"El Penguini" wrote in message

Simple Diagnostics.

in this case, oxymoronic. Check qualified technician.

Probability of doing further damage while
diagnosing or running the engine.

High. Check qualified technician.

....other possible failure modes.

myriad. Check qualified technician.

What do cylinders 1 and 3 have in common...

Unknown, but sounds like something related to ignition. Check qualified
technician.

I replaced the
fuse I blew in the process, which should have protected the
electronics, no?

Not necessarily. Check qualified technician.

.... Some dip**** damaged my boat,my wife was
yelling at them/me while I was doing this.

..... and now history has repeated itself.

"El Penguini" wrote in message

I've never received such poor help
on a newsgroup as I have here.

Gee, you sign on and post "I fried my electrical system-tell me what's
broken" and then get aggravated when no specific answers are forthcoming.

In an earlier post, you wrote "Some dip**** damaged my boat..." I didn't
realize at the time you were being autobiographical.

"El Penguini" wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm sorry, but you guys are idiots. I've never received such poor help
on a newsgroup as I have here.



I suspect that if you think you're having a heart attack, you'll call your
doctor, stick the phone on your chest, and ask him if things sound right.

Don White wrote:
El Penguini wrote:
I'm sorry, but you guys are idiots. I've never received such poor help
on a newsgroup as I have here.



You get what you paid for!
He wants a refund.

--
Reggie

That's my story and I am sticking to it.

The Yammy expert should be along shortly to offer you some advice. The
advice you get kind of depends on you.
Happy Memorial Day
Jim

"El Penguini" wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm sorry, but you guys are idiots. I've never received such poor help
on a newsgroup as I have here.



How old are you? I'm just curious - it's something I ask a lot.

I'm posting this in the event that someone else does something similar
and thinks that this newsgroup might offer any real advice.

The reverse polarity was properly fused and did no damage. There is a
very, very small chance of doing damage (from the Yamaha expert I
contacted), and my other problems were related to the idiot that
damaged my boat in the first place.

Now, you fools should learn to not answer things you don't know about.
That is the most distressing part of the internet. I expected someone
(in the 33 posts so far) would say, "Well, El Penguini, that wasn't
smart, but here's what you need to do...." or provide some personal
experience. Other newsgroups I've talked with have provided that help.
But the internet isn't what it used to be, know that you don't have to
be educated to get connected.

So, while you all enjoyed yourselves, sitting smugly in front of your
computer offering such sage advice as, "Have your wife connect your
battery" and "Look for the plus sign," I figured out another source of
information that was actually helpful.

If you think this is help, you're confusing helping others with
masturbating. Both feel good to you, but only one feels good to both
people.

On 29 May 2006 17:55:25 -0700, "El Penguini"
wrote:

I'm posting this in the event that someone else does something similar
and thinks that this newsgroup might offer any real advice.

The reverse polarity was properly fused and did no damage. There is a
very, very small chance of doing damage (from the Yamaha expert I
contacted), and my other problems were related to the idiot that
damaged my boat in the first place.

Now, you fools should learn to not answer things you don't know about.
That is the most distressing part of the internet. I expected someone
(in the 33 posts so far) would say, "Well, El Penguini, that wasn't
smart, but here's what you need to do...." or provide some personal
experience. Other newsgroups I've talked with have provided that help.
But the internet isn't what it used to be, know that you don't have to
be educated to get connected.

So, while you all enjoyed yourselves, sitting smugly in front of your
computer offering such sage advice as, "Have your wife connect your
battery" and "Look for the plus sign," I figured out another source of
information that was actually helpful.

If you think this is help, you're confusing helping others with
masturbating. Both feel good to you, but only one feels good to both
people.

I'm sure we were all glad you followed the advice to contact a Yamaha
expert. You got good advice, and you followed it.

Good for you.
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

"El Penguini" wrote in message .

I'm posting this in the event that someone else does something similar
and thinks that this newsgroup might offer any real advice.

Now, you fools should learn to not answer things you don't know about.
That is the most distressing part of the internet. I expected someone
(in the 33 posts so far) would say, "Well, El Penguini, that wasn't
smart, but here's what you need to do...."

Get your head out of your ass and grow up. You're the one who screwed up -
you and some unnamed mystery man who supposedly damaged your boat and caused
you to be distracted - so redirect your ire in the proper direction. I
counted ten different posters in this thread, not counting your whining, and
of the ten, eight of them clearly and firmly stated in one or more posts,
"Check with a qualified tech..." The two remaining implied agreement with
that suggestion.

That's a minimum of 80%, and arguably a 100% success rate in providing the
proper, safe, efficient response from this NG.

So, next time I hook my battery up in reverse, I'll know where to come with
questions.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On 29 May 2006 17:55:25 -0700, El Penguini penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


The reverse polarity was properly fused and did no damage. There is a
very, very small chance of doing damage (from the Yamaha expert I
contacted), and my other problems were related to the idiot that
damaged my boat in the first place.

I guess we were supposed to gaze into the crystal ball and see that
"the idiot that damaged my boat" (whatever that means) was the cause
of an electrical failure and not you reversing polarity of the battery
voltage.

That was Soooooo obvious I should have caught that..... yep, I'm an
idiot......


This guy's twin brother posted a message in alt.home.repair. He just bought
a new dining room table and he wants to know what finish is on it. He wants
to apply a second one that won't damage the first. People reading the
question are supposed to close their eyes, think really hard, and divine his
table's finish. Meanwhile, the ******'s got the web address of the
manufacturer. I guess he can't figure out how to use his phone.