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    220v electric sub panel schematic help

    Hi all, my main question is (after viewing pic) will it work without blowing the house up?? admittedly, my electrical-fu is weak. but i think i can grasp the concept. This is for a hot tub. 6/3 w/ground feeding sub panel from main panel. Thanks for the help!
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    Home electrical help needed- question about gfci breaker

    Hi all, I have a neighbor (who is an electrical engineer) hooking up my 6 woman, 1 man jacuzzi. I need to find a 2 pole 60 amp gfci breaker for my main panel that will fit a Cutler Hammer box - BR type. There are so many options out there, i dont want to buy the wrong breaker. The 60 amp will...
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    does a 1971 2hp 2r71a johnson pee?

    Hi all, Yesterday my neighbor picked up a sweet deal- 16ft aero craft flat back canoe and a 1971 johnson 2hp mod. no. 2r71a. motor hadn't run in quite a while says the previous owner. We put the motor in a barrel and it fired up on the third pull (ok so far). I noticed that it looks like an...
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    Canoe question- Titling without HIN (Illinois)

    I live on a small river. about 5 yrs ago, I had a canoe wash up in my yard during a flood. I posted lost and Found notices on the web and Local stores around the river up to 10 miles upriver. No one claimed the canoe. Its a 17' Michicraft aluminum commercial model- darn nice canoe. I am wanting...
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    50hp possible bad fuel pump? Help me help a neighbor.

    Hi all, I'm trying to help out a neighbor of mine. He has a 1987 Johnson 50hp, model no. TL50CUD. The primer bulb will go soft when the engine is running, but with the engine off, the bulb stays hard as a rock. The fuel filter is clear, so you can visibly see the fuel level go down. He was...
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    CDI unit troubleshooting on a scooter

    Hi everyone, I have a 2007 Diamo turista 300cc scooter with 30 original miles. The scooter was sitting in a shed for a few years with bad gas . I replaced the fuel filter, fuel pump, cleaned the carb and all was well. It ran great for 2 days, but it just up and died when i was pulling it into...
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    computer power supply/ CPU problem

    OK, asking this question for a friend who is too proud to ask himself on other forums. custom built desktop computer- lights, fans, liquid cooling etc. dont know any details except its an MSI? board. Power supply crapped out while he was burning a DVD, he ordered another power supply, installed...
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    wrong price on gas station sign...do they have to honor it?

    Maybe someone here will know. My local gas station has a large LED sign displaying prices on the front and back. For the past couple of days, both sides of the sign have been malfunctioning, displaying reg unleaded for $.89 instead of $2.89 . The price at the pumps displays correctly. I'm not...
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    Eska 5 hp 1189 (1969) no spark help.

    Hi all, Just picked up a 1969 Eska 5hp model 1189 for free. motor hasn't run in 6 yrs. When i crank the motor, it has no spark. I pulled the flywheel, cleaned and checked points ( visually, the coil looks fine, no cracks, points looked fine, and gap was at .020 already, the condenser looks...
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    68 evinrude 9.5 stalls when you put the cover on

    Hi, my friend has a 1968 evinrude sportwin 9.5 that runs great in the barrel when the hood is off but as soon as we put the hood on, it wants to stall. rpms dont matter and its almost instant. we did a visual inspection looking for an exhaust leak, but we cant see any leak. the passive air...
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    68 sportwin 9.5 running issues.

    Hello everyone. My friend has a 1968 Evinrude sportwin 9.5. The motor has about 2 hours of use in the past 10 yrs, and unknown use before that. The engine still looks new and shiny under the hood. Before we attempted to run it for the first time, checked compression 70psi, both cylinders, we...
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    question about removing flywheel on 68 9.5 sportwin

    Hi all, I'm trying to remove the flywheel on a 1968 sportwin 9.5 to change the coil. i noticed that the holes on the top of the flywheel that im supposed to screw my puller into are NOT threaded at all. also, the holes are much more towards the outside diameter than my 64 johnson 9.5...
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    68 evinrude sportwin gearcase question.

    Hi. Long time lurker, first time poster. I have a question. My friend has a 1968 evinrude sportwin. If i remove the 6 screws holding on the lower gearcase, can i jst drop the case without having linkages, bearings, and shafts to worry about? The reason i ask is that the screw on the port side...
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    Johnson MQ-10R need fuel pump rebuild

    Hi all, New to the site and was wondering where i could find a fuel pump rebuild kit for my 9.5 Johnson model# MQ-10R. Do they even make such a thing ? or am i rope-a-doped into buying a new pump altogether. Everywhere that i've checked online only goes back to 1968 and i believe my motor is...
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