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    Specs for external "shop" tachometer

    I fitted a 'Runleader' digital tach and multifucntion display 1 from Amazon on my boat dash because I don't trust the old analogue tach, it is similar to the tach you linked to and works with my I/O V8, can be set to give correct tach reading for 4 and 2 stroke engines with just about any number...
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    Compression

    Can understand ATF might help free sticking rings and clean cylinders up.
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    wall carpet replacement

    I meant for the bleach I inhaled
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I had one too
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    wall carpet replacement

    I should've used breathing apparatus spraying bleech around in the enclosed space though!
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    wall carpet replacement

    My cuddy cabin had patches of black mold, I went over it a couple of times with a carpet spotwasher using diluted bleach and then again a couple of times with carpet cleaner, turned out great, no sign of any mold since.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    But you wish you'd still got the Road Runner...
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI

    Another thought - Did you change the engine oil after the stuck open injector problem? It will have caused fuel to wash into the engine oil. The engine will have some sort of a breather between crankcase and intake manifold. Fuel in oil is obviously bad for the engine, it thins the oil out, but...
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    Trail camera issues fixed, now pics from them ...

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    Trailer wheel bearings - standard or stainless

    Turned out I got incorrect parts from both my friend in the US and my son because MagicTilt told me the incorrect spec and part number for the seals, both sets have too big internal diameter so they wouldn't seal on the axle properly. I should've realised though... 198-138 points to 1.38"...
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI

    Should be able to meaure voltages on the MAP sensor similarly to measuring voltages on the TPS as Alldodge described. Obviously there's a difference because the MAP sensor should output a voltage pointing to atmospheric pressure in the manifold when the engine isn't running, so you'd check MAP...
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    When boating, always ___________________

    I electrically disconnected my lanyard switch because it's broken, the engine ignition wiring (purple wire) was routed through it but it was broken in a way which made it have high electrical resistance which caused a voltage drop to the ignition coil. When I bought the boat I was given a video...
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    Swap wood panel in upholstery

    The 'old timer formula' seems to have set hard on the replacement wood panel, I don't see a need to give it another coat of varnish now. I bought some monel staples to reattach the vinyl to the wood in the belief they'd be better than stainless for the marine environment.. But there's a...
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI

    I don't know much about this engine but agree with alldodge it could be a sensor / fuel trims. Another thing is it's had a stuck open injector, one thing that can cause an injector to fail (stick open / closed / not flow fuel at the correct rate when open / bad spray pattern ./ etc) is dirt or...
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    Lubricate new water impeller rubber ?

    Always keep a tube of KY handy, it's for fixing the boat obviously lol
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