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    yes, two clacks per rotation. You can check the...

    yes, two clacks per rotation. You can check the cap/rotor with the mag on the engine, after unscrewing the plug wires, there are two tiny screws that hold the cover of the mag on, after you take that...
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    HAHAHA!!! How very true! Rotax is PROUD of their...

    HAHAHA!!! How very true! Rotax is PROUD of their stuff for what they charge!!! I'm finishing off my Rotax 532 swap, I just had to pay 75.00 for one little tiny exhaust ell! Can't wait to see those...
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    I think the loud "CLACK!" you hear when you...

    I think the loud "CLACK!" you hear when you rotate the mag over slow is the impulse coupling inside the mag, it winds up a little spring and then flips the armature around rapidly so you get a nice...
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    while we are on this subject, what IS the best...

    while we are on this subject, what IS the best way to do the mesh with 1/8" rod? Weave it over/under? Twist it? Zig-zag it like chain link fence? how do you keep it put where the wires cross each...
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    hey cool! I'm doing a 532 rotax DCSI on mine...

    hey cool! I'm doing a 532 rotax DCSI on mine TODAY!! I just ordered a Y-pipe from LEAF/leading edge airfoil for my 532 last week, it was 239.00, they had the best prices too. I checked with Lockwood...
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    Yep, it's definitely from arrow prop, I went to...

    Yep, it's definitely from arrow prop, I went to their website and clicked on "photos" and sure enough, it is unmistakably a first generation skooter hull!
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    Good intel!

    Good intel!
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    Posted an older vid of the boat with the 4A032...

    Posted an older vid of the boat with the 4A032 still in it, filmed it right before I swapped the 4a084 in, was farting around with different carbs and exhausts, and this was the best I could get it,...
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    That sounds beautiful! Glad it finally started...

    That sounds beautiful! Glad it finally started behaving the way it's supposed to for a change! ;rasta; Now I wonder if you could fabricate a plexiglass governor hole cover...that way when it's...
  10. I got a compaq 486 DX-2 50Mhz that still works...

    I got a compaq 486 DX-2 50Mhz that still works and it doesn't have ANY bloat ware on it cause the hard drive is only 270 megabytes......I'll sell it cheep!:-D
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    would this bolt pattern match up to that cool...

    would this bolt pattern match up to that cool little mini wirl-wind composite prop I've had my eye on? http://www.whirlwindpropellers.com/airboat/product_mini.html
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    It is five feet wide and 11'6" long, I'm...

    It is five feet wide and 11'6" long, I'm researching it to find out who made it. it isn't like anything else I've ever seen.
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    Either that or the timing is still really...

    Either that or the timing is still really retarded and you are a tooth off like I was, but in the other direction. When my mag was rotated down to where it was hitting the crankcase like yours is now...
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    Ahhh OK, that makes perfect sense now. I think...

    Ahhh OK, that makes perfect sense now. I think you nailed it then. Follow my logic here-If the marks on the cam gear are 180 apart, then when the 0 on the cam is in line with the mag gear but the mag...
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    are the marks on your front flywheel? my rear...

    are the marks on your front flywheel? my rear flywheel didn't have an O and a V, it looks like this:
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/484139/DSC03429.JPG
    probably the O and V on yours are the equivalent...
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    yes, this is a bit of a mystery with this hull, I...

    yes, this is a bit of a mystery with this hull, I originally thought it was a peanut gore hull, but I'm not so sure now. Nobody I've come across on the river seems to recognize it either. It is...
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    Finally got a decent pic of my rig to post

    OK, here it is, I finally got a pic of it in the water and not being worked on for a change! :-D This is at the SR-50 bridge on the St.Johns river. The Details: I switched out the 4A032 for the 4A084...
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    I feel for you there, I'm doing the same thing...

    I feel for you there, I'm doing the same thing for now! One thing I did notice on mine, it ran really snappy with way too much advance, near as I figured I had close to 40 degrees in it!!!!:eek: but...
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    Das ist funkengruven!! Translated: Woooaaaa, that...

    Das ist funkengruven!! Translated: Woooaaaa, that is COOOL!!!!! :cool:
    Also- is that an...inflatable...airboat on the homepage!?!:shock:
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    I think I have something for you, I just bought a...

    I think I have something for you, I just bought a 4A084 that had a dead fairbanks morse mag and picked up a slick replacement, It came with these instructions. I set cyl #1 on TDC and impulsed the...
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    I've been finding a lot of them on amazon for...

    I've been finding a lot of them on amazon for cheap, Like 25 bucks! I know Reynold is one manufacturer of them. You can try www.millerbearings.com, They have a ton of goodies there.
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    Nice Install! ;thumb; Re-visiting the aluminum...

    Nice Install! ;thumb;
    Re-visiting the aluminum heat sink plate issue briefly, I'm certainly not an authority here, and I'm a nube on this forum for sure;rasta; and this is a theoretical, but from...
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    I theenk I follow what you're sayin here, I'm...

    I theenk I follow what you're sayin here, I'm reminded of the unlimited classes in tractor pulling where they sometimes mount the engines inline with the crank on the front engine coupled to the...
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    No, you're dead right about worrying about the...

    No, you're dead right about worrying about the mounts, I have some serious concerns about stress cracking on those cast oil pan mounts!! I just stuck it on there and loc-tite'd the bolts in where the...
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    OK, here we go! I've got a couple vids of my boat...

    OK, here we go! I've got a couple vids of my boat with the original indestructible briggs and stratton twin and the "new"4A032 running. I'll post it here, the videos section is not letting me post...
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