Forum: General Interest
07-22-2015, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,679
Thank you for you replies.
John, the boat is a...
Thank you for you replies.
John, the boat is a 28-foot bristol, which has a displacement of about 6,600 pounds. I will be taking a closer look at the prop, but I am wondering, even without looking,...
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Forum: General Interest
07-22-2015, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,679
has anyone had experience with this engine
Hello,
I have been looking at a boat with a 17hp BMW Diesel Auxiliary that is supposedly "a little tired," although it seems to be running OK.
If I buy the boat, I would like to leave it in for a...
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Forum: Polls
06-25-2014, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 43,511
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Forum: Reversing Gear
06-15-2014, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,015
slipping at high rpms
Hello,
My reversing gear is slipping when I am moving forward at higher rpms. It is more or less just a nuisance because the slippage begins at a speed that is just above the engine's comfort...
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Forum: General Maintenance
06-09-2014, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,438
Solved!
Yes, the culprit was a bad crimp, which was rectified by installing a new clip on freshly stripped wire.
But there was another factor. The battery was bad, confirmed by a battery tester provided...
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Forum: General Maintenance
06-08-2014, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,438
Al,
The charger has a switch that allows a 2 amp charge and a 10 amp charge.
The lead heats up either way.
The charger is putting out 12.4 volts.
By spring clip I mean the large, copper...
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Forum: General Maintenance
06-08-2014, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,438
battery charger lead heating up
Hello,
While putting my 12-volt deep cycle on the charger tonight, I noticed that the negative lead was hot to the touch.
On closer inspection, I noticed that it appeared to be melting the vinyl...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-03-2014, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,213
This is why
this forum is so great.
I'll have to check my records on the rebuild, but it wasn't that long ago.
Could it have been some random dirt or gunk?
Either way, I'll take it apart and at the very...
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Forum: General Interest
06-02-2014, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,514
laser tachometer
Hello,
I have seen hand-held, digital readout, laser tachometers for sale at places like Harbor Freight for $25.
Do these work? Would they work on an Atomic Four?
Would it be better to spend...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-02-2014, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,213
And the winner is...
N Dutton....
Yes, it was something other than the OPSS, although I think that most of those who replied were leaning toward it being something else.
I am suspecting it was a stuck float valve,...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-01-2014, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,213
oil pressure safety switch
Hello,
My engine won't start. Compression good; gas tank full, valves open; fuel pump runs when bypassed; OPSS one year old.
I'm getting 12 volts out of the connector at the distributor to...
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Forum: General Interest
07-30-2013, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 10,703
Another radical idea?
As someone who is only an occasional contributor and has asked more than a couple of newbie questions that have already been answered, I know the frustration that some of you must feel.
So, I was...
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Forum: General Interest
07-30-2013, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,118
nuts and bolts
I am putting together an organized collection of nuts and bolts to keep on the boat.
Right now I have a shredded baggie containing a variety of fasteners that never seems to contain the one I...
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Forum: Reversing Gear
07-30-2013, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,466
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Forum: Reversing Gear
07-29-2013, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 12,466
Reversing gear adjustment
Hello,
I will be going into the gear case tomorrow to adjust the reversing gear.
The problem is that the neutral position for the gear shifter seems to be shrinking. Unless I carefully place...
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Forum: Exhaust System
07-22-2013, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,909
Quiet, please: Muffler too noisy
I have a late model Atomic Four in a Tartan 27 that I am using while I rehab another boat that has an early model.
The early model has an old time, cast iron standpipe muffler that is so quiet you...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
07-22-2013, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,556
Which dwell meter?
Anybody have any thoughts on which dwell meter?
I have never used one before, but Hanley's comment about the distributor lobes getting worn down makes a lot of sense.
I'm sure these models...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
07-22-2013, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,556
A game plan and a quirky thought
Forumites,
Thanks for your input. I haven't had so much fun since taking power mechanics in 1968. How I miss it, now.
Later today I'll be checking the centrifugal advance mechanism as well as...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
07-21-2013, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,556
Atomic Four puzzler: Stalls out after 60 seconds
Forumites:
My '65 A-4 (Tartan 27) has been stalling out like clockwork, 40-60 seconds after putting it into forward. It started having this problem late last year. It starts up fine after it...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-11-2012, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,014
I plan to end-for-end them today as Hanley...
I plan to end-for-end them today as Hanley suggested and will do some observations over the next week or so.
It would be interesting to hear what the results are with your hotter spark plug...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-10-2012, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,014
spark plug question
Hello, Forumites:
My Tartan 27 is in the water and its Atomic Four running relatively well, thanks mostly to the help I received here with a valve job last year.
This year, while changing out...
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Forum: Overhaul
12-03-2011, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,396
Thanks!
Dave and Marian,
Thanks. My brain seized up after thinking that I could just bolt on a chain to the prop shaft coupling, which somehow just didn't seem right.
Webbing is the way to go.
I would...
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Forum: Overhaul
12-01-2011, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,396
reinstalling engine
Forumites:
I am planning to reinstall a rehabbed A4 that I removed from a '65 wooden sloop.
I have opened up the garboards and several bottom planks below the water line and have removed two...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
08-24-2011, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,775
Rob,
My switch gave out last week, spewing oil...
Rob,
My switch gave out last week, spewing oil out from where one of the terminals had come loose.
The fuel pump cut out as it should have when the pressure dropped, but the engine would crank...
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Forum: General Interest
08-15-2011, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,125
Sorry.
I should have worded my initial query...
Sorry.
I should have worded my initial query better.
When I search for the phrase oil leak, I do, indeed get a list of results.
But the list contains all posts that contain the words oil and...
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