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    Guest battery isolator ?

    The diodes confuse me. Will they or the alternator over heat without the second battery? The alternator is a 1 wire I think a newer acr will "sense " no voltage and not charge that output, but I don't think diodes are that smart.
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    Guest battery isolator ?

    I'm electrically illiterate. Here's my stupid question. Boat is a 68 Penn Yan with 210 hp OMC 70 amp Arco alternator Has a Guest switch 2111 and isolator 2401. I only have 1 battery installed. Will I hurt the isolator or alternator running it? The reason I want to keep it capable of 2...
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    Johnson 1987 pistons

    "All engines run on used parts " I have more time than money, so I use what works.
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    73 Eska 4.5 wont get WOT

    Got it on the lake yesterday to catch a bluegill dinner. Seemed to run better. Still not like I remember. If I sit a little bit more to the middle she almost gets on plane. Next time out I'll set the trim in a little bit. More than likely it's my older extra weight than when I was a younger man.
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    Started it up yesterday. Nice spray of water now! I have a 55 gallon plastic farm barrel. Should I leave the propeller on or take it off? For short starts, I use a tall bucket so the water is above the pump. I remove the prop so as not to blow all the water out or chew the bucket up. Also a...
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    The O-ring definitely had something to do with it. It was swollen and made it very hard to push the tube in. Replaced with new one. Straightened tube and tightened rivets. Wow! That tube sure bends easy! I can understand how it got whacked up. Had to make new gaskets for under the...
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    The crankshaft seal, that is. It runs okay in a barrel, not that it means too much. I've had it many years, but have never really used it. I think PO used too much oil by the looks of the build up. I use 32:1
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    Does it still look okay? Should I clean it? If so, with what?
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    Your thoughts on this seal
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    Decided to pull the power head. The tube appears bent slightly and the end is mucked up some. The driveshaft looks to have rubbed on it at some time. I'm going to try to file the end to good surface then rebend the tube so it's just inside the pump about the 3/4 in. Also I'll try to tighten...
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    Clinton J9-1000 water tube issue

    1968 J9-1000 ser # 00798 I'm not getting good water spray. I changed the impeller. The old one was not disintegrated just permanently bent blades. Installed new one. When putting lower on, the water tube seemed very wiggly and doesn't seem to go into the pump body very far. Question: can I...
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    73 Eska 4.5 wont get WOT

    My bad! I read the literature closer. 74' and later is 32:1 My 73 is the only 4.5 hp to use 24:1
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    73 Eska 4.5 wont get WOT

    The carb didn't seem to bad, the idle jet and the low air mix needle were a bit whacked. I think the timing is the bigger issue. I must have measured btdc and atdc wrong last time. The impeller was also disintegrated. When the new one gets here I'll try it out and let you know if it's running...
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    Sea foam for outboards?

    Tried the Marvel ring soak on a 99' Saturn 4 banger. The stuff was impossible to get back out and blew the ceramics on all 4 plugs. Lucky to have not bent a rod or blown head gasket. Hydrolock. My favorite decarboning cylinder cleaner is a slow spray of water into a revving intake. 4 stroke...
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    73 Eska 4.5 wont get WOT

    32:1 All my literature says that or 1/4 pint per gallon. Also have a similar vintage chainsaw and Clinton J9-1000 that uses same ratio. ICRC, years ago I used 24:1 water cooled oil in this one. Can't remember for sure, as it sat for many years when I was suffering from 2 footitis. I'll let you...
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    73 Eska 4.5 wont get WOT

    Would I be right to assume a restricted main jet? Lacking WOT rpms, tan coating on plug, maybe a bit hot at full throttle. Gas mix 32:1 air cool oil.
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    73 Eska 4.5 wont get WOT

    Chassis # 217-59463 Tecumseh # T-642-15A serial # 3E-118771 Brand Ted Williams 4.5 hp Wouldn't start last year, cleaned points, set timing and cleaned carb. Also fixed hole in float. Used it couple times last fall and this year. Boat is a 10 ft tinny. Years ago I could get this on plane and...
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    Cleaning gas tank?

    Thanks for the reality check. Didn't hurt to hope. The 20 year old gas drained from it was like syrup. The tops of the tanks are probably a solid layer of varnish. Guess I'll get that new deck surface
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    Cleaning gas tank?

    That's certainly good advice. Not sure how comforting it would be to go out 10 miles or more to troll for the day with only 40 gallons anyway. But I'd like to find something to do for now,while they're still mounted. If possible. If I have to tear the deck up, new tanks are the way to go...
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    Cleaning gas tank?

    I have 2 cylinder 20 gallon below deck tanks. The boat is 1970 Penn Yan, but I think tanks are newer when stringers and deck was done. The boat sat in a barn for 20 years and the tanks are full of crud. The pickup in 1 plugs up, other tank at least works. Gauges are frozen on both. I need a...
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