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    Thermostat GLM13230 OEM # 87290A4

    The lip goes down. You want the closed gasket if using the 140 thermostat and check ball assembly. Water will flow to the elbows out the checkball tee but not the manifold as that water is the outflow of warm water from the block. The manifolds will only have water flow once the thermostat opens.
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    Fuel starvation conundrum

    I'd get a cheap electric pump... pump 5 gallons at a clip and burn it in whatever vehicle I have laying around. If it doesn't smell like crap it'll still run and 5 gallons in a 20 gallon tank won't screw you.... just a thought. When you ran the test tank, did you bypass the fuel filter head...
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    cold weather break in

    20w-20 is an old spec. Later versions of the 5.7 call for 10w-30. I'd run that and not worry about it
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I would lean towards more glass. Like said, you won't necessarily gain much with core but you will with a better layup to an extent. I imagine you get to a point where its more weight than its worth in added strength.
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    Considering a 22-25ft cabin cruiser. thoughts?

    I fished my buddies grady... 22 something. It was alright but I felt I got the sh** kicked out of me for a relatively calm day. On the flip side it had a ton of room for the size (more than the 25 he replaced it with because of the lack of the bracket) and the fishing itself was great. That era...
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    How much water pressure is too much, for running on the hose?

    Is that a dead head measurement? 90 is... well very good for a water service (we only get about 72 in our system.) At work I've run on the booster service which is around 120 psi... it's just going to leak out the muffs imo. Not an issue.
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    View of unloaded trailer with pickups

    I found the mirrors on the ford and gmc to be a little small and high to be useful when backing up an empty trailer... though that means under normal driving they are adjusted properly... that being said they have a feature where they tilt down in reverse and then its okay. I assume its a curb...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    It was just a curiosity more than anything. I have seen the occasional transom with 2.25" core (3x 3/4 sheet core vs the normal 1.5 and layup). I wonder if it was just a selling/cost saving point and nothing more. I agree that it doesn't add anything. There are some out there for whatever reason...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Is the core thicker on the outboard version or is there just more internal bracing?
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    Decent transmission rebuilder to get a rebuilt/ Reman 6L80E

    My local shop closed... that being said monster I've heard some horror stories about.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Yeah. Even at 1% when I was glassing at 100f that stuff was cured by the second layup (half hour or less). Poly was hell to work with when warm. You could always bump up the catalyst too. 3% is still acceptable for most resins at the right conditions. Though I understand why you'd want to be...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I don't know. I know guys chill poly when doing layups in the heat... I'd imagine it would work fine the other way. Once it kicks... it kicks in my experience with it.
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    You could probably preheat the resin in a warm bath to help too... Starting with uncatalyzed resin at 75-80 degrees may help?
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    I had a leak after rebuilding my boat and resealing the transom that drove me crazy. It ended up being the shift cable bellow that was damaged from new. It is hard to see without a camera but mine looked like the y pipe leaking as well and was always worse running. If you decide to do the...
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    Impeller replacement glycerin and grease

    I agree any grease is fine. On the impeller it's using the glycerin because it's non toxic/bio degrading. I use grease on that on my diesels or dish soap or whatever lubricant I have around as the Volvo impeller for that doesn't come eith the glycerin packet... don't over think it imo.
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    Brake based limited slip differentials

    Yeah. Works out right now that the boat hull is just over the fender so I couldn't lower it more if I tried. I also only have an inch or so before the hull hits a cross member. I think its 70" between the fenders.
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    Brake based limited slip differentials

    Mines a 90" trailer, a 96" would be much more desirable. I can go that far, it just doesn't seem to center as well.
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    Brake based limited slip differentials

    The ramp at the lake is steep. My girlfriend was in charge of parking the tow vehicle last time we went up there and she spun with the empty trailer going up. She just isn't used to that much power lol. On that ramp the truck stays dry. My normal ramps the back tires are in water to be able to...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My one exam was figuring out if an incandescent light bulb would keep oscar the grouch warm in a trashcan in Antarctica with forced convection... you were allowed one side of an index card for that exam. (There were several other questions) I asked the professor if he wanted us to model it as a...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Someone definitely asked if they could test fit them first. I remember how much of a nightmare selling my 3.0l was.
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