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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 496 gets warm again.

    have you checked the water passage for bravoitis? have you pulled the end caps of the heat exchanger to check for debris?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Vapor lock or something else?

    Can't have vapor lock with an EFI fuel system So look at your fuel pressure
  3. Scott Danforth

    4.3 v6 Timing suggestion

    The 4.3 is in the edge of detonation and the edge of reversion. The pertronix is a degrade from the thunderbolt ignition You will need to go to dry exhaust to use the rollin thunder cam. That cam has too much overlap for a marine motor with wet exhaust and you will be suffering from...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.7 MAG MPI Water Pressure Sensor & Oil Pressure Sensor Interchange/Alternatives + 4 in 1 gauge not showing speed and oil pressure

    D&D speedometer in the twin cities and speedometer service co in Milwaukee both repair gauges
  5. Scott Danforth

    Effect of partial submersion of 5.0 GXI. Effect on Power Steering, Starter, crank sensor.

    Doesn't really matter much. Just flush the system when you swap. The pump will run nearly every oil viscosity from ATF to 75 weight
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need Help With Trim/Tilt Wiring

  7. Scott Danforth

    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Ted, here is a thread on converting the phase maker to the older phelon https://www.tinboats.net/threads/mercury-9-8-thunderbolt-ignition-to-phelon-mag-conversion.37992/ you could try that. the later ignitions have a different crank LMAO
  8. Scott Danforth

    Trim pump question

    Joe, if your PTT cylinder seals are going / gone, it will bypass as you describe. hydraulic cylinder seals last about 15-20 years and cylinders need to be re-sealed. pull the cylinder and rebuild it. seal kits is cheap. I get my kits from five star. They also sell the pin spanners needed if...
  9. Scott Danforth

    1989 Sea Ray 200 BR Interior rebuild and new layout

    Agree on the slight bit of work to bring it back a bit of wood bleach (oxalic acid) will bring the wood looking good too. a good (cheap as hell) source of oxalic acid is sno-bowl toilet bowl cleaner from the dollar store.
  10. Scott Danforth

    1983 Starcraft Rivet Work of Art

  11. Scott Danforth

    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Ted, for $500 you can buy a running early 80's 9.8
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    Failed line, debris in the line, etc. a variety of reasons
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    Here is the rebuild kit. https://five-star-marine.myshopify.com/products/volvo-penta-sx-dps-trim-cylinder-ram-rebuild-kit-better-than-new-3-yr-warranty?srsltid=AfmBOoqERGC6z6v3CgkhukxzV8AVZI0iXWlN01o4MU_H8svsHzkwTLPb
  14. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    No, one pump, the cylinders are plumbed together
  15. Scott Danforth

    Best "low effort" towable?

    Call them. The bladders fit many years, do go the skins
  16. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    I don't know what you are talking about. I don't watch videos. Not much to a hydraulic cylinder. The gland is threaded in and needs a pin spanner
  17. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha L4 3.0 sterndrive won't shift to neutral or reverse

    After 12 years.... Seriously read the rules you agreed to
  18. Scott Danforth

    Best "low effort" towable?

    Call air head. They sell skins and bladders
  19. Scott Danforth

    Solex fuel leaks

    Go to NAPA. Buy aluminum banjo washers (same as brake lines)
  20. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta Trim Cylinder issue

    Pull the cylinder cap and look to see if there is any damage A rebuild kit for the cylinders is reasonably cheap
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