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  1. Scott Danforth

    Raw water impeller question.

    the front cover on the pump has the johnson part number
  2. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 270 5L V8 power steering issue

    Back side of the pump. It's the hex shaped thing the pressure hose is screwed in Google Saginaw can of ham pump prv
  3. Scott Danforth

    Need some info on adapting a Sierra A1 marine fuel line to a Carter mechanical fuel pump

    The 5/8" threads are for 3/8" inverted flare tube nuts The ~1/2" is 1/4 NPT They make adapters to go from the 3/8 inverted flare to NPT and back. See your local NAPA
  4. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    Probably worth 7-8k today as a rust bucket that doesn't run
  5. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    1970 Sport Satellite 383 4-speed 1974 GTO 350 4-speed 1976 D150 Power Wagon 360 4 speed 1968 Satellite 318 torque flight 1973 Vega with V6 and 5-speed 1971 Opel Manta Rallye 1973 Pontiac Grand Am 350 slushomatic 1975 GMC C20 with Olds 455/TH400 (tow pig). Before the twin turbo swap 1940...
  6. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Cough....cough....cough Mine was rebuilt 3 times by GM. Google JMBX torque converter failures on the 6L80e/6L90e. You will find thousands of stories about failures The torque converter failed, filling the transmission with glitter fairy dust You can't remove 33% of a torque converter...
  7. Scott Danforth

    215 sundowner transom

    Usually the transom rots from bottom up, and the stringers rot from the transom forward/ hull bottom up Ritt usually extends forward past the bulkhead in front of the motor
  8. Scott Danforth

    Raw water impeller question.

    looks like you sucked up rocks and debris.......so buy a new pump. (hint, its a johnson pump, buy direct from johnson , not from volvo penta and save money)
  9. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    drive more aggressively and the computer doesnt do the skip shift. as stated above, its easily disabled.
  10. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    yes, really. nothing feels better on my back than a heated seat. even in 95 degree temp
  11. Scott Danforth

    Boat is put away for winter. What to do every day ?

    Rainy season is starting to exit..... So starting to go boating more often.....
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 270 5L V8 power steering issue

    Start with a fluid change. Pull the PRV valve, remove the clip, pull apart the stack, clean the parts and reassemble. Will cost you 2 hours and a few quarts of oil
  13. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Radio delete went by the way of manual transmissions, manual windows, glass headlight lenses, and diesels with mechanical pumps
  14. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    No, and a planer cut edge is razor sharp
  15. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Radio delete is so I can install the system I want. didnt say I didnt want a radio, just dont want the stock one.
  16. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    did the Admirals closet in hickory. had 400 board feet delivered, went thru 3 sets of planer blades. used 100% of the wood chips in the smoker for nearly every thing that I have been smoking for the past 15 months.
  17. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    I would not sell it.
  18. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    the dogs already trashed the refinished floors :(....... an 80# old english sheep dog and the 52# bulldog/puggle mix like to wrestle throughout the house. they also broke one of the Admirals antique tables and the light that was on it.....
  19. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Setting Timing on 3.0L

    you have princess auto...... LOL However at a minimum for tools, get good ones. life is too short to buy cheap tools, because they break
  20. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    picking up a low mileage LS4 off facetube marketplace about an hour south for the luddite build. found an insanely low short block in the Chicago area someone robbed the heads off of as well. working on getting that too, pulling in a favor with a bud that may be running up there.
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