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  1. Tim Frank

    Four Engineers

    There are four engineers traveling in a car: a mechanical engineer, a chemical engineer, an electrical engineer, and a software engineer ...who works on Microsoft Windows. The car breaks down and they all have suggestions on what to do. "Sounds to me as if the pistons have seized," says the...
  2. Tim Frank

    Universal truths

    1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer porn history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. 3. There is great need for a sarcasm font. 4. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if...
  3. Tim Frank

    Don't get mad....

    An old prospector shuffled into town leading a tired old mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon to clear his parched throat. He walked up and tied his old mule to the hitch rail. As he stood there brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out...
  4. Tim Frank

    Conflicting Spark plug info

    Have a 2005 NS40D. The owner's manual was at the cottage and i needed plugs so I did a "google" and found on the Nissan Marine site the following.... Part # 97010-1005M NGK - BP7HS-10 5 / 8 / 9.8 / 9.9 / 15 / 18 / 25 / 30 / 40hp 2-Stroke I took that as NGK-BP7HS-10 are correct for my...
  5. Tim Frank

    Nissan 40D water pump question and conflicting info in OEM Repair manual and Owner's

    1) Received my OEM manual and a water pump kit which i plan to do at end of season winterising. Preparing by reading manual and comparing to OMCs that I have done, there a few differences. My one concern and question is the "special factory tool" to remove the 3mm. split pin. Is this going to...
  6. Tim Frank

    Which Nissan manual??

    OK, time to manual-up... 2005 Nissan 40 HP Remote .... Have a couple of small E/rudes and ended up getting the OMC manual after watching a few posts dumping on all the aftermarket ones....SELOC etc. How are the Nissan service manual for legibility? Or in this case are there SELOC type options...
  7. Tim Frank

    6 HP E/rude gear box rebuild question

    1) Gear shift rod bushing and seal. The OEM manual is not as precise on this as I might have thought. There is a brass bushing that guides the shift rod as it exits the gearcase...it goes in a bore that also contains a rubber o-ring...which is sits between the bottom of that bushing and the bore...
  8. Tim Frank

    Gearcase reseal and o/haul ~ 6 HP E/rude 1975

    Replacing the impeller on this motor and decided to really make my life difficult by dealing with a minor leak in the gearcase. Have everything disassembled and judging by the condition of all the hard parts probably did not need to do this at all.:rolleyes: Too late now....;) Three...
  9. Tim Frank

    Stuck driveshaft 1975 E/rude 6 HP.

    Wrestled with the if it ain't broke don't fix it vs. 30+ year old impeller...HAS to be changed conundrum. Decided it was a no-brainer...:rolleyes: So, has anybody else had a 1 hour job go south....:eek: Took out 4 bolts and the lower unit dropped 1/4 inch....shifted to reverse and the LU moved...
  10. Tim Frank

    Doubt these ever were printed for real, but funny...

    These classifieds actually ran in the ******* City newspaper FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER . 8-years old. Hateful little b****rd. Bites! FREE PUPPIES: 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog. FREE PUPPIES. Mother, AKC German Shepherd. Father, Super Dog. able to leap tall fences in a single...
  11. Tim Frank

    Spark Plug Chart

    For " Top Secret " file?
  12. Tim Frank

    Opinions on Service manual E/rude 6HP

    I have an Evinrude 1975 6 hp model 6504. I had a Seloc manual which covered it, but it has "grown legs" but was not as specific as I would have liked.. Time to replace. Cheapest option (and it's from eBay) is a 1974 model manual, or a 1977 model manual. Mid $20's The more expensive for the...
  13. Tim Frank

    Drilling into concrete underwater

    I have a boathouse repair to make. Part of the plan requires drilling ~20 holes 3/4" diameter x 2" - 3" deep to set Rawl anchors, in a depth of 2'-10' of water. Has anyone ever drilled into concrete underwater? The drill bit should be OK as just a standard carbide-tipped masonry bit....but...
  14. Tim Frank

    Warning horn Johnson 15 HP.

    BIL has a 15HP Johnson (c. 1994) on a pontoon. Has a low-hour season (perhaps total of 40 hours) of maybe 5 months and is stored covered, but outside. Control panel has some warning indicators which includes a temp warning. This goes off sporadically at low RPMs but if you accelerate, stops...
  15. Tim Frank

    Replacement fuel line for OMC remote tank

    Just bought a replacement fuel line to replace one that seems to be "dissolving" which is probably the ethanol/old rubber issue. It was at least 20 years old, so owed me nothing. I have always had OEM lines which had the primer bulb within about 6"-8" of the tank. This one has the bulb about...
  16. Tim Frank

    NGK vs Champion

    I looked and didn't find this topic in a previous post. I have a bias to use Champion plugs if possible. No really rational reason. Had a Yamaha bike years ago, switched from the NGK stock plug to a Champion "equivalent"...switched back just as quickly....:eek: Not a good fit! So I have learned...
  17. Tim Frank

    Spun propeller hub

    Been running outboards for a lot of years but until joining these forums had never heard of a spun hub....let alone spun one myself. So, driving a 1975 Evinrude 6 HP today in lake water with broken-up ice, sudenly got the over-revving/loss of power that seems to be the classic symptom. Two...
  18. Tim Frank

    I'd hate to throw this out....

    Without boring the audience with details of how or why, I have a left over part from a 1968-vintage OMC O/B motor which is long gone. Not a wearing item, a cast mounting plate; but it is one of those parts that if you need it, nothing else is really going to work....and it might be a tough one...
  19. Tim Frank

    New car tail lights

    I have not bought a new car in the past 5 years but have noticed in the past year that you see a surprising number of cars driving at night without tail lights. Apparantly, there is now a separate switch that you need to turn on for tail lights. Does anyone know a rational reason that the giant...
  20. Tim Frank

    E/rude 6HP impeller replacement and l/u seals

    Since I started following the iboats forums, the replacement of OB impellers is a recurring topic, but one that I had previously never considered. I have been running and self-repairing OBs for 40+ years but have never changed an impeller, either because of a failure or as a routine maintenance...
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