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    Johnson 175 wont warm up!!!!!!

    I got this motor and there were no tstats in it , so I thought it might have an over heat issue...but I installed brand new t stats. and ran the motor...it will not move my temps gauges which start at 120 degrees!. the heads are barley warm to the touch. I am thinking this isn't a desireable...
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    motor turns on its own and takes the steering wheel with it

    this isn't a torque steer ( I don't think) , because it happens at idle ...if I am idleing along at the slowest speed possible the motor wants to turn all the way to starboard and the boat takes a hard right turn.... is it possible the motor isn't mounted level? is there a tensioner that can...
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    what parts might i need..1997 175 hp

    I fired up my frankenson motor this past weekend.i put a 175 fast strike power head on a 175 ocean runner midsection...all went well, except I have a fuel leak coming from between the manifold and the carb on the port side.it is significant, so I am ordering the gaskets. What might I also need...
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    need a source for electronis connectors

    I bought a used lowrance 332 C..its a chartplotter and sounder....I didn't get an antenna or a cable for the gps unit...also called the network cable I need what is called a LGC -2000 y adapter cable.....it has a connector on one that goes to the network port on the head unit and on the other...
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    source for trailer tounge material

    I want to extend my trailer's tongue with a piece of rectangle tubing that will slide INSIDE my trailers 3 X 5 galvanized tongue. does anyone know a source for something that would work it has to SLIDE INSIDE my 3 x 5 tongue tube!!!!!!!!!!! is want at least 2.5" X 4"...prefer 2.625" x 4.5"...
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    OH NO!!!!!!!!!

    http://www.viralalternativenews.com/2015/11/new-study-alzheimers-aluminum-link-can.html uummmm....I cant remember why I posted this....let me get back to you guys.....hmmmm bob
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    how much filter, causes fuel flow problems??

    I have just mounted my 1997 Johnson Fast Strike 175 onto my starcraft. I rigged up two fuel tanks under the floor and have a T valve to pull gas from one, OR the other. I ran the outlet line to my fuel -water separator. then I run the line to the BULB and then into the motor. now I have a...
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    OMC Gasket Sealing Compound, substitute

    so I am ready to install my power head onto the midsection and the book is calling out for OMC gasket sealing compound. will the stuff called Indian Head gasket sealant, work?? http://www.permatex.com/products-2/p...ompound-detail or do I need something that will work at higher than 350 degree...
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    boat-bunk hangover and, fold away tongue

    of course I am talking separate subjects. first up, how much over hang is the limit for an aluminum riveted boat on a bunk trailer, when the boat is sporting a v6 Johnson outboard? I am playing close to the limits of trailer length so I am thinking 2 " might be ok of an over hang off bunks...
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    rubber stop on windshield

    is there supposed to be a rubber stop of some form on the port side fixed windshield of a walk through windshield on a HOLIDAY, to keep the opening section from scratching the bow paint??? bob
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    experience R&R guys

    I am looking to have a power head removed from a seemingly clean salt water Johnson, Ocean Runner 175, as well as a super clean freshwater only Johnson Fast Strike 175. then have the Fast Strike's power head installed on the Ocean Runner(extra long shaft)midsection and LU. Both motors are...
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    which way to mount trailer springs

    so I decided to rebuild my dual axle trailer, and I bought four new springs and bushings and shackles and bolts.... the hangers are part of the sliding frame assy so you can move both axles at the same time when making adjustments for tounge weight. I mounted the springs and noticed that one...
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    cable lengths

    I am wiring up my boat and I have the two batteries under the seat I am making for the drivers helm. I don't know the exact length, but my steering cable from Teleflex was a 20 ft version....the battery cable starts a little closer to the stern but it has to snake its way up and into the...
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    whats the AMP draw when starting a 1997 Johnson Fast Strike 175 hp outboard

    I am looking to size the battery cables... I have to run about 20 feet of cable..... does the ground wire have to be as big as the power cable? I know lots of guys say JUST GO BIG!!!, and I did that on my last boat that is running a 115 ocean runner. and guess what.... there isn't much room to...
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    wiring in batter switches.

    OK, I have three brand new Blue Seas Battery switches....they are for one battery each...I am going to run two 12 volt batteries and all systems on the boat will run on 12 volts. I don't know if it matters, but I have an onboard battery charger as well. I am THINKING I can the three switches...
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    new carpet for my aluminum boat

    so I see 14 oz, 16 oz, 20 oz, and 24 oz....and it all looks too plush for me! I want a berber type low profile type carpet. I am installing it on my duck boat and Ill use the boat in the dead of winter when it is 10 degrees out!! I don't want the carpet to hold 200 lbs of frozen water!!... I am...
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    trouble with SS hardware

    In the process of rebuilding a Starcraft I have, I ran into serious issues with SS hardware galling, and locking up , long before it was cinching up the items I was trying to bolt together. This is happening with SS 1/4-20 pan head screws as well as hex head bolt when I use SS locknuts.... I...
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    Splashwell drain hole tubes

    A while back I cam across a thread where a guy has found new tubes that you install in the splashwell holes....and then there is a tool to roll the edge over and make it waterproof.....anyone know a source?? thanks bob
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    is there ANYWAY to contact STARCRAFT MARINE directly?

    they do not list a phone # or contact info at all...no source to email.....its like they DONT WANT you to contact them does anyone have a phone #....... bob
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    question on the Holiday Bow sheet metal

    the thread was just closed, but I was going to ask anyone here who knows or has a 22 ft holiday, if the bow material was one piece or two piece!! It is possible the V5 hulls were made different than the standard hulls.. the widest section of my bow sheet metal is 87" and my bow is made of 2...
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