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Recent content by Hottrucks

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    Checkmate Mooring Cover Blowout.

    I don't think anyone heard back...I'm still looking for a senator cover??
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    lower unit blues

    I would check cables first it sound like you have a shift cable tat is due for replacement.....try disconecting it then movin the cable then the lower unit at the motor....as far as that goes you shoud be able to see if it's shifting in all the way or not with the cowl off
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    Baby Oil for a shine????

    I was thinking about this and I think you should get some more pics and post them this time make sure the wifes still on the bow in her bikini!!!!!!! lol
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    Bad Vibration and engine blow by

    thats a new on on me but at least it will only take a few min to pull the vavle cover off and see...my guess...bad bearings......or your oil filter maybe full of poop and it's trying to use the by pass??? what type of oil are you useing?? weight no brand and when did you last change them???
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    boat crash video

    I would be careful with that trick your apt to stuff it into the 2nd wave
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    What have I done?

    not sure what the charge but it wouldn't hurt to ask of do it your self it's pretty easy to do and as far as painting it well there are some easy chioces....you can use rustilim industyial ( welcome to home depo) or shhhhhhhhhhh don't tell any GOOD gas grill paint..the satin/flat finish is...
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    Baby Oil for a shine????

    well a good dish soap and alot of buffing will bring back that baby oil shine and after seeing what you wil have hope it works on your anbition because its worth it
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    Bad Vibration and engine blow by

    no MOST of the water is keeping it Kool but some maybe leaking past the gasket I would pull the top half ...iintake beacause it's leaking oil the head to inspect them gaskets are cheap and you can check for cylinder wear ......... if you take the heads off flip them up side down filleach hole...
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    boat crash video

    those guys are under a time restraint besides if it wasn't for them the high performance indusrty would be dead when it came to out boards and for that I thank them............
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    What have I done?

    2 good calls I have a template to use for fairing that lower up not sure it there is a post here or not but if there isn't I'll be more than happy to write one up and maybe make it a stick or something I had the same boat pulled it with a 32 ford with a 383 in it boat would run mid 70's...
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    Baby Oil for a shine????

    if you own a car built before 1965 it was a practice of alot of old timers the oil would soft'n te paint and polish it smoooooooooooth so it would shine ( now where talkiing old laquor paint like rustolium is now) as far as todays paint plasic ( like your dash) or fiberglass it's a BIG NO NO...
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    boating on rivers?

    I say check with the locals...I ussually flag down a guy that looks like he has a fast boat and ask him chances are he'll help you out and even show you some hot spots........I do tihs on All Rivers or lakes...........
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    Dual cable steering length?

    I spin my 2.4 200's and 220's to 6800 ALL THE TIME just be sure that you run GOOD OIL ( not getting into that debate) and NOTHING BUT MERC RACING GEAR LUBE in your lower unit ...once you start surfacing your lower it will start taking a beating so regular changes are recomended to check for...
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    Bad Vibration and engine blow by

    smoke or stream??? you my have a cracked head or gasket ??? its allowing water into the cylider..and it's steaming it off......as far as your oil problem it sounds like it maybe a bad cam bearing
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    boat crash video

    JACKASS!!!!!!!!!!! to bad the boat wasn't destroyed it people doing drive bys while there friends film it that cause more and more recks if he was just out doing some runs none of that would have happened.....I'm just surprised there wheren't a few beer cans floating around too......... all I...
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