Forum: General Maintenance
11-09-2007, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 112
Views: 168,907
Winter layup without starting engine?
Hi Don,
I intend to follow your winter lay up procedures tomorrow morning on my boat, which is out of the water and on its cradle. In case we have trouble getting it started, how would your...
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Forum: Columbia
06-07-2007, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 16,059
Where to locate blower intake...
Hello,
I think you're supposed to locate the intake for the blower near the bottom of the engine compartment,mainly because that is where the gas is likely to be sitting. I guess closer to the...
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Forum: Cooling System
05-25-2007, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 4,829
Cooling/venting of engine compartment air
Hello,
I didn't know quite wher eto post this...
What is the minimum and ideal specs for vents for the engine compartment? I have two passive vents, one intake and one outake, scoops along the...
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Forum: Electrical
05-15-2007, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,309
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Forum: Fuel System
05-15-2007, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Thanks Don!
I did get rid of all the old...
Thanks Don!
I did get rid of all the old gas, put new gas in, and cycled through priming and dumping the fuel line and Racor water separator. I got to a point wher eI got nice clean gas...
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Forum: Fuel System
05-14-2007, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Well, OK. The filters can't be flushed out of...
Well, OK. The filters can't be flushed out of whatever that bad gas was, huh? I just want to understand how the filters work. Would the Racor get "gummed up" by this bad gas? I guess I'm just...
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Forum: Fuel System
05-12-2007, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Fuel line design working great, but now...
Hi again,
Well, we put the boat in the water and tried cranking it today. We had spark and the fuel pump was working, but the mechanic at the yard discovered two things: water or other liquid in...
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Forum: Fuel System
05-08-2007, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Well, I installed (actually my Dad, the...
Well, I installed (actually my Dad, the mechanical engineer did) my new fuel line from your kit this weekend and it looks great! The only thing I would add to the kit is a couple of hose barbs,...
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Forum: Fuel System
04-25-2007, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Red translucent fuel line?
Does it make any sense to have a red and/or translucent fuel line, so as to be able to see (troubleshoot) any debris in the line?
Thanks,
Brett
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Forum: Fuel System
04-25-2007, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Thanks Jonathon,
I can use a flashlight and...
Thanks Jonathon,
I can use a flashlight and look straight down. I'll have to check again, but I thought I saw some "waves" of sand. I wonde rif there sould be a tablespoon or so total in the...
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Forum: Fuel System
04-24-2007, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,974
Fuel line design, possible sand in tank
Hello Don,
I spoke with Brenda and we had a nice discussion about replacing my fuel line system. We decided what would be great would be tank - Racor filter - pump - in-line filter - carb. (with...
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Forum: Fuel System
08-28-2006, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,779
Automotive fuel filter
OK, so I continued a bad practice from a former owner: I replaced a bad fuel pump with a Purolator 12V automotive elctric fuel pump. This one lasted half the season and died last week. I replaced...
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Forum: Fuel System
08-25-2006, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,838
Thanks.
What's R/R, Repair? Where did you...
Thanks.
What's R/R, Repair? Where did you get your glass filter? I'll do the order we talked about, it just seems odd that the RACOR would go first, when you're using the inline to get the big...
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Forum: Fuel System
08-24-2006, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,838
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Forum: Fuel System
08-24-2006, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,406
Fuel guage, other than dipstick?
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone devised or knows of a fuel guage to fit to my gas tank that ideally would be visible from the cockpit of my 1964 Columbia Defender, where the stainless steel fill...
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Forum: Fuel System
08-24-2006, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,838
Which fuel filter is best?
Hi,
You have an in-line fuel filter (FPMP_06_51) and the RACOR filter. Which is better to use, and can they be used stand-alone or should there be a secondary filter as well? Does the RACOR...
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Forum: General Interest
05-10-2006, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,926
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Forum: Ignition System
05-10-2006, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,088
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Forum: General Interest
05-10-2006, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,926
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Forum: General Interest
05-09-2006, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,926
Tachometer needed?
Hello,
My newly purchased 1964 Columbia Defender's Atomic 4 does not have a tachometer installed. Do I need one? Can I just go off the feel or sound of the engine? I do have a volt meter, water...
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Forum: General Interest
05-04-2006, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 40,249
Atttaching large rag to prop
Hi,
When you say you'd attach a large rag to the prop when starting neutral, what purpose does this serve? To keep it from spinning? Wouldn't the prop tear the rag off if it dropped out of...
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