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  1. newtoboat101

    what went wrong with my outdrive?

    all valid questions, temp was around 60 degrees when primer and paint,and i forgot to mention i put clear coat on it ,looking for pic
  2. newtoboat101

    what went wrong with my outdrive?

    when i got the sei ,the upper chipped ,real easy so it had chips in it ,so i sanded upper,didnt sand down to metal ,but did sand very rough, then i put primer paint thats the match for paint i was using ,really amazed at how the original paints even gone ,no flakes ,just all gone , but the lower...
  3. newtoboat101

    what went wrong with my outdrive?

    here's pic
  4. newtoboat101

    what went wrong with my outdrive?

    thank you for letting me know pic is not there
  5. newtoboat101

    what went wrong with my outdrive?

    during winter i re painted my upper outdrive,put boat in my slip on lake ontario ,when i pulled out last week after being in water all summer ,my upper unit looked like this all paint gone ,,whats going on here ,i used merc outdrive primer and paint on upper unit and skeg,, felt outdrive paint...
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    what went wrong with my outdrive?

  7. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    ok checked plugs ,plugs look fine ,as they were brand new ,prior to this carb issue, went to start engine ,engine started ,then died. looked down carb ,and fuel bowls were filled with fuel ,and continued to pour fuel into bowls,after it stopped took carb top off ,checked floats ,everything...
  8. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    thanx lou c
  9. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    edelbrock 1409 carb , yes choke is staying fully open, gonna add a fuel pressure gauge ,it was like someone just turned the key off ,no sputter,just idle to dead ,then wont start back up ,and to me it felt like no spark ,unplugged and plugged back in tb4 ignition module on exhaust ,but nothing...
  10. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    i have something else to add ,may not mean anything for this problem ,but while i was timing and tuning engine and carb after i got back in , inoticed alot of gas /oil behind boat, would this be normal,never looked or noticed before ,so lets say i had the boat running for 20 minutes ,how much...
  11. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    sorry,as my name says, new to boating, sometimes i miss type and had to correct, i think fuel/water seperator is correct ,i drained my tank down to less than 1/8 tank before this season ,and then filled up with fuel in june ,this year and added that ethanol stabilizer stuff,,can not remember...
  12. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    fuel/water seperator
  13. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    also the fuel filters are brand new, water stabilizer is 1 year old
  14. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    ok ,i'll take your word for it ,will leave coil alone ,i did not think so either ,but ,i just start replacing stuff ,thats just me ,i have been thinking about what you said earlier about fuel ,how can i work thru thatif its the problem, stabilizers or add non ethanol fuel? have little under 1/2...
  15. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    will do ,also going to put new dizzy cap and rotor ,ignition coil, just to be sure, so you do not think ,"vapor lock " type situation , fuel actually has some ethonal in it could that cause heating in carb issue ,i heard that some where
  16. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    good questions Did not inspect plugs,should have pulled at least one,but did not and wont be back to boat till weekend , kickin myself for not i did set timing and adjusted idle fuel /air screws before i took it out and after i returned . then i started motor let idle /revved ,turned off let...
  17. newtoboat101

    new carb new issue

    hello, ihave 1988 thompson 240 HT ,mercruiser 305lx with alpha1 gen 1 drive thunderbolt IV ignition, i swapped out my old Q JET for edelbrock 1409 600cfm ,used the plate kit with fuel line to make swap everything went fairly easy maybe 2 hours total ,so took boat out went for 6 miles seems...
  18. newtoboat101

    CAPTAIN CHAIR EXTENTION POST DIAMETER SIZE

    dang it ,thats not the answer i was lookin for ,but do appreciate
  19. newtoboat101

    CAPTAIN CHAIR EXTENTION POST DIAMETER SIZE

    please take a look at pictures ,need to get seat post extention ,but boat is 200 miles away ,what size diameter do i need thank you ,looks like an older attwood seat , but not sure
  20. newtoboat101

    SWITCH FROM QJET4MV TO EDELBROCK

    thank you ,everyone
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