Yes avoid Win 11 as it's buggy and doesn't play well with some hardware.
I went from Win XP to another PC with Win 10. I'll wait for a few more versions to come out and hopefully one will be good.
WOW Bob you got some serious issues!
First of all I can read.
I'm 62 with a bunch of health issues so I don't get much normal sleep.
I also don't visit this forum everyday as I have more important things to do.
I asked that question because I was trying to understand fully and make sure.
If...
Agree, human error is always a factor. But if I was to mess up a job on a customers car because I wasn't in a correct state of mind I would've lost my job.
We're talking apples and oranges now. Those are sealed hub/bearings which do not get repacked and have an expected life expectancy of...
If I repack my bearings at home I usually just hand pack new grease until I see it coming out the other side of the bearing forcing most of the old grease out. There is nothing wrong with hand packing, just don't sit in dirt. I have never introduced dirt or grit. One just has to be conscious of...
Preventive maintenance performed "correctly" is NOT a problem waiting to happen! Not performing regular maintenance is.
Back in the day cars used similar bearings on the front wheels. It was very important to repack the wheel bearings with every brake job.
I've been an auto tech all my life...
An old school automotive trick that works for decarboning engines...
Use a fine mist spray bottle full of water. Raise the RPM's above idle and squirt the water into the carb, repeat multiple times. The water turns to steam and breaks down the deposits. Think of steam cleaning.
Some behind the...
One thing to keep in mind...
If a bearing explodes/goes bad and ruins a hub if not caught right away it can ruin the axle spindle.
Seen it happen quiet a bit in my auto experience.
Carry a file, emery cloth and brake clean to degrease the spindle.
I was searching online for a repair manual. I came across a link for a free PDF download which lead me here = https://www.downloadboatmanuals.com/motors/mercury/
The only manual I was able to find in the listing was = Mercury 1971-1985 Service manual [PDF, ENG, 2.9 MB].pdf. BUT I don't believe...
Always start with the wheel cylinder farthest from the master cylinder.
A bit tricky on some cars with an ABS module. But yes an old trick for mechanics to bleed brakes by themselves.
They're experimenting already with electric open wheel Formula racing. The cars are much quicker than gas powered but the battery technology isn't up to snuff for long distance.
Are you properly setting the valve lash?
Did you checkout the link I posted for you in my last post?
If so then a quick trick to try...
With the valve covers off and engine idling take a hammer with either a wooden or rubber handle. Using the handle push down with a little pressure on the rocker...
If the rockers are properly adjusted you should not have to readjust. It is a bit of a time consuming and tedious job. It also depends on what type of valve train your running; hydraulic, solid, roller lifters.
Check this out...
Battery maintainer to keep the battery in good condition.
If nothing is draining the battery I'd leave it all hooked up.
Doesn't matter, negative or positive leads, if somethings drawing juice either will spark.
It could have something to do with the vapor separator.
I'm not to accustomed to outboards/boat motors but...
If choking the carbs helped get things up and running a couple of other things come to mind (based on my automotive experience).
Vacuum leak
Dirty ports in the carbs
You could also do a wet compression test.
Squirt some oil in the cylinder and take a reading.
If the reading is the same as a dry test the rings are good. Pointing to a head problem.
If the reading is higher the rings are bad.
From your compression test readings of 120 - 140 something is wrong...
Is the motor getting hot, hotter than the overflow?
When the motor sits and cools down, removing the HX cap is the coolant level low?
The cap could be the wrong PSI setting.
Something might be constricting the coolant flow through the motor.
Depending on the type of head gaskets used, were the...
