Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
04-15-2024, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 263
yeahmag..lots of good advice. let us know how...
yeahmag..lots of good advice. let us know how things go. I found 89 octane E-zero locally and ran that in my A-4 with great success, and added a bit of 2-stroke oil in the fuel since these motors...
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Forum: Drive Train / Propellers
04-10-2024, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 263
yeahmag, you may just need some tuning. I was...
yeahmag, you may just need some tuning. I was able to get up to 2,300 with my Cat30 and an Indigo prop with #4 cyl weaker than the others. But, it took some tuning besides just the 'power tuning'....
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Forum: Announcements
04-01-2024, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 428
Hi, Dave. I was wondering the same thing?!!?...
Hi, Dave. I was wondering the same thing?!!? :confused: Glad to see the forum still up and running.
Side note - I just sent an email a couple days ago to the new owner of my old boat..he will...
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Forum: Electrical
03-26-2024, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,387
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Forum: Fuel System
03-13-2024, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 201
Larry,
My power boat came with one of those...
Larry,
My power boat came with one of those too. The PO said it never worked, and when he inquired with Xintex they said the model I have had been obsolete a long time, and it might be the same...
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Forum: General Maintenance
03-11-2024, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 356
Did the ball pop out of the block with the...
Did the ball pop out of the block with the spring? Sometimes you have to turn the engine over for it to ploop out.
edit - sorry maybe I should provide more detail. The oil pressure style in your...
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Forum: General Interest
02-28-2024, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 453
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Forum: General Interest
02-28-2024, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 453
Oh.. I think I get it now...we are worried that...
Oh.. I think I get it now...we are worried that the manifold might have been running hot if the t-stat was closed and antifreeze wasn't circulating. I suspect there was a hole in the tstat..it was...
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Forum: General Interest
02-28-2024, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 453
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Forum: General Interest
02-27-2024, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 453
eliminating the bypass on FWC
So, one of the things I did on my A4 was eliminate the bypass when I went to FWC.
For context, my electric circulation pump for the antifreeze had a 3/4" hose output, so I upsized the hole in the...
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Forum: General Interest
02-27-2024, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 767
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Forum: Troubleshooting
02-27-2024, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 817
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Forum: General Interest
02-26-2024, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 767
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Forum: General Interest
01-03-2024, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,108
Happy New Year. I am lucky..there are 10-ish...
Happy New Year. I am lucky..there are 10-ish piers at my marina. I happen to have a pier with a frost free by the bulkhead, and our pier only has 6 slips. there are only two boats left for winter. me...
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Forum: General Interest
12-27-2023, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,108
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Forum: Introductions
12-27-2023, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,604
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Forum: General Interest
12-26-2023, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,108
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Forum: Cooling System
12-21-2023, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,502
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Forum: General Interest
12-21-2023, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 759
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Forum: Cooling System
11-21-2023, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,920
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-21-2023, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,500
Chris, It would be a couple interesting data...
Chris, It would be a couple interesting data points to know when running:
(+) voltage at the coil (be sure to use engine to ground, not (-) post)
(+) voltage at the alternator post
(+) voltage...
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Forum: Cooling System
11-17-2023, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,778
Joe, If I could cobble something together...
Joe, If I could cobble something together successfully, anyone can do it. I completed my mark I FWC in about 2014..I ran with no t-stat and the undersized HX for years (I've always been a gauge...
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-14-2023, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,500
I used the points cap that I had on hand, and...
I used the points cap that I had on hand, and used a sharp knife to open the cutout at the base a bit to handle the extra wire & rubber grommet which was absent in the points system. The early model...
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Forum: Cooling System
11-14-2023, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,123
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Forum: Troubleshooting
11-10-2023, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 14,500
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