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bassarama · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 91 Location: New Milford

I got to it today....finally Rolling Eyes

I ordered this filter a couple of months ago and only today I got a chance to install it.

One of the reasons I waited all this time is that I wanted to drain all the gas out of the boat tank and start with fresh fuel... and also disconnect the automatic oil injector, I hear nitemare stories about these units failing underway, causing the ultimate motor turning it to an anchor syndrome. Shocked

From now on I'll mix my gas at 50:1 ratio.

Here's the engine (I have no clue how in the heck that Corona bottle even made in my boat)
Laughing

Here'a the cut up hose that used to feed oil pump, I plugged the hose with a 5/16 SS bolt.

Here's a close up shot:

The filter installed, I want to replace those brass plugs wit 316 SS.

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Old Mud · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: Bath, Maine

Neat looking job Joe: Now a quick glance can alert you and save GREIF.

Dam neighbors must be stopping by and leaving there Corona bottles! LOL.
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sevnseat · Site Admin Joined: 02 May 2007 Posts: 602

what type of motor? def. a 6, but perhaps a merc 6?... I've heard the same things about their oiler, its run by a plastic gear coming off the shaft. Overtime, the gear will just randomly strip its teeth, because, well, its plastic-fantastic. Then you are... no longer oiled... 50:1 ratio, I think we went a little leaner on the oil than 50:1, but its from memory, 50:1 is def. safe... but boy we got some good smokeshows off that thing Razz

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bassarama · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 91 Location: New Milford

Don you're right, the guy is a "neighbor", and he brings two at the time Laughing

The motor is a 98 150 hp Johnson ocean Runner Loop charged. I believe that the 96 and newer had better injection systems, I just assumed doing the mix myself and not to worry about that,

Hopefully I won't forget to add oil every time I gas the boat...that would be a bummer Shocked

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Brian · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 15

Great post.

snakebite · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 63 Location: Norwich, CT

That filter is a great thing to have on a boat Very Happy

Does beer increase horse power? And since when did Corona make a fuel additive Laughing

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bassarama · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 91 Location: New Milford

Frigging neighbors, for some odd reason they like leaving bottles behind, in the boat Wink

One of these days I'm gonna have to tell'em that boats funtion well without beer, hummmm....right? Confused

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Old Mud · Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: Bath, Maine

HMMMMMMMMM !! I don't think so Rolling Eyes

Don
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snafu · Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 50 Location: Griswold & Niantic

Nice job with the installation.