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  1. April 16th, 2012, 01:15 PM #1
    Catfishearl
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    Thumbs up 1954 12hp Sea King, Running like a champ thanks to you all!

    Thanks to all the advice the 'ol gal fires up on the first pull! I'm using 16:1 fuel and it smokes a bit. but I'm pretty excited to put it on the river next weekend.
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  2. April 17th, 2012, 01:40 AM #2
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    Default Re: 1954 12hp Sea King, Running like a champ thanks to you all!

    Well, your fuel mix is good. With those old Sea Kings, a nice clean ignition system set right will do wonders. They were good old motors.
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