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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Sorry but some of you are delusional. EVs are not going to be practical even for cars and very lightweight trucks, much less heavy towing, and there are many many reasons 1....Battery deterioration. By the time most any EV gets to the point that the battery is so far denegrated that...
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    1966 Johnson 6hp magneto timing issues

    Then unless I mis understood why you were trying to say, why are you seemingly negating setting the points to time rather than things like "strongest spark" or gap? The fact is, unless something is worn, broke, etc, when the timing is correct via the points, the gap will BE correct.
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    Homemade transom savers?

    I would NEVER recommend someone depend on a tilt latch instead of a transom saver. Maybe you don't have some of the roads "I grew up with" around here, but you get a boat, headed to/ from a small lake on a washboard county road, "you'll find out." I have a few small trolling...
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    Reed/Leaf Valves

    I don't know, I'd guess it is caused mostly by engine tilted. I try to run some/ most/all of the fuel out of the carb when coming in. This can be difficult to "time" but I just yank the fuel hose off when coming in the last ??feet. Leaving the fuel hose connected can cause...
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    1966 Johnson 6hp magneto timing issues

    This is a mis-statement. The points opening DO time the mag, and can do so by several degrees. I use a factory timing fixture, set the points by timing, then double check gap. This check assures that something odd such as cam wear has not occurred. Why do you think "the book"...
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    Anyone familiar with Vermont boat registration for out of state residents?

    In the classic/ muscle car world, Vermont is OFTEN mentioned. Evidently they are lax on registration / title requirements, and there are even guys in VT who "do this" "for a phee." Evidently VT DMV does not need to see/ inspect a VIN to issue a title. "I bet" that is what...
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    1966 Johnson 6hp magneto timing issues

    I can't answer your question, but..... Smaller points gap RETARDS timing I believe wholly in setting points to TIMING and not gap. After being timed, they should "be" about .020". You can also double check time with an automotive strobe timing light. Just use a battery, and might...
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    why won't the flywheel turn over manually

    Does it move at all? Does the prop turn in neutral? As said above, "could be" the gearbox
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    1967 Johnson 20 FD21-r Model

    I would not run ANY JohnnyRude on 50:1. 40 or even 35:1 "Play it safe" I would look around and find a service manual. You can find them on and off on egag. Look around for online parts sellers and you can sometimes enlarge and print the exploded parts diagrams. The girls all seem...
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    1 of the 2 happiest days happened

    That car was a LONG time ago, my first was a 69 383 4 speed RR bought in San Diego (NAS Miramar) about 71, and then about 72 I bought the 440-6 car, a 70, from a good friend. Wish I still had it. 70RR, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 3.54, and "hang on" aftermarket AC.. In the midst...
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    FLASHING A 60 HP SCOTT GENERATOR

    Also, LOL, if you have a good old fashioned motor/ generator rewind shop in your area, they might be able to look it up specific to the application. Maybe shoot them a little "coffee money" The other option, if you are just going to casually run around with this, and don't need nav...
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    FLASHING A 60 HP SCOTT GENERATOR

    I can give you some "general" you might be able to take it from there. First, I would try it as is and see if it "picks up" Flashing any generator depends on how the regulator/ field is wired. They used to be called "A circuit" and "B circuit" and I no longer remember what is what, but...
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    Johnson 2003 25hp timing

    I'm not absolutely sure, but don't think the power pack could do that. It might be worth spending money on the trigger pickup just in case there was something wrong there. Again I'm not intimately familiar with all these, but....is it possible the pickup wires were reversed? Many of...
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    Breaker

    Without a diagram, and or maybe a photo of what you have (inside the panel) no idea. Is it fed off 240 and split off the two legs, maybe?
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    Running to rich

    I would not put too much "weight" on the book starting point for the idle jet needle.........Starting point is just what that is. Especially if someone has tightened it down excessively, either needle or jet could be damaged. "Screw" it til it runs right "if it will." Otherwise...
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    Suzuki ignition wiring help..

    Yeh I would certainly double check everything. One large terminal of starter is " battery" so you should be able to jump from there direct to the small solenoid terminal, and it should crank the engine. If not, check for power between the starter "frame" and the starter big battery...
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    Mercruiser 165 inline 6 timing marks - reverse rotation engine?

    Use a piston stop to verify TDC. If engine is "automotive" rotation, the advance marks will be "as the balancer is coming up to" TDC IE viewing the front, the advance marks will be CCW of TDC If there is ANY chance this is actually reverse rotation, the oil slinger...
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    1 of the 2 happiest days happened

    Before you spend much on this, make sure you have what you need to get it transferred/ registered. I live "border town" in Idaho next to Spokane, WA. The title/ not titled laws vary, in Idaho you can have some boats titled, many older ones not, but "if they were ever titled"...
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    Suzuki ignition wiring help..

    I cannot read that horrid diagram. The Br coming off the neutral switch you can jump straight to battery, and as long as the battery is actually bonded to the engine, it should crank. If not, access all the way to the starter to Y/G (around the NSS) and it should crank. If not, bad...
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    Johnson 2003 25hp timing

    First thing I'd try to do is to devise way to verify that factory marks are accurate. I'm not familiar with all of these engines, but an example might be my old 73 50hp which has the marks up on top of the flywheel So in it's case, there are actual timing marks that can be...
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