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NGK D8ES;meaning,D=12mm tread dia.and 18 mm hex,8 is the heat range,E is for19mm thread length,and S means standard type. These work great and only cost 2 bucks a piece ;-)

anything with an "R" in the number is a resistor plug.You already have a resitor in the plug boot,so using a resistor plug on top of that maybe too much considering the ignition system is weak as it is.i run non-resistor type from ngk(cant remember the number,but I`ll look),and the bike runs...

My 82 was the same way.Got a new cable and rerouted it to run outside the right upper rear engine bracket instead of under it as it is orignaly.MUCH easier now.It was pinched under that bracket for years and it eventually rubbed through the sheathing.Still a stiff pull in comparison to other...

somehow,yea..........always been on the WRONG(depending how ya see things) side of law enforcement...;-)

Hey AApple....just saw that;" Is it just me, or does anyone else see the irony in a member named "Smokey66" starting a thread about mixing oil in yer fuel?" :-) that IS pretty ironic huh? And no my bike dont smoke,but I do ;-)

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I modified the lid on mine;opened up the two "humps" on the bottom side of the lid,so the air goes right into the box and not through the tiny tunnels first.Sounds a little better and still responsive on the throttle.Dont get carried away though cause these vacuum oprerated carbs dont like TOO...

FOUND IT ! It was the valve,not the core but the whole thing where it screws into the block,wasnt tight.Probley just losened over time as the cap gets taken off and on hundreds of times over the years...sounds good anyway........

By the way the plans for the boat and many others are avalible from Glen L.Been around since the 50s I think. https://www.boatdesigns.com/ I´m still collecting materials and parts and sweet-talking the wife ;she ask;"How many projects does one person need?" "When can I park my Car in the garage...

Sorry,I know this is all WAY off topic....

Okay,first of all,I grew up with boats and being on the water as I come from Biloxi Mississippi,right on the gulf of mexico.I grew up in the seventys and there were lots of these types of boats on the water.Home-builds and fiberglass manufauctered ski boats with v-drives(motor in the...

WELL its a LONG story..."I know because......... :smilie_happy:

Yeah you can BUY a special "Marine" engine,but I`m Old-School (read CHEAP) and am building my own boat and adapting a car engine...............ever seen an old Speed/Ski boat with the car enige in the back with the upside down headers.....I`m putting the motor in the middle cause I`m too cheap...

I`ll feel stupid when the block cracks....................but it may just work..... :beg:

BUT I should add that I wont be using those manifolds and will have an open pipe coming of each exhaüst port going straight up in the air,meaning the water will go right to the block ! SO NOW TAKE THAT :yahoo:

Thanks;I forgot about that.Thats right,the water on mine is pumped from the outside to the exhaust manifolds FIRST then into the front of the block and exits out what used to be the Thermostat housing and into the exhaust. So it IS pre-heated before it goes into the block.But still no thermostat.

Well if I would have had a five gallon bucket of ATF(or mmo) I would have used that.The idea was to replace the "Heavy Oils" that are missing in todays fuel.That and to fight corosion/oxidation in the fuel system caused by Methanol and the water it leaves behind.

anybody here know who Alan Watts is ? This all dosent matter any way case none of this is real.............

OH it just hit me(because of my next project) that on inboard boats that use car engines and use see water for cooling also do not run thermostats(even though there were designed to),AND constantly receive cold water,unlike on a vehicle with a closed system where the water gets hot...

IN ANY CASE , I think the point was or should have been,that the guy that designed this motor also took into concideration the materials to be used AND an optimum operating temp for this combination of components; meaning you shouldent play around or experiment here,right?BUT they also build in...