Recent content by Les Welch

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    1997 200hp Mercury EFI won't start

    I have a 1997 Lund Pro-V with a '97 Mercury 200hp EFI motor. It hasn't been run in 3 years. I did pump out all the gas I could get out three years ago. This week I added a can of seafoam, 15 gallons of pure premium gasoline, and put in all new batteries. Last night I pumped the ball, actually...
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    Spark Arrestor, Anti-Siphon Valve, and Carb tutorial?

    I posted a thread a couple days back about some WOT bogging, getting up to speed issues I am having. I have a 5.0 Liter OMC Cobra drive, 230 HP. I took the spark arrestor off last night and the outside of the "filter" is quite black. Here are a couple of pics. You can see where I wiped it off...
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    Getting up to speed (WOT) issue.

    Last July I purchased an '88 Trophy 2160. I hooked it to muffs, and it fired right away. After burning off the previous winterizations fogging I let it idle and come up to temp. Everything was fine. I worked on it last fall and all this spring. Took it to Lake Michigan for its first voyage, from...
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    What size bearing buddies for a 1988 Escort trailer?

    I have a Bayliner Trophy 21', sitting on a 1989 Escort tandem axle trailer. I just purchased this rig. I am going to be hauling it this week-end 200 miles, then putting it in a slip. Once the boat is off I would like to install bearing buddies. I would like to purchase these here at home, and...
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