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    Where did the volts go? New symptom after starter replaced

    Had my twenty year plus old starter die at Lake Powell - fortunately on the last day. The starter would still spin when you turned the key but the engine wasn't turning. Brought it to Tucson Alternator exchange and they learned me that this old starter used a centrifugal clutch that mechanically...
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    Seized Allen bolt on 280 out drive prop. Need some new ideas

    Need someone who really understands relationship between prop cone and the screw on the end. Here is what I have learned/broke so far. Last time I changed the prop it took like 5 minutes. I am on day 5 this time! Put pb blaster around head and even filled slot in cone that screw passes through...
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    Switching to synthetic after 33 years. Any red flags? AQ200D (Chevy 305)

    So I am the caretaker of the old family boat which still runs great. In fact it runs just like it did 30 years ago - when it is warm - but if it hasn't been run for a few weeks it is an ornery mutha to get warmed up at the ramp. So I am wondering instead of 10W40 conventional if I switched to...
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    280 outdrive with water in oil and oil on bellows - Short term and long term advice

    So right before I went to lake Powell with the scouts last week I noticed a little oil on the trailering bracket and it looked like it was coming off the bottom of the bellow. So I changed the drive oil to see and it looked like it might be a little milky. Didn't have time or parts to do...
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