Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
10-05-2022, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,738
third attempt a charm
I think the linkage was blocking my attempt to adjust ...
tight as a drum now yey
The forum really shown in their support, big reason for keeping the engine
Bob
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
09-26-2022, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,738
Jack
well this looks like my winter project if that assembly is still avail.
specifics in your mail
thanks
Bob
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
09-15-2022, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,738
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
08-29-2022, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,738
no further turns available in fwd gear adj
While running the engine wide out, it slipped out of forward. In normal rpms, the problem doesn't occur. From a Moyers video I learned of the forward adjustment and that a slight tightening was...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
08-05-2021, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,373
WOT
Is anyone actually achieving a WOT of 2400 rpm? Did you have to make adjustments to get there?
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Forum: Ignition System
07-08-2021, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 850
early destributor
i will pursue both recommendations lubricate and loosen band,
thanks for your attention to this Bob
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Forum: Ignition System
07-07-2021, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 850
Having trouble setting timing on early A4
The problem is rotating the distributor .... I've loosened the 'fork' clamp, but the distributor still does not budge. This is an early model ('67) ... is there a secondary hold that needs loosening...
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Forum: General Interest
06-28-2019, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,362
A4 forum gets some publicity !
Good Old Boat magazine in their July/August issue has an article entitled 'Mid-Cruise A4 Crisis' that deals with an A4 rebuild that the Forum played a role in.
It was my crisis and the thread...
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Forum: ABYC and USCG Standards
03-26-2017, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 41,714
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Forum: ABYC and USCG Standards
03-03-2017, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 41,714
Propane box
Is this good practice or are there real regulations? I wonder why a box is needed for a bomb proof steel pressure container anyway. The real risk is the hosing and other downstream attachments.
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Forum: Polls
03-02-2017, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 54,874
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Forum: Polls
02-13-2017, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 20,315
Just an odd story. Was anchored in Boot Key...
Just an odd story. Was anchored in Boot Key harbor, Fla. last season along with hundreds (literally) of boats waiting for a window to cross to the Bahamas. Another hundred are semi permanent retirees...
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Forum: Announcements
02-13-2017, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 18,377
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Forum: General Maintenance
02-13-2017, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,533
I guess the main contribution of the Indigo...
I guess the main contribution of the Indigo filter is peace of mind. Last season I cruised up and down the ICW and found that 50 hrs was expensive and meant changing twice a week .... so 100 hrs was...
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Forum: General Maintenance
02-12-2017, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,533
oil change color
Reading a couple of old posts, someone commented that changing his oil every 100 hrs he found it clear.
I aim for 100 hrs, I also have an Indigo oil filter kit and my oil is jet black. If I let it...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
11-30-2016, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,254
Torresen Marine
Torresen Marine in Muskegon has a good stock of cutlass bearings.
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Forum: General Interest
11-26-2016, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,935
heat
This last summer , my engine would stall and restart after a few minutes pause ... I thought coil at first but plugging in a secondary coil would not immediately allow it to start. My eng compartment...
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Forum: Good Guys
09-22-2016, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,826
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Forum: Cooling System
09-22-2016, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,996
thanks again
i really value the shared insights from everyone
bob
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Forum: Cooling System
09-15-2016, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,996
winterizing fwc
do folks with fwc systems drain them for winter or rely on a fresh change of antifreeze?
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-04-2016, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,613
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-04-2016, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,942
Overheating engine compartment
The eng compartment on my old boat is tight and the vents are located well to the rear. Last summer my eng quit twice in n
ot good circumstances (both motoring hard into harbor or once on a hot day...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
06-04-2016, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,613
i certainly have wondered myself, Ken at moyer...
i certainly have wondered myself, Ken at moyer has seen only rare failures. The machine shop guy (who "uses to work on a4s ages ago" said tnere was no sign of oil starvation and thought just metal...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
05-10-2016, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,753
Follow up
Embarrassed follow up. Getting down to work on the shaft it turns out that the 'groove' was actually a deposit left by the melted rope.
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Forum: Troubleshooting
05-10-2016, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 7,613
Follow up
Replaced crank, changes rings because it was convenient... new main, rod and piston bearings. Thanks again to Ken (moyer parts) for a lot of advice. Couple hundred hours latter and all is well.
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