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    Covid-19 Heat Resistance

    Iif the virus gets killed at 78F why don't we heat buildings to 80F ? This time of year our home heating system should be able to easily bring our homes over the temperature required to kill the virus. Heating the indoor work spaces should not be a problem either. I can remember in the years...
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    LED Christmas Lights Troubleshooting

    Last year I purchased several long strings of these LED lights thinking that LED's should have a longer life than incandescent bulbs.Bad Thinking. I have a Greenlee Voltage Detector that I purchased several years ago to help isolate open filaments in series strings of decorative lights but...
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    Home Camera Installation

    What do I need to know to install an outdoor camera at my front door? (Line or Low-voltage wiring or combination, Wireless options, etc.) Thanks, Nick
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    Parts for Garmin 182C Chartplotter

    The input connector with the attached internal harness (7 wires) needs replacement. Any idea where I can buy one? Thanks, Nick
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    "Service Dogs"

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    Making Friends (Author unknown)

    Making friends without using Facebook To others of my generation who still do not and cannot comprehend why Facebook even exists, here's what I'm doing to gain better understanding: I am trying to make new friends without using Facebook, but while applying the same principles. Every day I...
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    Define: Heavy Duty outboard engine

    What is the physical difference between a standard and "Heavy Duty" outboard engine? If the engines are of the same horse power and make why is one model a commercial/heavy duty? Thank you, Nick
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    I Need Green Thumb Help, Azaleas dying.

    The Azaleas bushes were planted by the previous owners of my house before I purchased it more than 55 years ago and they have been beautiful up until now. This year, the row of Azaleas in the front of the house (western exposure) dried up and died. The one on the other side of the front entrance...
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    Carburator delay when adjusting mixture of 2-cycle engine

    It appears that when adjusting the idle mixture of 2-cycle engines there is a long delay:confused: (possibly in the order of 30-seconds to 1 minute) in the time from when an incremental adjustment is made to when the engine responds. This delay is not apparent in 4-cycle engines. I would love...
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    Timing Light RPM range?

    What is the typical maximum rpm a xenon type timing light will work to. Note 2-cycle engines fire twice the 4-cycle rate. Thank you. Nick
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    No-Feedback Steering adjustment!

    I have a 1997 201 Proline with a 150 Johnson Oceanrunner and "No Feedback" Steering system that seems like it has excessive play. I don't have any documentation on the servicing of this system. Could you suggest where to start? (I have the engine manual and an accessory manual that talks about...
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    Balance Tubes?

    I have a 1997 Johnson Ocean Runner J150EXEUE that I have purchased new in 1997 (20 years ago) and I just discovered a factory defect. One of the Balance Tubes on the Port side that connects between Cylinder #2 and Cylinder #6 was pinched between the Starter Motor and the Fitting for Balance Tube...
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    Lost 1,000 RPM this season.

    Johnson '97 150 HP, J150EXEUE. Starts easily but acceleration at higher rpm suffering and does not get above 4300 rpm. Checked compression and found same readings as in 2007 (10 years ago). Re-did timing and no change in settings or performance. Last season it ran normal. When It was winterized...
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    2-cycle oil tank service

    '97 Pro-Line 201 with an 150 Johnson outboard, not fuel injected. Th rig is 20 years old and I ran low/out of oil and limped home at 1,000 rpm for about 45 minutes. (Shame on Me.) I put 1 gallon of OMC 2-cycle oil in the oil tank and another gallon in the gas with about 45 gallons in the tank. I...
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    Green Fly repellant

    July &August in the Long Island NY area Bays when there is little wind is a haven for Horse/Green Flies and Hell for people. What is your favorite solution other than getting out of the area at a high rate of speed. Nick
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    Snow Blower Selection

    How does one determine which type of features a snow blower has that will have the greatest snow & slush throwing features? What features do you have on your machine that are great and any that did not work out so well? Any reliability issues would also be good to know about. I am not...
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    Major Fuel Filter Fail

    Cleaning up the yard and just looked in on the boat because I noticed the smell of gasoline when I spotted the Bowl from the bottom of the Gasoline Filter laying in the motor well. I knew that it was properly secured to the filter when I covered the boat. This filter was last changed Oct. 20...
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    Fogging input leak

    '97 J150EXEUE Johnson. The Schrader valve that is provided for connecting the fogging oil when storing the engine has a substantial leak of fogging oil where the fitting enters the housing. This fitting has a red lever on it's body that allows the fitting to be rotated about 1/2 turn. I don't...
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    '97 J150 EXEUE timing illistrations

    The Johnson picture of setting the timing is not clear to me. Could someone elaborate on the settings of the inner and outer tabs? Pictures would be great. Thank you. (I did a link & Sink Saturday and apparently screwed it up. I lost about 1200 rpm since messing wit it. I do have the OMC...
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    stalls when shifting to Neutral, starts & runs in neutral without any problem.

    97 Johnson 150 J150EXEUE. Problem just started, was fine. My guess was a sluggish "Interrupter" switch. Removed the switch and the button feels responsive. The engine Idles well in Neutral or gear but stalls when being taken out of gear. It will start right up after that. I would like some...
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