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    Best Outboard Motor Brands for Reliability and Long-Term Use

    The only bad deal I have had was 2023 new Poozuki 6hp 4 stroke . The dealer insisted on a pre sale service which took 2 days ( silly me , I shouldnt have paid up front ) . Got it home and put it in a tub for a bit of a run prior to hitting the high seas . 1st thing I noticed was that the...
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    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    yeah , wouldnt want to live in Russia,
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    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    Yeah , funny that some knobby gits think they are saving the world but in reality they are putting more demands on coal fired ( we have them here too ) power stations and actually making things worse for the world . I like solar , In my new garden shed its way cheaper ( Yay Temu ) for me to...
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    cooking

    Well unless it tastes like 5hit Id say your onto a winner , looks pretty fn good to me :):) sorta looks a bit stroodeley , yuMmmm
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    New to me 18 hp Evinrude.

    I would think the coils would be the same for a 9.5 and 18hp , within reason a spark is a spark . The solid copper plug wires are on ebay but I think any good auto sparkie should have some . The idea behind the goo is to provide a bit of dielectric strength just to stop sparks from...
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    Is A I a totally unreliable function ?

    Another AI thing is some of the captions on tv where its obvious that AI is converting voice to written when we are told that someone rang "nine hundred and eleven" and not 911 or when the written captions are non sensible , like its miss-heard what was said and then writes what it...
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    New to me 18 hp Evinrude.

    A .040" or 1mm spark on the plug while holding plug against the block is one thing but when put under 125-ish psi compression (thats at cranking speed but effectively even higher when engine is running ) makes it much harder for ignition to fire . This is why knowledgeable people will tell...
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    Is A I a totally unreliable function ?

    Im trying to figure out how long an average person would remain in shocked silence upon being asked that , and then how long it would take to decide if it was even safe to answer , and then to actually think of something to say ............ yeah 5 mins aint bad 😐
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    Tell tale not peeing

    My old muffs had gone a bit hard and didnt seal on the lower unit very well . Yep turning them 90 deg may or may not help . My new muffs have a hose connection on each side , old ones only fed from one side , which helped . I also cut a piece of garden hose so its just long enough to go...
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    Its probly got the temp stamped on it somewhere and as long as you get one the same shape , auto parts store :)
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    Tell tale not peeing

    I put liquid soap on the impeller which buys you a bit of time
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    Tell tale not peeing

    Often the hose supplying the muffs doesnt have enough oomph to prime the pump . When you dunk it in the water at the ramp the water level is higher than the pump and it primes and pees. Some engines have another intake just above the prop on the underside of the cavitation plate and on the...
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    Attempting a motor rebuild

    Nah , They do all the local small engines and are well set up for small bores , just like everything else in New Zealand ....." you want what ? bend over and drop your pants "
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    Well there you go . I think you need to get another means of measuring engine to verify temp gauge is working and to test engine temp
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    Sqeeking sound from belt after impeller inspection

    Did you put it back together correctly . Maybe the pump is jammed and your hearing the belt protesting . :):)
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    Are these carbs interchangable?

    6hp 61 ( may have been sold in 61 ) takes the 18-7043 kit , have a look down that list of kits and see how many models use it . There will be differences in the carbs like bigger venturies but the same basic carcase is used .... which sorta implies that the carbs are interchangeable ...... to...
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    New to me 18 hp Evinrude.

    fuel pump or clogged filter ?
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    If the engine was over cooling you may get milk in the rocker covers simply because the oil doesnt get hot enough to boil out any moisture out and it condenses under the covers and thus the milk . Is your t/stat working ?
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    Bait and Livewell

    :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: because it needs further processing before I want it near my food , fish eat it :sick: I seen them , felt a bit sorry for the guy that jumped into our spot when we moved 🤣
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    Bait and Livewell

    Yep , me too , cut them in the gill area and into a chill bin ( esky ) with ice and salt water . And raw fish, soy sauce , wasabi and asparagus and/ or shallot on a cracker is good grazing:)
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