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    Exhaust manifold discovery?

    I agree if someone drains one they'll most likely drain everything. You, I and most here would drain everything but I'd bet there are others who don't often swing a spanner (wrench), hear or read they need to winterise the engine and do just that without realising they need to drain the exhausts...
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    Exhaust manifold discovery?

    If you see cracked risers / manifolds due to freeze damage, isn't there a chance whoever 'winterised' it did at least drain the block but forgot to drain the risers / manifolds.. in which case the engine might be OK? When I winterise mine I drain the block and disconnect water inlet pipes from...
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    18ft Boat Launch with RWD Suburban

    I use a Nissan Elgrand minivan / people carrier to tow my boat, it's a JDM Jap import so not a very commonly seen vehicle, 3.5 V6, it's a bit marginal in terms of power but does the job OK. Most people would assume it's 2wd and most of them are but this one has switchable 4wd, just nothing to...
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    18ft Boat Launch with RWD Suburban

    I expect some will say it depends on what the slipway is like, how steep it is, is it wet / slippy / etc..
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    Power steering fluid in bilge?

    Sorry to the OP for going off subject. I just sprayed the bilge with a hose with finger over the end to increase velocity of water, that loosened up most of the cruddy spots that were sticking to the bilge but the bits floated on the water. By controlling the depth of water and rinsing the bits...
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    What is the part number for this regulator?

    If a fuel pressure damper goes wrong there are usually no symptoms unless it leaks.
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    What is the part number for this regulator?

    Worth either putting positive pressure on the vac line to the regulator or clamping the fuel return pipe from the reg back to the tank (or trying both)? With that done if the pressure increases it could still be the reg at fault, if the pressure doesn't increase it is the pump at fault...
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    What is the part number for this regulator?

    I do a lot of work on fuel systems (on vehicles) but usually work in bars rather than psi or inches or water etc. If we say 1 bar is close to atmospheric pressure, most warmed up engines idle with around 0.3bar (0.7bar vacuum) but a cold engine might idle at closer to 0.5bar manifold pressure...
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    What is the part number for this regulator?

    I'm not too familiar with marine applications but you seem to be describing a simple mechanical fuel pressure regulator setup similar to what is/was fitted on a wide range of vehicles. Such regulators that have the vacuum connection maintain fuel pressure relative to engine manifold pressure...
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I'm not sure what the order is hehe
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Heh, I already knew all these words ;) There's also a gnat's arse (or other body parts), a titchy bit, etc.
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    Power steering fluid in bilge?

    Quick question if not too far off subject, how do you clean the bilge?
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    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    How about a narrow wire wheel, radial type instead of cup type, run it along the length of the 'corduroy' grooves?
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    Specs for external "shop" tachometer

    I fitted a 'Runleader' digital tach and multifucntion display 1 from Amazon on my boat dash because I don't trust the old analogue tach, it is similar to the tach you linked to and works with my I/O V8, can be set to give correct tach reading for 4 and 2 stroke engines with just about any number...
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    Compression

    Can understand ATF might help free sticking rings and clean cylinders up.
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    wall carpet replacement

    I meant for the bleach I inhaled
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I had one too
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    wall carpet replacement

    I should've used breathing apparatus spraying bleech around in the enclosed space though!
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    wall carpet replacement

    My cuddy cabin had patches of black mold, I went over it a couple of times with a carpet spotwasher using diluted bleach and then again a couple of times with carpet cleaner, turned out great, no sign of any mold since.
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    But you wish you'd still got the Road Runner...
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