Michigan streams out of it toward the lower lakes and finally the Ocean. On the other hand, the oceans are the final destination of water and there is no down...
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    Telltale on lower unit?

    I still say not normal. If it is just a drizzle, sure, that would be normal, but when it "shoots out a steady stream" that is not normal. It would mean that the exhaust housing is full of water and that it is pressurized enough to shoot out a steady stream. That water should have flown freely...
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    Telltale on lower unit?

    No this is not normal. It's not the hole that worries me. It's the water coming out. There are a few potential problems. It may be that the pipe above the impeller (partially) popped of and spouts the water around in the lower unit housing specially when your muffs are blasting full force, or...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Uhh Yes. I was playing with some tuna that were under the dolphins.
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    This happened today, and in the blistering heat.

    I replaced the wood in my boat with a piece of aluminum. i went to a metal store and from the leftover pile I pulled out out a 2 inch thick end piece.One inch thick would probably have been thick enough. It cost me about 5 bucks. Next I pulled the mostly rotten piece of wood out and cut a copy...
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    4.3 liter 1989 Cobra problem

    I replaced the lower shift cable. It was easier than I expected. The engine end is leaving me with a question. The cable was sent with some tools. One to keep the lower end in position and one tool that is supposed to show the exact distance between the front end hole and the position of the...
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    4.3 liter 1989 Cobra problem

    Thank you so much for your answers. I will work on these problems one by one.
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    4.3 liter 1989 Cobra problem

    I finally had a chance to go fishing in my restored Islander with the 4.3 liter rebuilt engine. Everything went great but in the middle of the day, after I started the engine, it would stall upon shifting forward. When I would push the accelerator forward fast, there would not be a problem and I...
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    Penn downrigger power supply cables

    You are right and I took your advice. I went with a garmin reactor 40 with GHC 50. It cost me an arm and a leg, but I am told that burial shrouds do not have pockets.
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    Kicker remote control steering and speed.

    When trolling for salmon I often need to make very small adjustments to speed and direction because of side wind and under water currents. I bought a Powrtran tailfin wireless setup to control steering, but decided to another way because it only controls direction. Next I bought the panther...
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