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  1. paultjohnson

    Ghetto engine compartment air intake and Captn' Maggie

    Was a silly place for can holders, right in the hot engine compartment. Suitable for coffee, but nothing cold. Sooooooo rigged up some non breakable, injury proof fresh air intakes. My new to me dog, Maggie, straight from an Oklahoma cattle ranch loves the boat. Sunday up here in Mn, temp...
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    Neverbuy a sled dog off of craigslist

    Im sorry !:lol:
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    Easier petcock remover

    Didnt see this anywhere with a search... A couple grooves cut into a socket sure makes R and R ing a petcock easier. This 3/4 in was a bit big, but it was the only extra I had.;)
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    86 mercarb float level questions

    Ok, so I didnt have time tio get a rebuild kit, but wanted to take top of carb off to retrieve a piece of debris that possibly had fallen into carb [prev post] I also had fuel trickling down venturi cluster after shutting down engine. This started after using vac cleaner to attempt removal of...
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    86 mercarb 2 bbl rebuild kit questions

    My 1500th post- yippie skippie...:p ANYHOW...:confused: Gettn ready to order a carb rebuilt kit. Not 100% sure which accel pump plunger I have. I believe I have the older straight one, bottom fill, [Then I come up w part num 3302-804485] for the kit. But wondering if I possibly the newer one w...
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    86 merccarb 2bbl. Purpous of this orrifice ???

    Had flame arrester off for a bit. [Driveway] Got windy. Noticed a speck of debris down the hole in this orifice. Looked about 1/8 in sq at the most. Wasn't able to retrieve it.:eek: Yet. Looked almost like a tiny corner of a license tag??? Greenish, maybe reflective.? Questions. Might...
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    Got a new sticker yesterday- Will it give me more horsepower?

    Just kiddn... Wondering how many of ya'all get these ? The color scheme even matches my boat this year. Yee Ha !
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    My home rigged high power boat vacuum cleaner

    I took the red cloth bag off the Dirt Devil [DD] hand held and ran the intake hose to the Wet Dry [WD] vac into the DD discharge. Almost a perfect fit. Fire both of them ...suckers... up at the same time and I'm picking up dirt !!! The DD has a rotating brush as well. I also had kept the hose...
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    DEER HUNTERS! Lets see the pics, hear the stories!

    There seemed to be alot of interest in this topic last year. My season starts next Sat Nov 5th. Saw about a dozen deer, tho no antlers, last Sat while scouting. The crops are down cuz the weather has been dry, so the woods should be full of deer, as there are no corn fields to hide in... Im...
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    OH NO ! A dusting of snow in parts of MN

    Say it aint so ! Say it aint so! Snow already.:eek::mad::facepalm: Of course we could still see 90 again. As Jeff Foxworthy once said.. If you've ever worn a pair of shorts and a parka in the same day... You MAY be from Minnesota...:p Minnesota and Wisconsin is supposed to have the best fall...
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    INJURY at the Boat Ramp, Some thoughts and observations.....

    Sun .. 9/11 coincidentally.... I witnesses some scary stuff at a boat ramp on the St Croix River in Mn. There is a really nice ramp i use , but the water level is low and there is only about 1-2 ft of concrete left underwater before the ramp drops of into the abyss created by a bazillion power...
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    Should I still put an oring inthe groove on the top of the drive shaft 86 Alpha 1 ?

    Since Merc has done away with the groove and o-ring on top of the drive shaft. Im wondering if I should even use one anymore . My drive is split now as I am going to replace the upper and lower drive shaft housing oil seals. I will have a new one in my reseal kit that should be here tomo [ From...
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    How hard to replace the upper and lower drive shaft housing oil seals...86 Alpha 1

    I have been chasing gear oil leakage on my 86 Alpha1 gen 1. I was getting some gear oil leaking after using the boat.. Originally coming out of Stbd weep hole, and water intakes on lower unit. . Pressurized, and sprayed some soapy water on it and got bubbles around the water pump. Replaced base...
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    Spark plug Upgrade on a '86 4.3... Is it worth it ?

    Couldn't really find any info when i did a search, or goggled this. i am wondering if anyone has noticed any benefit to switching to a... fancier / or upgraded spark plug. Gettn ready to do cap rotor , plugs on my stock 86 4.3 T-Bolt IV ignition. Manual calls for AC-MR43T or Chumpion RV8C...
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    I hate this new Minnesota law, Do other states have it ?

    Happy 4th of July everyone. A new law in MN requires you to have the transom bilge drainplug REMOVED ANYTIME you are trailering your boat.. It is designed to help prevent the spread of invasive species. I am all for that, and I can understand if ya have live wells etc.... I dont, and my bilge...
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    ALPHA 1 PRESSURE CHECK, Wanted to share interesting experiance I just encountered..

    Ok, so i had gear oil leak, tracked it down to oil seals under the water pump base. replaced. Had drive in garage, put 15 lbs pressure on it, held all nite. Next day , yesterday put drive on boat, filled with gear oil, ran operational check on muffs, all good. Drained gear oil, [suspected water...
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    HEAVY METAL DAY ,musically speaking

    Gonna pretend I am young again today, at 49. The local Rock and Roll Radio stations are puttn on a 2 day concert at a baseball stadium. Todays line up...GODSMACK-QUEENSRYCHE-PUDDLE OF MUD-BLACK LABEL SOC-HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD-ALL THAT REMAINS ESCAPE THE FATE, and NEW MEDiCINE. Low 70s with a few PM...
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    Just fried my new to me boat stereo- Cd,tuner- B4 I got it installed !!!

    What a dumb arse I am .My son gave me his used ALPINE Deck, CD, TUNER 45w x4chan Its like 8 yrs old but would have been a nice upgrade to the 18 yr old cassette, 22wx4, with no am. Like to listn to base ball and weather. I wanted to test it before install so I hooked a couple 1 ft jumpers...
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    A little side to side play between bellhousing and gimble ring. Why ! Alpha 1

    Hey last year I replaced all bellows, shift cable, water hose, put in updated shift shaft. Today I noticed a little bit of side to side play betwn Bell Hsng and Gimble ring. Last yr had the hinge pins out the assembly looked mint to me.I used the old sythane washers and torqued the hinge pins to...
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    FROST ADVISORY in parts of Mn and Wi tonight W T H !!!???

    Weatherman gonna beat up!!!This is not even funny anymore !:mad: And a unsettled wkend... :( Gonna have to dig out my thermal swimsuit....:facepalm: I guess the bright side is that the rivers are so high, boatn out of the question there anyhow. BONUS ! Wont be blowing a bunch of money on...
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