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    Baby boy has arrived

    Alex Ryan was born 7/12/06 at 6:18am. 6lbs 14oz. After some initial respiratory problems that scared us pretty bad for about 10 hours, he has been given a clean bill of health. Either his lungs went into mild shock, or he didn't get all the fluid out of his lungs at the start. Hospital staff...
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    Edelbrock/Weber tuning questions

    Weber 625cfm on a Ford 302. Finally golt the idle on my Weber carb set. Idles ok, snapping the throttle makes some smooth sounding RPM's, but if you slowly throttle up, the engine stumbles above idle adn falls flat on its face and dies. It will run at about 1500rpm, but is a little shaky...
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    Weber/Edelbrock Carb metering rods

    Will Edelbrock rods and jets work ok in a Weber 625cfm carb? Edelbrock says in their description that they are designed for edelbrock and not to use in other brands. Anyone know the story on this?<br /><br />Anyone ever set one of these up on a Ford 302 or maybe a 305 chevy? Would love to have...
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    Backwards carb

    I'm still working on the carb upgrade on my 888 mercruiser. I'm going from a 2bbl rochester to a 4bbl weber. The weber is a square bore and the intake is a stock cast one.<br /><br />I've run into a problem with the trottle cable. The Rochester gets pushed open by the cable, the weber is pulled...
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    Mercruiser throttle linkage

    I am finally getting around to my 4bbl swap and have run into a snag.<br /><br />The engine is a 1976 Mercruiser 888- not stock- with a 2bbl Rochester 2GC.<br /><br />The new carb is a Weber 4bbl that will sit on a stock Ford cast dual plane 4bbl intake and spacer.<br /><br />My problem: the...
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    Buying/selling vehicles

    I attempted to buy a vehicle from an individual and ended up walking away because we couldn't come to terms (price wasn't an issue). He wanted me to give him a check (cashiers check was the same - he didn't trust either), he would give me a handwritten receipt for it, then he would send it...
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    Carter/Weber carb size

    I have a Carter/Weber 4bbl carb from a '96-'97 Mercruiser 4.3LXH, carb# 9666S-0837. Anyone have a reference to how many CFM it is? I'm considering an upgrade to it from my current 2bbl Rochester 2GC on my Ford 302.
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    Vacuum readings

    Ok, I'm still investigating my high-speed miss heating up above 3400rpm and going through stuff. Engine: Mercruiser 888/Ford 302, fresh rebuild about 50 running hours ago. Ran like a champ until I tried to do an intake/carb upgrade. Ended up putting original parts back on due to bad fitting new...
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    Rochester 2GC float level

    What is the proper float level for a 1976 Mercruiser 888 with a Rochester 2GC?
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    Testing engine

    I am tracking down an engine mist that only happens above 32-3400 rpm. unfortunately, the lake is 1hr away, which makes testing difficult. The engine is a Mercruiser 888. I don't run it above fast idle on the hose. Would it be reasonable to remove the prop and put the drive in a 30 or so gallon...
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    Storms

    Sad day here in TN. Anyone Looks like 19 confirmed twisters so far. Massive destruction from 30 miles west of Nashville and 20 miles nort of Nashville. 8 dead in the Gallatin area (northern suburb of Nash). <br /><br />Lots of homes, a college, a boat plant, etc. destroyed.....<br /><br />The...
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    Really old sterndrives

    over the years of reading, I've run across a couple stern drives that apparently had a short production span. Eaton and Dana. For curiosity sake, were these just bad designs, or could they just not get get any market traction agains the Mercs, OMC's and Volvos? Any others of note?
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    rustoleum marine topside

    I'm considering giving my 16' tri-hull runabout a coat of this stuff to spiff it up a bit. Anyone have any experience with it? Can it be roll/tipped?
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    SBN, you Ok after the storms?

    Watching the news of the tstorms that just missed me in middle TN, but caused a bunch of damage from ****son, TN and Nashville north. Looks like parts of KY were hit hard.
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    Water Hose

    Is it possible to replace the hose from the bellhousing to the transom shield on a pre-alpha without killing the bellows?<br /><br />I did the bellows year before last when I did a new gimbal ring and neglected to do the hose. hindsight is 20/20..... but I can't remember if you can get to the...
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    Starting issue

    1976 Johnson 85hp V4<br /><br />Went out this morning to put her away for the winter and she won't start. You turn the key and the Solenoid clicks hard, but no starter. I jump some power straight to the starter and it spins counter-clockwise (backwards?).<br /><br />Batery is wired properly and...
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    It's a scary day....

    We just announced to the family that there is another JasonB offspring on the way. I'm not sure the world can handle another..... ;) <br /><br />We're not going to find out boy/girl until it arrives. We're just praying for healthy.
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    Did I just locate my problem?

    Well, after scratching my head all summer and picking the collective brains of all here, I may have found the cause of my weird temp fluctuation problem. This is a Merc 888, Ford 302, with Osco log style manifolds. The symptoms were that the temp would stay at a constant 140 at idle and would...
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    Epoxy Resin Boo-Boo

    I'm betting someone has done this before. In my haste to get some epoxy down (brushing on bare wood to protect it), I had a brain lapse ond only poured in 1/2 the hardener needed. Will it ever harden?
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    Listen to music CDs on your pc?

    Does this cheese anyone but me off? :mad: :mad: <br /> http://www.sysinternals.com/Blog/ <br /><br />The article above is somewhat computer technical and may not make much sense if you don't work with this stuff so I'll summarize-<br /><br />Summary: Many Sony/BMG music...
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