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    Volvo Kamd 44 pyrometer add

    Anyone running the kamd 44's added a pyrometer? Just ordered boost gauges and there are several places to tap into, but its tougher to find a spot for the pyrometer gauge, any ideas, let me know, thanks
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    starting circuit in house bank??

    adding a battery using blue sea system add a battery kit to my single 454 in a 21' baja. currently the house load dist. panel is fed through engine harness. its not much of a dist. panel, just feeds the lights, bilge, blower etc. it is a 10 gauge wire with about a 15' run. i have found the...
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    battery cable size when adding a battery

    got the blue sea system add a battery kit with battery selector switch and vsr. i have 21' baja with single 454. the only house load is a std. cd player and nav lights, bilge etc. my total run from battery to switch back to starter would be about 9'. assuming the starter draws 300 amps at...
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    outdrive stuck

    pulled my outdrive on a bravo one, replaced all bellows, shift cable and trim senders and now i cant get it to go back in, i have the engine aligment tool, the motor is aligned no problem, the alignment tool slides right in, the grease marks are all as close to perfect as i can get them. the...
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    engine alignment tool question

    preparing to remove bravo 1 for shift cable replacement and bellows etc and needed clarification. in the service manual it simply says install engine and align, however, do you have to use realignment tool if you just pull drive and service it and never spin over the engine? just want to make...
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    speedometer tubing fix?

    blew air through my speedo tube from gauge back and found hole on sterndrive (bravo 1), it was rubbing against casing before it goes through housing. any problem with splicing this using a dual barbed fitting? anyone know i.d. of speedo tube? thanks
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    shift cable question

    2000 baja w bravo one, the shifting is hard both forward and reverse. i took off control cable from shifter to motor and it shifts fine, so i know the problem is either the cable to outdrive or maybe adjustment. my question is, there is a tabbed bolt that fits under the pivot arm and when i...
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    aluminum hull repair with pics

    so my old man popped his 50 hp merc last year (found out the impeller was toast but he kept on truckin!) for his birthday i am going to surprise him with a new motor and new gauges etc. i stole it from the property we have and put it in my garage and have been lying to him ever since about the...
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    Dumbest Smart Guy Ever

    a couple years back i was working on my liveaboard 40' 1959 chris craft constellation woody (loved that boat). it was an aft deck therefore the engine room was huge for this size boat, about 5 feet deep. it had twin 454s and i am crazy weird about gasoline and its volatility, run the blowers...
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