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    More problems 78 merc 260 with 350 chev.

    As previously stated, Don, I just got this back from the shop & the trim gauge was no way adjusted right when I got it back from the shop, so now I got the gauge to read down when it is down instead of reading 1/4 up now. However it used to go up to the maximum operating range if I press only...
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    Torqueshift props?

    I think I saw Bondo mention them last week on here somewhere. I did a search here for one but it didn't come up with anything so I was wondering where you get them at & how much they cost? I have a 1978 260 Merc I/O with 350 chevy engine. Since that gives more low end power would it also slow...
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    Trim tilt gauge setting?

    Just got it back from the shop, new dash gauge & senders. When the new gauge says it's up as far as it should go for running in shallow water it's only giving me about 6 inches more draft. Before I had it "fixed" it would automatically cut out at some point where I could still run & it was way...
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    Is my compression okay? 160 to 115, 1978 350 chev.

    #1 is 135, 2 is 160, the rest are between 135 & 115. This boat runs fine & I had no idea the compression was so wide ranging but I checked it just to see because the vacuum gauge wiggles a little bit. Now I'm wondering how long this engine may run before needing some work? Regards, HF.
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    Is ignition already hot enough? 78 350 with 260 drive,

    Would there be any point in putting an MSD ignition system in this unit or is this already getting a hot enough spark from the stock ignition system? I was thinking of ungrading to an electronic distributor & maybe the MSD spark unit too.
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    Another 3 hp Gamefisher motor Q.

    I think this thing is about a 2000, if they still made them then? It wouldn't develop rpm. So, I cleaned up the carb & re-adjusted the carb. That includes cleaning the gas filter. It gets the revs now, but it idles so high that it is always in gear. It has a centrifigal clutch. I thought I was a...
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    Carl Rove?

    She was a cia agent with a classification that that if something happened to her they would deny any verification of her existence. This is okay with you who claim a monopoly on patriotism? The outing of a CIA agent? This is much more serious that some fun in the white house with LeWinsky. This...
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    How do I install 2 batteries for 24 volts for new motor?

    I just ordered a new Minn Kota auto pilot trolling motor from Cabela's & want to know how to hook it up to two new batteries in the front of my boat. It's a 20 foot 1978 Searay with a 350 Chevy engine & Mercruiser 260. It has one starting battery & is already heavy enough in back. Do I need a...
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    Washing a Sunbrella boat cover.

    My local shop said to go to the laundrymat & wash it in one of the big tubs & to use soap, not detergent. I did that & it ain't all that clean. They did have one size bigger washer that I will use next time because as it was washing I could see that it needed more room to tumble. It's a lot...
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