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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    The alternator puts out plenty of power to operate the computer but apparently the computer now shuts down the alternator if it doesn’t sense a battery and that in turn shuts off the computer. It makes me wonder if it would run on a dead battery or if it would do like it did today when...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I learned an inconvenient thing about modern vehicles today. They can’t cannot be driven without a battery. My 2008 F150 lost its battery connection this morning and only went about half a block before shutting down, quite noisily I might add. My wife thought the transmission went out when all...
  3. J

    Loose Strap From Winch To Bow

    Someone took my trailer while I was out fishing one day. Had to use my dovetail as a boat trailer for a few days. Pulled the receiver pin and plugged into their vehicle at the boat ramp.
  4. J

    Anybody familiar with these "Spindo" repair sleeves?

    I just watched the video. It looks like the cup slides up against the shoulder and is held there with the o-ring and pressure from the bearing. Then the seal rides on the cup. The cup did have play on the axle in the video. I can see where it may work as a repair if the sealing surface is bad...
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    Anybody familiar with these "Spindo" repair sleeves?

    I don’t see where it is a “repair sleeve”. What I have looked at and the video I watched makes it look like an enhanced or backup seal. If your spindle actually needs a minor repair then something like redi-sleeve would be what you need. Bearing Buddy sells a product just like it for use with...
  6. J

    How do I get that last inch?

    I agree but it seems like all safety chains/cables come attached to the winch post.
  7. J

    Water pump leak?

    The motor was probably hydro locked on #4. Water does not compress so the starter could not crank it. You would be looking at serious damage if it had. It’s best to do a compression test with all plugs removed. The starter spins the motor better that way.
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    How do I get that last inch?

    That’s a good catch on the strap angle. It does appear routed differently than the picture in the first post. Since it hasn’t been an issue until now, I don’t know I would make any adjustments. The original post says he was in a hurry. He didn’t say if it was the ramp he normally uses or not...
  9. J

    Water pump leak?

    You should get water out the exhaust. Not sure about anywhere else because I always use a run tank. I hadn’t seen one as bad as in the video but that may be because it is trimmed up.
  10. J

    Cloth seat covers?

    For me, it’s the same reason my motorcycle, atv, tractor and lawnmower has vinyl seats. I want a dry place to sit. Our patio furniture has the zero-g mesh. Only my truck and living room furniture has cloth seats.
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    How do I get that last inch?

    That is how I load most of the time but it only works if you have the motor to push to push the boat up the trailer. Not all can do it. The pontoon boat I owned pretty much had to be floated all the way to the stops and even the overpowered tritoons I load now will settle back from the bunks...
  12. J

    How do I get that last inch?

    Very good illustration of what I was trying to describe about how boats settle onto trailers. Thank you.
  13. J

    How do I get that last inch?

    I’m not saying it’s good like it is. The hazards of what can happen during a crash are serious. Just not much can happen to it now and the options to fix are limited. The easiest fix IF the trailer will support it is to move the stop against the boat then return it to it’s original position...
  14. J

    How do I get that last inch?

    He’s already towed it home for the winter. What harm is there in leaving it now if it is properly supported by the bunks? Not to mention it can be secured by other methods as someone else already suggested.
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    How do I get that last inch?

    The only time I ever attempted to fix a situation like that using the winch alone, I bent the winch post so that wouldn’t be my first choice. I often run into the same situation when loading on steeper ramps. Winch the boat up tight and as the stern settles onto the trailer the winch strap...
  16. J

    Thoughts on trim pump and cover for volvo.

    I have replaced a couple of the pumps but can’t remember if they can be removed from the bracket without disconnecting. Tipping it out of the bracket would help with cleaning and make the leak easier to spot. A light dusting of baby power is a great way to spot a leak but the pump would have to...
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    Thoughts on trim pump and cover for volvo.

    All of them I have seen, but that is only 4 of them. Three Cobalts with V-8s and a Monterey with a V-6. All had the SX-A.
  18. J

    Trailer Load musings

    Another issue along the same lines is the actual tires. I think a lot of people have no clue that tires have load and speed ratings so they just buy what will fit the rim instead of what they need.
  19. J

    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    Felt more like an attack against proper bearing maintenance.
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    Trailer Load musings

    Incorrect. It don’t know how far it would have dropped because I put a block under it but the hitch came 8 or so inches off the ball.
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