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That is one of those left-handed smoke sifters, right?

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.;

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?

First you need to determine if the steering system is hard to operate or the motor is hard to swivel.

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.

Now you get to see if it works well. Sometimes the telltale outlets do not have any pressure.

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...

Generally speaking, if she fires on ether sprayed into the carb throat, but not without, the fuel system, usually the carbs, have issues.

Gee, what motor are we talking about. My 60* V6 had such a port on the port head. It was easy to find. Not all motors will have one, I would guess.

Joe Reeves published a timing method for Johnnyrudes, on this forum I believe it did not involve actually running the motor at high RPM to set the max spark advance.

Gee, my 16 foot speedboat is about 600# w/o motor. I dropped it on the ground, motor and all when I needed to fix the trailer. Of course, it is built real strong. Another time, the axle broke coming home from the ramp. I dropped it on the grass next to the road, went home and got my other...

It probably makes sense to check and clean your wiring to the tach, especially the ground.