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finally got my motor in, slowly working on getting it back together. season is pretty much over here in upstate NY, so hopefully I can at least get it to fire and run for a bit before winterizing. tracking down hose routing has been a nightmare. latest one was the engine drain. finally tracked...

rebuilding the carbs on my 951. using genuine Mikuni kits. Finished the first carb, tested pressure.... 12 psi. weird. made sure the seats were wet, using original springs. tried swapping springs from the kit, and lever arms. same result. put that cab off to the side and rebuilt the other...

03 LE with 951. motor is shot ( locked up tight). no holes in block that i can see. does it make sense to send out my cylinders to be bored and rebuild myself? (with new crank and balancing shaft) is there any block damage i can expect? or the blocks generally good as long as they're still...

trying to revive my new to me 2003 sportster LE. PO told me it had a blown motor but no details. prior to condemning the motor I want to verify that it truly needs a new motor. when I put the key on the post I get 2 short beeps (good) however, when I move the shifter in and out of neutral I...

we've been talking about getting a small boat for the family for a while now (we have a small cottage on a local lake), but our trip down to VA to visit my parents really sealed the deal. Knowing that it's summer boat prices are high, so I've been keeping my eye out for projects seeing how I'm...

i pretty much did it, i bought a 2001 sea doo utopia. well, i don't quite have it in hand yet, but the loan is approved and the water test is tomorrow. I found the boat on craigslist, owner was originally asking 6800 for it. I went out and looked at after work, and oddly enough it was being...

hi there, long time boater (motor and sail) Looking at buying my first boat of my own. (i'm 31, its terrible i know) anyway, a 2001 utopia has caught my eye on the local craigslist for 6800. going to look at it tomorrow. thanks to these forums i'm pretty well aware of the intake grate and...