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    How To Remove This Prop Help Needed

    Gee, it looks like a tab is bent up on the bottom to secure the nut (or whatever it is). Bend it down, block the prop against the gearcase with a 2X4 and use a chistle to try to drive the "nut" CCW. Alternatively, try to grab the "nut" with a vice grip or similar tool.
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    1998 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Vapor Separator Tank (VST) bypass?

    Gee, Matt, we had 60 years of carb's OBs without vapor separators. Why do we need them now?
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    Drain gas tank to tell where empty is.

    OK, I'll bite again. How does one adjust the sender?
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    Sam Neil

    Sam Neil was a major character in Peaky Blinders. He played the guy trying to bring down the gang. His acting was good, but his irish accent didn't seem correct to me.
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    Drain gas tank to tell where empty is.

    Gee, I'll bite. Other than splicing in a resistor, how does one adjust the fuel gauge?
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    That is one of those left-handed smoke sifters, right?
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    115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue

    I believe there was a spec for piston to cylinder wall clearance, as well as a taper of the cylinder max. If those are not in spec, it is likely the piston will lose a ring or seize.
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    Drain gas tank to tell where empty is.

    That should work. Using the fuel line to empty the tank will be a bit tricky as the tank level gets low. You might extend the fuel line and place the primer bulb at the far end of it, so you can get the siphon going, and then remove the bulb to allow faster flow. Alternatively, an electric...
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    Marine gas gauge shows less than empty.

    Just an update. It appears the float was stuck in the empty position, after I drained all the fuel last fall. After bouncing her around after launch, it works perfect.
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    Constant drain of 1 of 2 batteries

    Usually, alternators bilge pumps and Mer Cathodes bypass the battery switches. Alternators have diodes which can short to ground. The test is to check resistance from battery pos cable to ground, with the battery switch off. You should have infinite resistance on the Rx1 scale. If you do...
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    Mechanic tricks?

    Gee, most often when I had to resort to using the "Cheater Pipe", I broke the bolt. Last time was on my car's disk brake caliper support. Luckily a propane torch broke the bolt (or what was left of it) loose and I turned it out with a vice grip. Now using a vice grip may not be an old...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    For the younger guys, RPN is Reverse Polish Notation. It was a way of ordering operators and operands to allow calculations by early computers and calculators. It kinda reminds me of roman numerals, where IV is four and VI is six. The SR-50 was a great calculator. It had more capability than...
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    Tools that younger people would not recognize.

    Gee, I was one of the last generation to use a slide rule. I would recognize it, but I doubt I can remember how to use it. Calculators became cheap, and killed it off.
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    1998 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Vapor Separator Tank (VST) bypass?

    An electric fuel pump would need to shut off if the motor stalls, for safety. Normally this done with a relay on the voltage regulator, plus some other wiring. For example, let's say a fuel line to the carbs starts to leak. If the leak is bad enough the motor will stall, and the electric...
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Gee, it sounds like they finally got enough monkeys to learn to type and are expecting Shakespeare. It that was a human response, a trip to the local shrink would be in order.;
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    1998 Johnson 115 Fast Strike Vapor Separator Tank (VST) bypass?

    Gee, the VST is real simple. It fills with fuel and gravity feeds the OMS pump. Have you replaced the VST cover gasket and float and inlet needle? Is it cracked? Have you rebuilt the vapor pump?
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    Hard to steer, can i oil or grease unit

    First you need to determine if the steering system is hard to operate or the motor is hard to swivel.
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    Diode Battery Isolators vs Relay/MOSFET Isolators

    Gee, the voltage drop of the diode is about 1 volt DC. Alternators often charge at 14+Vdc. I would think you should be able to get more than 65% charge. Something is wrong. You might check the diodes in the VR of the alternator.
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    Water Pressure gauge installation, need a little help!

    Now you get to see if it works well. Sometimes the telltale outlets do not have any pressure.
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    115 6c TOP piston cylinder issue

    Gee, I hope I am not redundant. Usually, you use the pistons to push the rings into the block, so they are perpendicular to the bore. Then use a feeler gauge to check end gap and file to proper clearance. Screw-in or bolts with nuts are about the same difficulty when reassembling the...
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