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  1. waterinthefuel

    Small engine won't start

    Ok, this one has me perplexed. My grandfather recently passed, and I wound up with his old gas edger that his neighbor had given him. It always ran great, it has an old 2hp Briggs engine on it. Now, I was edging the driveway and it stopped like someone flipped a switch. I then tried to start it...
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    You think new Mercury outboards are reliable? Think again!

    I've always been a Mercury fan and I'm a mechanic so I know stuff can just "break" but this is unacceptable. My neighbor bought a brand new Sun Tracker 22 foot barge with a brand spanking new 2017 Mercury 150 four stroke on the back. Absolutely immaculate. Bought it brand new at the boat show a...
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    Unsure if my boat is operating properly, need help

    I purchased this boat about 2 years ago. It' absolutely runs like a clock. Now that I replaced a faulty primer bulb, it starts a lot easier now. It didn't come with a hydrofoil and so I decided to try it without one. Wow, when this thing goes to get on plane, it feels like it goes STRAIGHT UP in...
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    Anyone else own any Worx products?

    I usually don't buy anything off the TV, but after watching the infomercial for the Worx aerocart, I decided to get one and try it out. Y'all, that is the handiest thing I ever bought in my life. It really is a cart that can hold dirt, etc, it's a dolly, it's a small forklift, it can lift large...
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    Used truck and boat purchase

    After seeing how people ride their bikes and abuse things, I usually only buy new. However, I have recently purchased a used boat and used truck to pull it. The truck has 250,000 miles on it, but is tight like its new and it's a diesel anyway, so those miles aren't very important. The thing runs...
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    Problem with a 1994 Mariner 125 leaving us out on the water

    The last two times I went on my parents houseboat, we got towed back. The engine will start and run fine, we get about 15 minutes from the dock and it quits like someone turned off the switch. It's dead as a stump. The tach works perfectly the entire time and the boat will not restart on the...
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    I really need help with this, 1990 Motorguide Brute 665 not working right

    I bought an old bass boat and everything on it works good enough except this trolling motor. It has one of those foots that screws to the floor and simply has an on/off switch, a variator in the middle, and a high speed bypass switch. Steering is done with a pole screwed to the trolling motor...
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    I got a new boat!

    Ok, it's a new-to-me boat, but I never owned a large bass boat before. I was looking on Craigslist and they were asking 6500 dollars for a 20 year old boat with a 50 on it. And it was beat to hell with faded seats, etc. Well I found this little jewel, a 1990 Ranger 361v with a 1990 Mariner 150...
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    My opinion on marine VHF radios in boats

    There has been a lot of discussion lately about VHF marine radios in boats, and how with the invention of cell phones, they have been rendered obsolete especially in inland waterways. I completely and wholeheartedly disagree with this. There are many cases where cell phones are rendered inop...
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    Why do some people choose the hard route?

    A couple of weeks ago my neighbors dog attacked my dog. I have a rat terrier, he has a HUGE german shepherd. I not only personally witnessed the attack, my home security camera system caught it all, clear as day, including me chasing the dog away. Well, I call animal control and the guys dog is...
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    Anyone into antique VHF marine radios?

    I don't know why I got into this, but they are fun to tinker with. I bought an old Apelco Clipper 82 VHF on Ebay. This thing was so ugly I fell in love with it. I repainted the case, and then discovered it was dead. It would transmit, but only static. It didn't appear to receive anything at all...
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    Forget everything you heard about prepaid cell phone service!!

    I am on Straight talk, unlimited talk text and web for 45 a month. Most people say that data must be very slow since its half of what people pay for the same plans with AT&T or Sprint. Well, hold onto your hats. Yes, after 2.5gb of data a month they do throttle you, but so do most all carriers...
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    The perfect recipe for the perfect homemade french fries

    I've been chasing the right combination of temp, length of time for cooking and then the ice bucket for over a year, and a little while ago, I finally nailed it. Now I want to share it. For this recipe, you'll need a french fry cutter that cuts the fries into 1/4" cube sized slices. A common...
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    Devastating tornadoes hit Oklahoma

    Right now the latest is 75 children trapped in an elementary school whose safe room collapsed on them.
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    How to fool a keylogger.....

    I found this interesting. It's so simple I never thought of it. For those of you who don't know, keyloggers are hidden programs installed in computers by hackers who want to get your personal information. They log all of your keystrokes on your computer and either save them for the hacker to...
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    Yellow Jackets.....OUCH!!!

    I'm innocently mowing my front yard and I begin to mow the little swath of grass right in front of the row of blackberry bushes along the side of my driveway. I have to make 2 passes and the first one went uneventfully. The second pass was caught on video by my security camera. I'm innocently...
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    What great customer service from a company!

    I'm still a bit in shock about this. This company hit me out of left field. I purchased a home security camera system that is internet accessible remotely from this company, 123security products back around November or so I believe. The week or so before I made my purchase they had changed the...
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    A warning for everyone.....don't let a car sit up for months and then try to sell it!

    I just got bit in the ying yang with my first used car sale. I was selling a 1998 Mercedes C230 because I bought that little Fiesta. Well, I was asking 3500 for it and it was worth every penny. Well, the car has been parked since I bought the Fiesta and has only been moved around the yard to get...
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    What are your small car MPG numbers?

    This thread is in response to Boomyal's thread about the large car MPG. I'm wondering what vehicles you guys have and what your MPG ratings are. For me, I have a 1997 Nissan pickup that gets about 22-23 city, and 27 highway. I just purchased a 2012 Ford Fiesta SEL Sedan 5 speed which got...
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    I'm dizzy, nauseated, and my hand hurts!

    All because of this damn thing!!! I was picking up sticks so I could mow my yard and occasionally I'll pick up a stick and it has a short point that pokes me in the hand and as soon as I let go the pain goes away. Well, this time I picked up the stick, thought it hurt quite a bit and when I...
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