Forum: Fuel System
07-18-2022, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 839
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Forum: General Interest
07-29-2018, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,960
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Forum: Exhaust System
06-20-2018, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,674
Come to find out it was the mixing elbow all...
Come to find out it was the mixing elbow all along. A closer inspection showed that corrosion had broke the gap between water and exhaust right where the injection point is. About the same as...
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Forum: Exhaust System
06-20-2018, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,674
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Forum: Exhaust System
06-19-2018, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,674
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Forum: Exhaust System
06-19-2018, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,674
Blocked exhaust, but found nothing?
I'm stumped on this one!
Went to take my son out sailing for fathers day only to have the engine not start. Did the usual check for all things needed for an engine to run and when I got to the spark...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
10-30-2015, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 7,301
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Forum: General Interest
09-03-2015, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,902
While doing a bit of maintenance I installed a...
While doing a bit of maintenance I installed a new cap and rotor. The engine had been giving me some trouble and it was a new boat to me, but things were getting worse. Thinking coil or fuel I began...
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Forum: General Interest
08-30-2015, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,419
40 year old outboard never been started
I just acquired a 5 HP outboard from the 70's that has never been started. It is brand new just a bit out of date, not even a drop of fuel was put through the tank. Before I put it on the dingy and...
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Forum: General Interest
08-23-2015, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 16,132
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Forum: Cooling System
08-12-2015, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,678
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Forum: Ignition System
08-09-2015, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,704
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Forum: Cooling System
08-02-2015, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,335
I have the Oberdorfer water pump, Im not sure...
I have the Oberdorfer water pump, Im not sure what cams I am using. What is the cam in a water pump?
Full of antifreeze and there is plenty of water coming out the exhaust, so any issue in internal....
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Forum: Cooling System
08-02-2015, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,335
Good point indeed. I looked inside and it all...
Good point indeed. I looked inside and it all appeared clean. the symptoms are telling me that at higher RPMs there is not enough coolant moving. Ill take some temp readings the next time I am out....
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Forum: Cooling System
08-01-2015, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,335
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Forum: Electrical
07-08-2015, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,463
Alternator not charging
My freshly rebuilt engine went on its first multi day trip. After 8 days anchored with a bunch of other boats it was time to leave and the bateries were dead. A multi tester showed 7 volts. I dont...
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Forum: Cooling System
06-28-2015, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,335
Running hot!!!
I recently rebuilt my A4 and on its first test run noticed it was running hotter than I remember, around 200*. Through searching this form I found that maybe getting rid of the thermostat would help....
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Forum: Overhaul
06-14-2015, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,042
I did it, and now it is running again!!!
A...
I did it, and now it is running again!!!
A quick starter solenoid swap, some unexpected junk in the carb, and it fired right up. I am a happy sailor again. I ran it cooled it torqued it and why...
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Forum: Overhaul
06-14-2015, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,479
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Forum: Overhaul
06-14-2015, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,479
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Forum: Overhaul
06-13-2015, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,479
It won't start, and it won't stop!
So I finally got the last connections done and went to fire up my recently overhauled engine for the first time. I hit the start quickly and it turned, good sign, so I double checked everything and...
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Forum: Overhaul
06-09-2015, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,042
I made the mark by shining a flashlight in the...
I made the mark by shining a flashlight in the spark plug hole and watched as the #1 piston was at the top of its compression stroke.
I had noticed in Cool Beans thread on his engine rebuild that...
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Forum: Overhaul
06-09-2015, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,042
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Forum: Overhaul
06-08-2015, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,042
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Forum: Ignition System
06-07-2015, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,058
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