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    Huricane Florance

    I read a story about a man that intends to stay with his boat at a Marina in Wilmington S.C during the storm. Why on earth would he not have the marina pull it out of the water?
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    Castle nut question

    Do castle nuts need to be tightened after awhile? I noticed my port side tire wearing on the inside. The tires will be 4 years old this fall. I jacked the trailer up and was able to move the tire all over the place. I removed the cotter pin and was able to tighten the castle nut until there...
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    Engine oil

    Hello, I have a 1984 2.5 L OMC Stern drive. The oil recommended is SAE 30. Over the years I was able to get OMC Cobra 4 cycle oil which was SAE 30. But they stopped carrying that a long time ago and some how I started using Evinrude 25 W40. I don't remember who told me to switch at that...
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    Manifold gasket questions

    I'm replacing my manifold gasket. There is a lot of carbon toward the front of the engine. The last time I replaced it was in 2010. At that time I had to do a lot of repair to the manifold. It looks like my repairs held up. I still plan to clean it up and repaint. So my questions are: 1. How do...
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    Tachometer problems

    Hello my gauges are a year old. I seem to have power going to the tach all the time. It's at 500 Rpms with the key off. When I turn the ignition on it will zero out again. It was not like this when I installed the gauges last year. I removed the purple and ground wire from the coil which didn't...
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    Rotten Stringers

    I Have a 1985 Rinker V170. Last summer my front engine mount bolts were loose because of rotten wood. I filled in the holes with liquid nails and splinters or wood. I installed longer lag screws and they seem to be holding just fine. Well now this summer the rear mounting bolts are doing the...
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    Manifold gasket

    Hello, I have a 1984 2.5 L OMC. I'm going to be replacing the manifold gasket. The shop manual says to use a gasket sealer if there was leakage in the past. I have Permatex Aviation Form a Gasket sealer. Will that work for this application? Thanks
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    Engine problems again

    Hello, I have a 1984 2.5 L OMC. Today on the lake I had problems with power and backfiring after the boat ran great for 2 hours. Last weekend I thought it was water in the fuel. I changed the fuel water separator and the fuel pump filter. The plugs are brand new. New fuel pump last fall...
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    Repair bow hull

    I have two gouges on the bottom of my bow. What do I use to fill these in? Thank you
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    Fuel Water Seperator

    Are the plugs on a fuel water separator supposed to be opened and drained once in a while? My boat was running great today until I stopped to get a little fuel. The bay where I got fuel was very choppy. I got about 200 yards away from the fuel dock and the boat started running real rough. It...
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    Spark plugs

    Tonight I replaced the spark plugs. Cylinder one and two look terrible. What could this indicate?
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    Up load photo

    When I try to upload a photo it says the file type is too big. How do I reduce the file size? Thank you
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    Starter

    I've had a dead spot(s) in my starter for a long time. I want to replace it before I'm stuck at the dock. When I googled a new starter the prices were anywhere from $43.00 to $80.00. That seems really cheap. I think I paid about $160.00 20 years ago. Have marine starter prices gone down...
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    End cap water leak

    Hello, I have a 1984 OMC Stringer. I just replaced the ball gear, water pump housing and impeller. Also the prop shaft seal. Everything is back together now and I put the muffs on it and I have a leak on the end cap port side. I'm probably missing the seal and look at it tomorrow. My...
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    Service Manual

    Over the years several people on this site recommend an original service manual. So I went on Ebay and purchased a 1984 OMC Service manual. While working on the outdrive these past few weeks, I found myself referring back to my Clymer manual. I am not impressed with the original manual. The...
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    Gaskets

    Hello, I'm replacing all my seals and gaskets in my upper and lower 1984 Stringer drive. I'm ready to purchase everything. Some of the kit's on ebay are original OMC parts new in the box. Those items are half the price of the aftermarket seals and gaskets. My question is would you trust...
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    Water pump housing

    Hello, I am putting new seals, impellor and ball gear into my 1984 stringer outdrive. I'm in the disassembly mode right now. I can't get the swivel housing separated from the water pump housing. In the book it says " If the swivel housing and water pump do not come out easily in step 6 and...
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    Outdrive winter project

    Hello, I have a 1984 2.5L OMC Sterndrive 252STHRCRA. ​Today I pulled the outdrive and put it in the basement of my house so I can work on it over the winter. I will be replacing the Impellor, lower gear case seal kit, upper gear case seal kit and ball gear. The other end of the ball gear on...
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    oil leak

    Hello ​I have a 1984 2.5 l OMC sterndrive model 252STHRCRA. I have noticed an oil leak on the port side of the engine way in the back sitting on the intermediate housing. When I look up a diagram of this area there is a small cover plate with 6 screws in it. The diagram says this is the...
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    New dash panel

    Hello I'm getting new gauges this week. I have the dash panel pulled out and would like to replace the panel with wood. Has anyone ever done this? What type of wood and finish should I use? I've seen plastic wood grain panels on the internet. Is that a better way to go? Thank you
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