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    Gelcoat repair needed but would like to use the boat over the summer

    My boat washed up on the beach last fall and I need to have it repaired. If I have it repaired now, I won't see my boat for the rest of the summer and I would really like to use it. What are your opinions on using the boat and then having the gelcoat fixed over the winter? Thanks.
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    Car stalls when clutch is depressed

    Car is a 2007 Nissan Sentra with about 130,000 miles and manual transmission. The car will stall intermittently at highway speeds when I go to make a turn and put in the clutch. Seems to do it more in cold weather. I had to replace the fuel pump over the summer and thought that would fix it but...
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    Boat washed up on shore

    Hi guys, I have a 2000 Stingray fiberglass I/O that broke off the mooring and washed up on shore about a month ago. It could have been a lot worse but there is damage and some fiberglass showing. The keel got scraped up pretty good and a bunch of road rash in other spots. I'm not going to fix...
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    Is this the correct thermostat kit?

    2000 4.3L V6 carbureted. Motor Serial# L642312 (0L642312) Drive Serial# L722749 (0L722749) Mercury parts catalog says... 3 806871 1 GASKET - 4 53045 1 1 GASKET - 5 807252T 2 1 THERMOSTAT, 71°C...
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    Replace gaskets on drain plugs on Alpha 1 Gen 2?

    I drained and filled my gear lube myself for the first time this past fall but I didn't have new o-rings for the drain plugs. How often is it necessary to replace these? Thanks.
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    Could someone explain this to me?

    Why on earth would someone build a truck like this and not race it? Cruises and shows only? With nitrous? https://syracuse.craigslist.org/cto/4922720477.html
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    Quardra-Fire Santa Fe won't stop feeding pellets during startup

    I have a Quardra-Fire Santa Fe with electronic ignition that is 6 years old. Normally during start up it will feed pellets for about a minute then stop. The pellets will ignite, the stove gets up to temperature and the stove will then continue to feed pellets. Last night I started it up and it...
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    First time winterizing jitters

    Stock 2000 Mercruiser 4.3 V6 carbureted. Motor Serial# 0L642312 Drive Serial# 0L722749 This is the first year I will be doing this myself. I've read Don's sticky and also have the Mercruiser Manual 25 downloaded. Everything is very straightforward and I feel confident I can do it. I understand...
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    2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Lurch/Engine Miss

    2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.7L. The Jeep will stumble and bog down under load, especially when going up hills and I'm having trouble pinpointing the cause. Seems to get worse after it warms up. City driving is fine but not highway speeds. I've searched hi and low online and have yet to...
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    Air lines for Shop

    Re: Air lines for Shop I second this. Run black pipe to a reel mounted to the ceiling. It should reach where ever you need to go.
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    2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee evap leak and hard start condition

    I bought a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 4.7 as a project that I've been tinkering with. Like many others have experienced, it keeps tripping the check engine light with an EVAP leak code. I have replaced the EVAP Canister and Purge Solenoid (from a salvage yard) with no change. I did have a...
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    Tankless Hot Water Heaters

    Anyone have any experience with these? My old tank started leaking last night and I'm trying to decide which way to go. I already have b-vent running vertically through the roof. I'm assuming this would be sufficient? I live alone in a small 1 bedroom house so I would think this would be an...
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    Engine cutting out at WOT

    Stock 2000 Mercruiser 4.3 V6 carbureted. Motor Serial# 0L642312 Drive Serial# 0L722749 I can hear the engine cutting out only when trimmed out at WOT which I don't do very often. I replaced plugs, wires, cap, rotor last summer and thought I had the problem fixed but apparently not. I have...
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    I loathe Automobile Dealers and their Advertisements....

    Recently in my area we have had major flooding where many people have lost their homes and all belongings. So on my way to work I hear on the radio one local dealership expressing their "sympathy" to the affected families by offering a $500 discount on a new vehicle. I don't know about anyone...
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    Engine Will Not Crank Over

    Hey guys, I've had a few instances this year when I go to start the engine, turn the key and I get nothing (no click, no noise). After I try to turn the key a few more times, the engine will turn over and start, however this is making me nervous. 2000 4.3 Mercruiser V6 Motor Serial# L642312...
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