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    Anyone have experience with exterminating Rats?

    Air rifle .:)
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    100+ outboards

    Far out , returns at flea markets .... I know what Id be telling them I have bought heaps of stuff off ebay , only one issue ( which I I won big time ) I bought engine parts from some guy in Canada , del date about 2 weeks so I paid air freight , but he put the stuff on a ship and after 8...
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    Swapping to an opti

    Nah man ! Im in New Zealand .... we aint that stupid , and anyhow they dont actually ingest the stuff ( mostly ) they just peck the 5hit outa it , destructive . They are very clever , which doesnt help . Id say the natives here ate a fair few ( before we got Macca's and KFC ) , probly why they...
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    Swapping to an opti

    Got chewed by Raccoons ? . we have a native Alpine parrot , the Kea and those em effers will eat ( personal experience ) the rubber seals out of anything like house windows cars , boats . Upholstery , boots , the insulation off my solar water heater , electrical cables , garden hose, my ski...
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    Engine cranking not catching

    Sounds like its not getting fuel .
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    Questions about purchasing a 1982 75 HP 3 cylinder Johnson

    For sure but unless you have the nouse , or a friend who does your not going to know for sure . I wouldnt recommend any non mechanical person buy one , specially if you want an aux for main engine back up , but if its for kids in a pond and there are others about ..... why not ? Whatever...
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    100+ outboards

    Surely anyone wanting an old motor for the love of them or budget constraints would be doing their own servicing , the simplicity of them has been mentioned a few times :)
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    My Mrs has 8 brothers and 2 sisters #%7k that !
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    Questions about purchasing a 1982 75 HP 3 cylinder Johnson

    Its the crankshaft assy that gives me the geebies . If its got rusty its custard but its hard to tell sometimes . I look as far thru the intake tract as I can to see if its dry , like corrosion on throttle butterflies or reeds if you can see them sort of thing , or it might be all crudded...
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    Questions about purchasing a 1982 75 HP 3 cylinder Johnson

    I think with smaller , like aux sized motors there's half a chance that its done bugger all work .... I have a 6hp Zuki , had it 3 years and it hasnt got 2 hrs on it , so your looking at the ravishes of age and poor storage rather than broken knackeredness .:)
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    Questions about purchasing a 1982 75 HP 3 cylinder Johnson

    :LOL: far out man ! talk about glass half empty , are you a doomsday prepper ?:ROFLMAO: My body has had 62 years of less than ideal care ( Im doin it right now 🍻 ) and I still run well
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    Deep Cycle Battery not good for starting??

    Huh , my friend bought a 4020 and fixed it up ,looks almost new , he's a farmer but this is just a toy . He likes John Deere's.
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    Estate sale lot of 18 - 25hp motors - Compression gauge variables.

    Dunno cyclops , I wouldnt have ANY vehicles at all , or a boat ..... or a house . just gotta know your stuff :) and walk away if it seems suss (often triggers a reduction in asking price )
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    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    Might be wrong but I have always thought tis was called (self servo ) and on bikes with TLS (twin leading shoe) brakes it can so strong that the bike will stop on a dime ..... going forward but wont stop it rolling backwards very well . Possibly why rear drums are sls ( single leading shoe...
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    Do I replace the core plugs when engine is out?

    yeah , there is nothing small about me but collectively the neiboughs have 9 kids in various sizes who are very receptive to bribes :) so , yeah , Im good :)
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    Do I replace the core plugs when engine is out?

    yeah and the reason ( if your anything like me ) is coz you have been standing on it the whole time :LOL:
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    Trailer bleeding brakes. Part 2

    Well there has to be a reason why trucks still use drums , I think the drums give a lot more swept area than discs .
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