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Jack Marchand
#1 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:48:36 PM(UTC)
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Just got back from about 3 weeks at the cottage and working on both that and the "M". One of the thing I did to the old girl was tune both engines. This consisted of new plugs (old ones looked a little brown but no burnt or black ones, good news!) old ones were gapped about 32 thou and I gapped the new ones at 35. Replaced both dist. caps, no points, and put in two new hi output coils, and then did a curb idle adjustment, (richness was off and idleing used to be a tad stinkiy and that is now gone!). The best part of all is the motors are a whole lot easiler to start and haven't stalled once since the tune up! I was gonna rebuild the carters but it's running so good may not touch them now and top speed got up to 33 by gps, the fastest I have ever had her moving! Anyways thanks for let me post my brag....JAM
75 FB express, "Big Enough II" twin 318s, 950hrs, raw water cooling, 1 to 1 transmisions, Beautiful Lake Charlevoix, MI
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#2 Posted : Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:08:32 AM(UTC)
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Good work!

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#3 Posted : Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:00:05 AM(UTC)
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Jack,

That"s what we all like to hear a success story Dancing

Norm,

Big BigMs Live On Applause
http://www.picturetrail.com/gid23690601 Try it now there's music to listen to while U view the Big M's

http://www.PictureTrail..../index.php?clubID=20726 this one for the Pix club


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#4 Posted : Wednesday, July 13, 2011 12:08:09 PM(UTC)
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How does he make it sound so easyThink






BigM
1985 Marinette 29 Sedan bridge
Twin 318s, 660 hours
New Edelbrock 1409 carbs (working like a charm)
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:16:25 PM(UTC)
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Cause Jack is good @ what he does wait till he finishes restoring his BigM it'll B the envy in Norther MI. waters Dancing measure twice cut once Whistle

Norm,

Big BigMs Live On Applause
http://www.picturetrail.com/gid23690601 Try it now there's music to listen to while U view the Big M's

http://www.PictureTrail..../index.php?clubID=20726 this one for the Pix club


 You'll have bad times, but they'll just wake you up to the good times you weren't paying attention to

Some people try to turn back their odometers.Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way.I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
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Jack Marchand
#6 Posted : Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:23:44 PM(UTC)
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Thanks guys! Still have a ways to go before I'd call it restored, but she is definatly sounding real nice! My neighbor even cometed that she sounded great, that really made me feel great! Relaced about a half a tank of gas (65 gallons) in her too! Went fishing for lakers and got skunked on her maiden trip out (with me anyways) will try to correct that problem next time up! Safe boating guys.... JAM
75 FB express, "Big Enough II" twin 318s, 950hrs, raw water cooling, 1 to 1 transmisions, Beautiful Lake Charlevoix, MI
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