Forum: Exhaust System
08-09-2020, 11:36 AM
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THIS MIGHT WORK
Try PBblaster and tapping on the bolts for a week or so.
Then start the engine and let it come to operating temperature. While the engine is running go after the bolts. The heat + vibration will...
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Forum: Exhaust System
08-09-2020, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Exhaust System
08-09-2020, 09:58 AM
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Forum: Exhaust System
07-23-2020, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,176
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Forum: Exhaust System
07-23-2020, 08:47 AM
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Forum: Exhaust System
07-22-2020, 12:38 AM
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Forum: Exhaust System
07-21-2020, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 7,176
No sealer at all. Best to assemble it off the...
No sealer at all. Best to assemble it off the engine, as some force may be required to torque the fittings into the proper alignment with a tight fit.
As for the rusty flange bolts, go easy on...
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Forum: Electrical
09-20-2019, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,229
A review of an hour/tach that resembles yours...
A review of an hour/tach that resembles yours notes the following:
"They always work on one cylinder engines. With multi-cylinder engines they often pick up signals from more than one cylinder."...
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Forum: Electrical
09-20-2019, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,229
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Forum: General Interest
09-17-2019, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,403
Water pump impellers.
All ignition parts -...
Water pump impellers.
All ignition parts - plugs, wires, coil, cap, rotor, and whatever you need to replace/swap points, condenser, or EI parts.
Alternator belt.
Carb rebuild kit.
I keep a spare...
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Forum: General Interest
09-17-2019, 09:27 AM
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Views: 6,403
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Forum: General Interest
09-15-2019, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,403
I too hold 20 gallons and we have done Maryland...
I too hold 20 gallons and we have done Maryland to New England and Maryland to Bermuda (750 miles, no stops).
20 gallons should last at least a month for generating electricity and potentially a lot...
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Forum: General Interest
09-15-2019, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,403
Important
One thing to keep well in mind is how the beastie is tuned. It isn't how much fuel you can carry it is how well your engine uses that finite fuel supply. I have been a good mechanic and carb...
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Forum: General Interest
09-15-2019, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,403
I've been on multiple long passages. Granted,...
I've been on multiple long passages. Granted, they were on diesel boats.
However, to be self-efficient fuel wise, we carried both diesel and gas on the deck lashed exactly as Al describes. ...
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Forum: General Interest
09-15-2019, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,403
Twice now, we've motored down the ICW from the...
Twice now, we've motored down the ICW from the Cheaspeakevto Florida, with an occasional 2day offshore leg. We have a 30 gal tank, and I carry 3 or 4 five gallon jugs Lashed on deck as described...
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Forum: General Interest
09-14-2019, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,403
Perhaps you meant 'motoring' long distances? ...
Perhaps you meant 'motoring' long distances?
Fuel storage on deck doesn't bother me. I clamped a length of 2x3 to a pair of stanchions with stainless U-bolts, then lashed the jugs to that. Keep...
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