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  1. southkogs

    Mercruiser 3.0 starter

    Okay - I've got a little issue with the Bilgeliner. (This is literally the first significant thing I've had to fix on this boat!) I'm pretty positive the starter isn't working properly. I can hear it spinning, but it's not engaging the flywheel. What I don't know how to do properly is test it...
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    08 Mustang Advice

    I need some opinions from better motor guys than myself: Middle kid owns an '08 Mustang with the 4.0. The car has run fine with little trouble, and it seems to be a well performing car that's comfortable. 130k on the car. A couple weeks ago, coming home from a long trip the timing chain let go...
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    Happy Birthday Scott Danforth

    Happy Birthday (a day late - Sorry about that) Grumpy Old Guy! Hope the lights yesterday were from the candles on the cake and not the CEL!
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    4 hours of Bottom Time!

    I had a chance to sneak away with the Admiral for a few days this past weekend and run down to the Florida Keys. We spent a few days there, and on two of them I finally managed to get some scuba diving in on a natural coral reef. Over two days, I managed to get four dives in totaling about 4...
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    Lake Level up ... just a tad ...

    Kind of amazing. Two weeks ago, Middle Tennessee got a ton of rain. I've heard reports between 7" and 10" overnight, which beats some of the reports from a single day back in 2010 when we had the flood in Downtown Nashville. But the water levels are still WAY up. one photo is my neighbors...
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    Thank you General Yeager

    Just read that Gen Chuck Yeager passed away. Death is never a happy thing, but Yeager had such a great outlook on life and lived a pretty full one. In his autobiography he said if I auger in tomorrow, it will be with a smile on my face. I hope that's the way he finished up.
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    Merc 3.0 won't start - but looks like things are workin'

    I've got a head scratcher going here: '03 - 3.0 - Alpha one. I crank the engine, and it won't start. I have spark at the wires, but I'm not skilled enough to tell you how much spark/what kind I have. Fuel should be good, but to test the issue I did shoot some starting fluid in the carb. No...
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    Build a Barge Workshop

    For reasons of not needing to be, and not having the expertise to advise, I don't spend a lot of time in the resto forums. But, my father in law and I started a project yesterday, and I'm sure at some point I'll need some education/advise to get over a hump. In the meantime, I thought it'd be...
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    Spun hub?

    Hey guys: I'm not great at this, so I wanted to confirm that my diagnosis sounds about right - Towed a dude in a few weeks back, and things got a little scrambled toward the end of it (they weren't very experienced boaters) and I wound up catching a line in my prop. It did stop the engine. I...
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    Happy Birthday Bondo!!

    Bondo - there's only one like ya'! A great big AYUH! Happy Birthday to you! Hope you have a great one. ... and I typed the entire post with only two fingers in your honor ;)
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    Happy Birthday 82rude!

    82rude - Happy Birthday! And seeing as camp is still snowed over (which blows my mind from a southern perspective!), maybe skip the ice cream and eat something warm!? :D Have a happy one!
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    screw grommet (?)

    I've been looking all over for this thing: ​ I tried one autoparts store (this is off a convertible top), but I don't even know what to call it. I think it's a screw receiving grommet. I can't find a way to find them online, and the autoparts store doesn't seem to have any (or know where to...
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    Good night Dad

    A lot of you have suffered loss in the last year or two. I can think of several members who've lost loved ones, fathers, mothers and wives. I've known my time was coming. And yesterday about 3PM Eastern, I lost Dad. I've been traveling up to Michigan an awful lot since last April. Dad is a...
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    Happy Birthday Fun Times!

    Fun Times - Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great one ... and that the weather is better over on that coast than it is here in the Southeast! :eek: Thanks for all you do Modding this mad house, and best wishes on a great birthday!
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    Happy Birthday tpenfield!!!

    Happy Birthday tpenfield. You're a great guy to have around here. You come up with some great stuff and it's a great help and inspiration to all of us. Hope you have an outstanding day. I'm guessing this year you're sewing a birthday cake? :D
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    Happy Birthday Robert Graham!

    robert graham - Hope you're having a great day, and many more to come! Let us know the address of the party, and we'll show up and help out with the cake and ice cream! :party: :cupcake: :party: Happy Birthday!
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    Happy Birthday GA Boater!

    Best Little Mod In Georgia - You're one of the big gears running this engine! Thanks for all of the work you do behind the scenes and out in the forums live! You're a big deal around here GA. Have a great day, and I hope there are some big celebrations lined up.
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    Happy Birthday DRS4164!!

    DRS4164 Hoping you have a great birthday!
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    Happy Birthday Tyme2Fish!!

    Tyme2fish It's birthday tyme! I hope ya' have a great tyme today and that you get to fish 2 (see what I did there?). Thanks for hanging around with us and keeping that wit of yours working on the forums. Happy Birthday!
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    Happy Birthday Bondo!

    Bondo - AYUH!! Happy Birthday! The sage of the sea! I hope you have a great day today, and many more. You're an institution around here and we're fortunate to have your mono-digit-typing as a part of these forums. Have a great one!
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