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  1. jimmbo

    Is there a dip stick on top of my leg

    It is on my SX Drive. However you have a Different Drive. Do you have an Owners or Service Manual, even a Parts Diagram?
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    Thinking about upgrading to AGM batteries

    Stick with Flooded Wet Cell Batteries, I know they aren't as Glamorous as the AGMs, but they are just fine
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    Bent skeg on outboard

    A Block on one Side and a Hammer on the Other Side, and it can be straightened with some Care. That is a Minor Bend/Twist
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    Towed some Folk

    He was a Walking Talking Rectum
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    VRBO?
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    Hazard County I presume...
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    HOA rules say, no boats visible from the street,....

    HOAs can go Copulate themselves
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    1990 40 hp Mercury 4 cylinder lower crank seal orientation

    Generally the Seals would be Mirrored, with the Upper Seal having the U side(with Spring) facing Up towards the Bearing. Any Crankcase Pressure would press the Seal Tighter.
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    Towed some Folk

    One day in 2011, I was out boating, and ran into my Manager on the water. We chatted a couple of minutes, and went our separate ways. An hour later, I was making a run to the far end of the lake, about 13 miles, and I saw a boat sitting at about the Dead Center of the Lake. On my return, the...
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    Need to vent....

    Labour is Cheap compared to the Cost of Management
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    GMAIL issue !

    Google Maps can track the Movement of my Desktop for all Eternity. It will never be used on my phone, or tablet
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    Need your opinion about replacing the original Reed Valves in my 1986 Evinrude 30 hp.

    Link and Sync are best when done as per the Factory Service Manual.
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    2000 5.0 GL intermittent slow acceleration

    my 2002 5.7 with Carb uses a Mechanical Advance
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    2000 5.0 GL intermittent slow acceleration

    Does it use a Distributor with a Mechanical Advance?
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    Need to vent....

    They known and referred to as Stealerships for Good Reason, but then again, they aren't an worse than Every other Business, few Exceptions
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    Booze and boat don’t always mix well.

    In 1976, The Old Man drove the Boat up on the Beach like that. He told me to put the Boat back in the Water, as he went to sleep it off. The Transom was about 10 ft from the edge of the Water, It took a few Hours of digging the sand to make a Canal next to it deep enough, and a few people with...
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    Yamaha 130 v4 idle mix screws

    Two Strokes do tend to Load up at Lower Speeds, Nature of the Beast, but an Overly Rich Mixture will certainly speed that up. Factory Spec? There is an Initial Setting, that will allow the Engine to run, a bit on the Rich Side. The final Setting must be done with the Engine Warm and under Load...
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    Need your opinion about replacing the original Reed Valves in my 1986 Evinrude 30 hp.

    That generally means there is enough Guck in the Idle Circuit that it can't supply enough Fuel to run really Rich, which 1 1/2 turns is
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    9.9 Evinrude 4 stroke carb modifications for idle

    Did the Modification and Instructions originally come from OMC/BRP?
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    Carb issue.

    Did you set the Float as per the Specs?
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