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    lifting boat off trailer

    I have a 1990 bayliner capri that has a hole where the runner board hits in the middle. The board broke and the boat bounced up against the trailer. My question is what is the best way at home that I can lift the boat off the trailer just enough to repair it, I can't really get to it where its...
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    Older omega ski boat should I buy

    Right now I have a 1990 bayliner with the L-drive that has about 90 horsepower. I like the bayliner, but it doesn't have enough power. I'm looking at buying an older omega ski boat with the 240 horsepower 351 in it. It is a real nice looking boat but needs interior redone. I'm not sure what...
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    Filling LU with gear oil

    My manual said it would take 26oz to fill the LU. I just put in 32oz and its not full yet so I have to go buy another bottle. My question is when my bottle I was pumping out of got low air bubbles got in the line. I'm filling it from the bottom so is It going to cause a problem if some air...
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    removing the bearing from LU

    Can I get some help on removing the upper bearing in the LU. It is the one under the top plate. I removed the retainer plate, so I thought the bearing would pull right out. Any help? Thank You.
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    New regulator

    So I got a new regulator and the new one has a couple extra wires. The old one one had the 2 yellows, 1 red and 1 gray. The new one has 2 yellow, 2 red, 1 gray, and 1 black. The two yellows are easy. I figured the greys go together. The black grounds to the engine and the two red both...
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    is reg/rec testing the same

    Do you do the same test on a rectifier regulator combo as you would a plain rectifier to see if it is bad.
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    mystery hose

    If I reach my hand around the outdrive there is a small black hose that is coming out the top of the lower unit and goes no were. What is this for, is it going to get water in it.
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    Changing water pump. I'm quite confused

    I purchased a water pump kit to replace everything in my 91 L-drive 90 hp. After dropping the lower unit I could tell the previous owner had changed out the impeller since there was a piece of an impeller laying in there blocking where the water goes in. The questio i have is where is the...
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    replacing rectifier with regulator

    So I have been told to just replace my bad rectifier with a regulator out of a car. I wanted to get other peoples opinion on this. Can I chose any regulator out of any car. Is it potentially going to damage any other expensive electrical part. Will my tach work right if I do this?
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    I tested rectifier

    So I did a simple resistance test on the rectifier that my manual said to do. It said there should be continuity one way but not the other. Which I believe means there should be resistance one way through it, but not the other. Well I was getting a resistance both ways, but it wasn't exactly...
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    any way to test rectifier

    So I have bee told that I probably need a new rectifier because my tach sits on zero, and never moves. Well the cheapest rectifier I found in the area will run me $133. I would like to know if there is a way to be sure that that is what I need before I spend that kind of money. Is there a...
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    pulling off lower unit

    I've gone through and read some threads on lower units, but still have some questions. Do I need to drain any gear oil out before I pull it off or is it a sealed inside there. I should probably change the gear oil either way. I noticed three screw on the unit. A lower that looks like where I...
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    Rpm gauge isnt working.

    So I put new gas in the boat and runs good. Just with the water hose hooked up to it though. It seems like it is idling high, and when I increase the throttle it really whines out, but the rpm guage isn't working so I don't know. Does the trim have to be down and the motor in gear. I tried...
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    boat dies instantly

    Finally got my boat started. Turns out that the choke wasn't working because my battery cable had gotten pushed in the way. Anyways it ran for about 10 seconds maybe, and then died. And when I restart it it starts right up, but instantly dies. I have water feeding to the engine through a hose...
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    decarb process

    How do you go about the decarb process that people are mentioning. I want to do it but where to start.
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    compression test failed

    So I did the compression test like everyone said to. And the number one piston was low. 2 and 3 were 140 and 1 was at 110. After putting a cap full of oil in the number one piston the pressure went to 125. This is telling me that there is a bad piston ring. I know the pressure in 1 is...
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    Fuel flow irregular

    I removed the fuel line today and cranked the engine over, and the fuel came out in spurts. it wasn't a steady flow. I believe that it should be a steady flow even while just cranking the engine over. Also I want to do a pressure check and my manual says to ground the plug wires to the engine...
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    verify engine

    I just want to make sure that when I do repairs on my engine I'm following the right instructions in the manual. The boat is a 1990 bayliner capri. The engine is a 3 cylinder 2 cycle force engine. L drive. The manual says how to do everything different based on the horsepower of the engine...
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    motor swap

    How much trouble would it be to swap my 95 hp l-drive force motor in a 1990 bayliner capri. I have a good running four banger out of a pontiac that looks just like the chevy engine I saw in another boat before. Is it practical.
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    My boat died

    I just boat my 1990 bayliner capri last summer and the first time that I took it out it didnt want to pick up speed even though the speedometer said I was going 35mph, I was probably going 5. After a short while the engine just cut out and wouldnt start back up. It is getting fuel but I...
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