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Is this more of your legendary wit and humour, Hankie?
I thought you were some kind of boats handyman. As per my Mercury manual, I change the engine oil, the engine filter, the gearcase oil and I lubricate all zerks and any pivoting part. I also make sure the gas is topped up and the proper amount of stabilizer included while running the engine for 5 minutes before the oil changes. I'll leave the water separator filter in place until next spring/summer when I burn off the old gas. There may be an additional step or two that I'll discover in my manual. Last step is putting the trailer up on blocks and assembling the Navigloo shelter I purchased from Costco. |
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On 9/17/2013 9:00 AM, True North wrote:
Is this more of your legendary wit and humour, Hankie? I thought you were some kind of boats handyman. As per my Mercury manual, I change the engine oil, the engine filter, the gearcase oil and I lubricate all zerks and any pivoting part. I also make sure the gas is topped up and the proper amount of stabilizer included while running the engine for 5 minutes before the oil changes. I'll leave the water separator filter in place until next spring/summer when I burn off the old gas. There may be an additional step or two that I'll discover in my manual. Last step is putting the trailer up on blocks and assembling the Navigloo shelter I purchased from Costco. By next year the gas in your tank will be 2 years old. The oil is still new and you haven't moved things enough to expell the grease. |
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On Tuesday, 17 September 2013 10:12:04 UTC-3, Hank© wrote:
On 9/17/2013 9:00 AM, True North wrote: Is this more of your legendary wit and humour, Hankie? I thought you were some kind of boats handyman. As per my Mercury manual, I change the engine oil, the engine filter, the gearcase oil and I lubricate all zerks and any pivoting part. I also make sure the gas is topped up and the proper amount of stabilizer included while running the engine for 5 minutes before the oil changes. I'll leave the water separator filter in place until next spring/summer when I burn off the old gas. There may be an additional step or two that I'll discover in my manual. Last step is putting the trailer up on blocks and assembling the Navigloo shelter I purchased from Costco. By next year the gas in your tank will be 2 years old. The oil is still new and you haven't moved things enough to expell the grease. Say what?? If I top up at the end of October and use the gas by the following June... how does it get to be 2 years old? What grease am I supposed to expel? I put fresh grease anywhere I can to push the old (possibly contaminated with sal****er) grease out. My engine still has about 44 months factory warranty so I just might take it to a local Mercury authorized dealer and have then winterize the outboard.. It's too far to keep going back to the Legend dealer where I bought the boat. (about 180 miles round trip) |
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On 9/17/2013 9:54 AM, True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 17 September 2013 10:12:04 UTC-3, Hank© wrote: On 9/17/2013 9:00 AM, True North wrote: Is this more of your legendary wit and humour, Hankie? I thought you were some kind of boats handyman. As per my Mercury manual, I change the engine oil, the engine filter, the gearcase oil and I lubricate all zerks and any pivoting part. I also make sure the gas is topped up and the proper amount of stabilizer included while running the engine for 5 minutes before the oil changes. I'll leave the water separator filter in place until next spring/summer when I burn off the old gas. There may be an additional step or two that I'll discover in my manual. Last step is putting the trailer up on blocks and assembling the Navigloo shelter I purchased from Costco. By next year the gas in your tank will be 2 years old. The oil is still new and you haven't moved things enough to expell the grease. Say what?? If I top up at the end of October and use the gas by the following June... how does it get to be 2 years old? What grease am I supposed to expel? I put fresh grease anywhere I can to push the old (possibly contaminated with sal****er) grease out. My engine still has about 44 months factory warranty so I just might take it to a local Mercury authorized dealer and have then winterize the outboard.. It's too far to keep going back to the Legend dealer where I bought the boat. (about 180 miles round trip) Have you used a whole tank of gas since you've owned the boat? |
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"a whole tank of gas"??
I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters. I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one. |
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On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"?? I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters. I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one. FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder lawn mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with the proper socket. |
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![]() "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 9/17/13 3:59 PM, True North wrote: "a whole tank of gas"?? I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters. I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one. FlaJim is qualified to change the spark plug on a single cylinder lawn mower engine if someone gaps the plug and removes the old one with the proper socket. --------------------------- Funny comment but far from accurate. I am sure he got a kick out of it also. |
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On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 3:59:57 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
"a whole tank of gas"?? I wish I only used that much since is costs 1.33 per liter right now and the inboard tank holds 60 liters. I realize you are trying to make a funny but you'd best stick with your day job.....oh wait..you don't have one. Neither do you, ****face. At least HE can back up a trailered Boat...... |
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