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  1. Scott Danforth

    Help me identify what engine I have in my new boat

    AVS and AVS 2 carb are NOT marine that should be swapped out for a marine carb block is most likely a 1995 block (vortec block with the non-vortec heads) found in a few hundred thousand 1995 trucks
  2. Scott Danforth

    Testing Gas Flow on 82' Wellcraft Sterndrive

    your compression is really low for the 470.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    good idea regardless, right up to the point you knock them off. however some hubs can not take bearing buddies.
  4. Scott Danforth

    290 DP pivot pin retaining bolt thread repair

    Email notifications haven't worked in a long time. That is outside of the moderators control and is something on the hose settings My 1988 housings do not have the little stainless bits. My pivot pins also do not have the slide hammer threaded holes that it should VP made changes almost...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Piston Rings don´t fit, too little clearance, sits too tight

    I would swap the heads from the current heads you have to vortec heads and pick up another 30+ hp
  6. Scott Danforth

    Wellcraft transom reinforcement

    use $1500 minimum for just a transom however the stringers are most likely toast as well..... and the flotation foam is most likely waterlogged if this is a 80s or 90s built wellcraft, the quality wasnt there from the beginning.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0L MPI Not Starting, I was driving the boat at a slow pace and it slowly stalled/stopped

    with compression that low, I would be doing a leakdown test ASAP
  8. Scott Danforth

    Woohoo! Daughter gets to take the pick of fellowships!

    Congrats to the daughter.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    No need. just keep the spare tires and a bunch of stuff in the bow of the boat to move the CG forward, however add tongue weight. if tongue weight is less than 6% the trailer will sway with a 2000# boat/trailer load, I would have no problem with a 400-500# tongue weight
  10. Scott Danforth

    Can I put a 28 hp Johnson on my 14' Aluminum Sea King?

    are the seats and transom going back into the boat first? referencing the pics from post #4. the seats add structure to the boat if the boat is only rated for 15hp. then look for a 15hp motor
  11. Scott Danforth

    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    they kind of delaminate at 85......
  12. Scott Danforth

    Cross country trailering advice/tips

    in addition to the right tools, a good jack and a spare hub. Have a second spare tire. both times hauling a boat from Wisconsin to Florida, I had 2 flats along the way. a piece of rebar going thru a construction zone, and a screw back in 2008. tread delamination and a roofing nail in 2012
  13. Scott Danforth

    Need some help just bought 96 chris craft

    the fact that there are redundant gauges added to the dash says something is shoddy in the boats maintenance past. The carb has been replaced. if the vent tubes are not J tubes, then the carb is not marine. the lack of paint on the carb is a red flag as the zinc castings of the holley are...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Testing Gas Flow on 82' Wellcraft Sterndrive

    What was dwell set to?
  15. Scott Danforth

    no oil after cylinder head recondition

    BBC Gen VI are all rollers. (1996-2000) BBC Gen V are sometimes rollers (1991-1995) BBC Mark 4 are flat tappet (1965-1990) SBC vortec are all rollers (1996-2000) and beyond SBC 1988-1995 may be an occasional roller Lou covered the 4.3 All LS and LT motors are rollers
  16. Scott Danforth

    no oil after cylinder head recondition

    Not with a Gen VI roller
  17. Scott Danforth

    Help with aligning dual console windshield.

    If you didn't replace the floor and stringers, you have to now If you did, you can get longer windshield struts. Both of your consoles appear to be leaning towards the boat CL
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bulkhead Stress Crack Repair

    post a pic looking down the side of the boat. sometimes when foam gets saturated with water and freezes, it will push the hull outward, however where the bulkheads are, it doesnt move and you end up with a slight pucker at the location of the bulkhead.
  19. Scott Danforth

    4.3 efi tbi throttle question

    Did you do a compression test? Post the numbers Did you test fuel pressure? Post the numbers Did you check the fuel filter for water?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Piston Rings don´t fit, too little clearance, sits too tight

    Did you mix the skirts to make sure they did not collapse? Did you use a bore gauge to make sure the birds are not tapered? Never been able to just replace rings. Usually a 0.020 bore and hone needed as a minimum
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