Power loading, does wonders to the parking pawl inside an automatic transmission. Even with the parking brake on. I would never do it unless I had a buddy on the brakes in the tow vehicle. Like most "automatic" step ups, there is a small window where they work as designed.
We are going in July after my daughters wedding. Going to do Henry's fish house for sure and looking forward to spending nights on the hook. My wife is a bit nervous about it but I told her it's all going to be fine, I have an anchoring app on my phone that will alarm if I stray out of my anchor...
I couldn't pull it over by hand, something is up with the rope starting mechanism. The battery is a gel cell fully charged, so most likely a bad starter.
Hello everyone, planning a trip to the North Channel this summer. I have a 22' Sunrunner cuddy and the wife and I kinda boat camp with it. I have all the paper charts and two guide books for the trip, so we just have to go over an itinerary to see where we will stop each day and have a look...
He gave me a brass piece that looked like it belonged to that rod, but I misplaced it and will have to make one. I tried the electric start last night to give you some compression readings, but it wouldn't work off the key so I used booster cables and went direct to the starter motor. The best...
The guy I bought it from put new pistons and rings in it. I wound it over with the plugs out and it seems like there was alot of pressure coming out of the spark plug holes. My compression tester is acting up so I couldn't get a full reading. It went to 85 on the first stroke on both cylinders...
The fellow I purchased the outboard from is a retired mechanic. We have coffee in the morning at our local cafe'. The guys and me often rib him about his repair ethic and wonder if he is ever going to finish the bent shaft repair of his snowblower he has been working on for the past couple of...
Well, since we all are being open about things, I am also just that way. Ask anyone that knows me, I'm kinda anal about those things too. My 1981 Sunrunner has a tach that doesn't work. Drives me nuts. Working on it as well. No replacement parts are available for it and I have checked it many...
Hiya, I am running an old flat tappet cam and lifter set-up in my 1981 Mercruiser 898 (marine 305 Chevy). After putting in the rebuild, I am using 10W40 Lucas Hot Rod and classic motor oil. It has the necessary ZDDP additive to protect the cam and lifters. Check that out if it would work for you...
Hiya, if you have a cell phone, load a GPS app on it and use that. No drills, wire snakes, blowing thru the line, and far more accurate. Forget the old inaccurate speedo and welcome to the new world! lol.
I bought an 18 hp and this 20 for $100. I got the 18 going with just a bit of work. Now this one is on the work bench. If you look at the last pic, the silver rod under the pick-up mounting plate I think is missing a part. In turning the throttle handle and looking in the carb bore, I am not...
