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    1978 olympic, omc 800 v8, engine doesnt turn over with outdrive lowered.

    Title pretty much says it all guys. Last time our boat was used the engine didn't want to turn over, with the drive down. Actually almost melted a battery terminal out of the battery. Since then the boat has just sat for about 6 years. I sort of remember reading somewhere the issue is because...
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    Stumped on temp gauge

    I've been through my whole temp gauge electrical system. Everything is hooked up correctly at the gauge, my boat appears to either have come with a gauge or po took it out and had gauge put in back when it was much newer. Anyway, orange wire is connected to temp sender. I verified the temp...
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    Sound deadener

    While I was reading a post, another mention was made about the foam insulation coming off our hoods and with out the intake cover, foam gets sucked into the carbs and causing piston damage. As I was reading this, I had an epiphany, over my years of watching car and truck tv shows and seeing cars...
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    79 70hp wont start

    My 79 70 horse outboard refuses to start unless, I put a small amount of fuel down the carbs. I go through the usual starting procedure every time, squeeze the primer bulb until it get firm, advance throttle control forward to fast idle, turn key-push to activate choke, and then attempt to...
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    Tach and temp switch

    Hey guys, My tach took mondo dump over last winter and I have been trying to find a replacement for a 3 cylinder engine with little to no luck ( at least something I can afford anyway) that will fit in the factory hole. Would any one of ya'll happen to have a chrysler tach laying around that...
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    nissan nsf15b primary jet setting

    Hey guys, I have a 2001 nissan nsf15b engine. A couple years ago I had to pull the carb apart and clean it because it wouldn't start or wouldn't stay running. Found the carb to be pretty gummed up. I pulled the jets one at a time and cleaned them out, making sure that they were put back in the...
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    mounting plate bolt pattern

    If I decide I ever want to repower my boat as it has a 79 70hp chrysler on it right now, could I reuse the two lower bolt holes that are currently drilled through my transom or would I have to plug and seal those and drill new bolt holes?
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    lower unit

    ok guys here comes another chrysler question. Before the question let me tell you about what I went through in finding my hidden problem. Last year I bought my boat and got the outboard running mostly going ok. Got it out on the lake last year a couple times, made the engine work a little bit...
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    79 chrysler 709h9a prop shaft seal

    Went to change the lower unit oil the other day and found pure water in my gear case. It previously had oil in it, I know this because I had checked it. Anyway, I drained the water out, and began filling with oil. As it neared being full, I began seeing oil dripping out from behind the prop...
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    Home built live well

    I thought I would try this section first. My boat was designed as a runabout and as such, wasn't built with any kind of live well. I have since essentially converted it to a runabout/fishing boat, and would like a live well a little better than a cooler. My dad suggested building a bench seat at...
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    Finally got my 70 hp out on unrestricted water today

    Today I was finally able to get my boat out on a lake that doesn't have a restricted speed limit. Learned a couple things about my skier 700, 1. It likes gas, almost as much as a big block engine. 2. It will get up and move, according to the gps speedometer on my phone, I hit a max of 32 mph and...
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    skier 700 non responsive to throttle in gear

    Finally got to take my boat out today for a shake down run. The engine has always idles great at home in the tank after I reset the timing, and synched the carbs. Got into some wind today that the electric motor couldn't get me out of and had to use the outboard. When I stuck it in gear and gave...
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    tilt/trim

    Guys, I had read somewhere else on here that any 3 cylinder tilt/trim assembly would work for my chrysler skier 700. I have a lead on a tilt/trim unit from a yamaha pro50. Would this indeed work for my outboard?
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    1979 chrysler striper

    So a couple weeks ago I bought a 79 chrysler striper (already getting help on the outboard from the other section). When I got it, I noticed in several places cracks in the gelcoat, before I pulled the trigger and bought the boat, I took a screw driver with me and tapped all around the transom...
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    79 chrysler 70hp outboard hard start

    Hey guys, Just picked up last week my own very first boat. Boats and working on them is nothing new to me. I picked a 79 striper with the original 70hp skier outboard. Finally got some nice weather to start tinkering with it, and I noticed right away that unless I squirt some fuel into the carbs...
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