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  1. dingbat

    04 Yamaha 225 4-stroke- -injector harness 2 End Plugs?

    Sounds like you have a need for one at the moment……Factory service manual…$35...
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    anyone use the aftermarket p/s actuators sold on ebay and amazon? looking for feedback

    Nothing special about rebuilding a hydraulic cylinder. Finding replacement seals is the toughest part if a kit isn't available Simply remove old seals and replace with new. Worst comes to worst and you end up with some corrosion around the caps, a common brake hone and an electric drill works...
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    Wiring a 3 wire trim/tilt pump to throttle handle switch

    "Continuous duty" is just that. Circuit stays energized 24/7/365 In your situation, the circuit is only energized when the trim is moving. Maybe 1-2 minutes per day, tops?
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    Been a little cold.

    Highs in the low to mid 50’s with lows in the 40’s this coming week. Three more weeks until the boat comes out of hibernation
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    Funny in that all my years in welding and machine work, I don’t think I’ve ever heated aluminum to do anything other than preheat large pieces prior to welding. Broken taps are fun. Especially #10 and smaller. Bolt wise, quicker to just break the bolt off, drill out the center of the bolt with...
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    https://www.vevor.com/magnetic-induction-heater-c_10315/1kw-magnetic-induction-heater-hand-held-induction-heater-for-bolts-removal-p_010875262199
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    Aluminum doesn't change color when heated. The first indication that your too hot (~660 C) is when the over heated area drips to the floor
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    Nobody fishing?

    Add another half dozen rods, a pair of planer boards and two gps units and you’ve almost caught up with me…. Lol Glad things worked out. How did the fish fry go?
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    can you remove the top drain plug screw from a lower unit and re instal it with a new washer ?

    Yes
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    Needs some volts and amps for your 24 trolling kicker ?

    Auditable noise isn’t the issue. PW supplies and controls are notorious for EMI emissions. Cross talk with “Maximizer” controls and sonar are a common problem How clean is this supply? I’m running CHIRP @ 80-160 kHz. Don’t want a trolling motor banging away at 150 kHZ
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    Needs some volts and amps for your 24 trolling kicker ?

    Trolling motor spec: PWM Frequency: To avoid audible humming noises, it is recommended that PWM controllers operate around 15–25 kHz. The unit in question operates at 150KHz
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Here is the TSB for the three years prior to yours https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10225529-0001.pdf
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    Wiring a 3 wire trim/tilt pump to throttle handle switch

    Wire size is a function of load over distance. Splicing a smaller diameter wire on to a larger wire equals the sum of the drops of both wire sizes and lengths.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Guess I’m lucky. Only idler I’ve ever gone bad was on a 2001 Chevy 5.3. @ 100k. The Toyota was OE when we sold it at 199k. The Civic, my daily driver is still OE @ 235k
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    The F150 has 3 level, manual seat and steering wheel warming. The Mazda has heated and vented seats front and back along with a heated steering wheel. All three functions are three level, manually controlled.
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    I use my hammers. It’s all the other tools I’ve collected over the years. Have a hard time passing up quality tools at a bargain whether I’ll ever use them or not. A boxed set of Starrett precision machinist squares from a guy down the road for $3. A full set of Snap on, 1/2 and 3/8” drive...
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    Worked in the metals industry my entire life. Learned early on quality over quantity. Problem being, after all these years, I have both quality and quantity….lol
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    Quality ball peen hammers heads are forged and hardened, even tempered some times, specially for metal working. Unlike cast steel, a forged head is highly unlikely to splinter or shatter upon impact.
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    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    Length (in inches) = Length (in inches) * Δ Temperature (in °F) * ε (in / °F). Steel = 0.0000065” / °F. Aluminum = 0.0000128” / °F. Pouring boiling water (212F) on 70F aluminum would expanded the hole in the aluminum 0.0018” x hole diameter….0.375 x 0.0018 =0.00068” This assumes you have...
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    Been a little cold.

    Owners manual says to flush and store the Opti in vertical upright position. Buddy has twin 275 verados on his transom. Drain and store in vertical position as well
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