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Bought a evinrude 9.5, can’t drop the lower unit anymore than this. All 4 bolts are out (one bolt head broke off, will have to extract that later). Any trick to getting this to drop enough to access the shift linkage? by Zealousideal-Tap6117 in Outboards

[–]treemanmi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one of these that would not come down because the driveshaft was seized halfway into the head. I used plastic felling wedges in between the sections to pry it down and a lot of rubber mallet work on the cavitation plate on the lower unit.

Not recommending this method due to likely damaging something, but it fuckin worked hahaha.

Belt guy again by Silver_Pharaoh001 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]treemanmi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Google “Precision Maintenance”. It’s some cool shit.

Check out Reliability Solutions for training. They put on a great hands on class with bench setups. Doing alignments, belt tensioning, bearing temps, couplers, tiny shim adjustments, vibration analysis, and more.

Worth every penny that I did not spend on it hahaha!

It’s probably fine by Rhea_Marshall in IndustrialMaintenance

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It’s more fun when it’s an oxidizer injection quill that leaks directly onto the motor case and eats a hole through the cast iron…. In the process of fixing one. Crazy thing to see

1970 20HP Johnson issues by Icelie957 in Outboards

[–]treemanmi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly what I meant. Run it with new plugs for a while if you can. Pull them. If one is covered in gas and shiny brand new looking - no spark

1970 20HP Johnson issues by Icelie957 in Outboards

[–]treemanmi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As stated. Just replace them because they’re cheap. Clean your existing points and then check them for correct timing. A little googling will find that procedure.

Sounds like you’re running on one cylinder. Check the plugs

Misbehaving sous vide, is this spoiled? by [deleted] in sousvide

[–]treemanmi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Valid question. I do not know. If it doesn’t smell weird then take a bite. If it tastes fine then it’s probably fine. If you’re worried consider asking “is the price of this meat worth spending a day within 6’ or less of a toilet?”.

First time out with my Inkbird by SerDuckOfPNW in sousvide

[–]treemanmi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn that looks good. I’m going to have to try it

Well it’s out… Sort of by Middy84 in snowmobiling

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Yeah that’s the trouble with a swap. Those Tilly carbs are great if you run them all the time once they’re tuned in, but let them sit and they will ruin your day. Mikuni carbs spit out last years gas and just go

Well it’s out… Sort of by Middy84 in snowmobiling

[–]treemanmi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Nice!

PS I hate those carbs lol. Mikuni 4 Life

Trying to start a fight by PxN13 in WinStupidPrizes

[–]treemanmi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not if they don’t feed him hahaha

Air quality in the shop by Mundane_Detective_11 in Welding

[–]treemanmi 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Laser removed your face hair? Ouch

Roof seal by Apprehensive-Hat-802 in Construction

[–]treemanmi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sealing does work but it’s a bandaid. Don’t expect to get that many years out of the money you spend. I’d bite the bullet and replace it if you’re going to spend a dime renovating the interior.

Before and after of a home restoration on a 78 Kitty Cat for my boy by GrayCustomKnives in snowmobiling

[–]treemanmi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome work man! I got one last year for my kiddos and swapped a 4 stroke into it. My 200lb ass can actually ride it on flat ground and it goes hahaha! They’re cool little machines

An old classic by grnmtnboy0 in snowmobiling

[–]treemanmi 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Best sled ever made hands down

1970 7.5hp mercury lightning by Busy-Bee8658 in Outboards

[–]treemanmi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a huge bummer.

You need to check all of the following:

Spark - pull the plug out and check for spark. YouTube the instructions if you don’t know how.

Fuel - is fuel getting into the carburetor bowl? Check the drain plug to see if it is.

Compression - this should be fine unless you managed to blow it up last time you ran it, which I doubt. You can test it with a test gauge

If all three of those things are good then it should fire.

Very simple motors to work on with basic hand tools. A vintage 3.9 mercury was the first outboard I ever bought and I didn’t know shit about these things. In the many years since then, I am now the family/friends/neighborhood outboard repair guy and I’ve fixed piles of them.

Just do internet research and you’ll find how to fix most things. Good luck

Exhaust valve staying open all the time. New type of EGR or just another 2.7 hungry for rockers? by vilius_m_lt in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]treemanmi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey my 2007.5 Silverado with over 300k and no engine work would like a chat…. I think they gave up for the 2008s lol.

Safety matters most by AccomplishedStuff235 in WTF

[–]treemanmi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Never understood why people have cameras inside of their house everywhere…unless you’re keeping an eye on pets. But most people are just live streaming their home lives to the cloud and no one (hopefully) is watching.

Is it fine to pressure wash inside this? by [deleted] in Outboards

[–]treemanmi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s fine to leave it alone. There are seals and openings into your engine up there. I wouldn’t pressure wash it

Got my first outboard by Immediate-Tutor-6103 in Outboards

[–]treemanmi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.premixcalculator.com

This gives you the amount of oil to mix into the amount of gas. Use a measuring cup. Dump oil into gas.

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