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    Can I buy a trailer online?

    I bought a trailer from a local marine shop cheaper new than I could have refurbished a used one into shape. He discounted it heavily for me. It was well below MSRP and anything comparable too.
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    Your Best Technique for Rope Starting Merc 20hp EFI

    It’s induction. It’s an alternator essentially. Several factors could be contributing. Even A/C voltage spikes or dirty power after the rectifier. It could have trouble starting as there isn’t a lot of current to go around, but once running there is sufficient charge. The main thing is that...
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    Your Best Technique for Rope Starting Merc 20hp EFI

    Pretty sure that’s a battery less EFI which runs directly off a stator. If that has an issue bringing voltage up to the ECU it may cause it to struggle. EFI 20hp should start with one or 2 strong pulls. I wonder if the stator is weak. There are other causes for hard start. But would help...
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    Aluminum Boat Paint

    Rustoleum is for sure still available in NY in gallons. You could have a Metro area restriction or something. I was going to buy some the other day at Lowes
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    A lot of modules in a GM don’t actually need to be programmed.. the main ones obviously do, but things like side detection, fuel pump driver modules and a couple others usually don’t need programmed. Sometimes they need a calibration which a bi directional scanner will do. Many modules that...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Those are the that is for current model year vehicles, which are cheap because of being under warranty. GM keeps them cheap for themselves basically. Once you get a little older, and even into discontinued years. 2017 or so, hang on, especially the side detection modules. The lights themselves...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Average GM tail or head light that is LED is $1,500 and modules hover around that cost.
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    I forgot to update this. Trans and transmission came roughly 1.5 days after ordering. I’ve got it on the schedule to put it in next Friday. Cutting it close, and I’ll actually have to pay for my labor but it’ll be worth it I think. The truck on paper is worth $9k, and I won’t have $5k in it
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    I’m really not sure. LKQ has markers for low mileage parts. They had a transmission listed at 126k miles as low mileage and quite a premium. I got one with 141k for $500 less. I don’t know what their cutoff is
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    Well I ordered the trans and T case. Little under $2,300 shipped for both to my work. I also checked the RPO codes on it, and it’s near fully loaded. Has remote start and a few other things.
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    I work for a Chevy dealer so I’m well aware of AFM problems and the transmission issues. I actually passed on a ‘08 that had the tick and a dead miss which I knew was a lifter issue and being unknown how long it ran, probably destroyed the camshaft. That truck was $2k and not in as good of...
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    Well I have a predicament. I thought the monitors were ready on the truck for inspection as that would have meant that I could have stickered it just so sales could finish up the ‘deal’ and deliver it, putting it free and clear into my name. I plugged it into my cheap reader today that checks...
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    What kind of oil should I use

    Walmart has the Penzoil marine which is rated FC-W in the boat section of sporting goods. The rest of the marine lubricants are in the automotive section but the only other 4 stroke oils they carry is the 25w40 for the I\O engines.
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    True. LKQ brings us transmissions when one of the warranty companies calls out their own parts and they always have them drop shipped from LKQ
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    Jasper is at the top of my list, except that being a dealer; we are not a Jasper dealer and they won’t ship to a non installer. I did buy the truck. I’m still searching for transmissions. Monsters out. Lead times all over the place. I really want to own the truck for around $5k and it has a...
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