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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170/470 Starter Question

    Nearly all marine I/O and inboard motors have a pilot relay/solenoid to fire the starter mounted solenoid. The current draw from the starter mounted solenoid and the length of wire from the battery to the switch to the starter so much voltage drop that it requires it
  2. Scott Danforth

    1990 Rinker 18.6

    The stickies are the few fixed forum threads at the top of all the forums. They are highlighted in yellow, have a little thumb tack icon
  3. Scott Danforth

    Are 88 to 95 4.3 mercruiser stock roller or flat tappet cams?

    No, just different intake
  4. Scott Danforth

    Are 88 to 95 4.3 mercruiser stock roller or flat tappet cams?

    Yes they are rollers, no you can't jump ratios. The 4.3 is on the raged edge of reversion. If you want more power, go to vortec heads. Want more than the 30hp boost....go bigger on displacement as in a V8
  5. Scott Danforth

    Setting Timing on a 2002 VP5.7GXI-A

    You can't set timing if you don't put the distributor into base timing mode
  6. Scott Danforth

    Automotive Diagnostic Tool

    I use a blue tooth ALDL reader and the torque app
  7. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Going to be warm this weekend in Wisconsin.
  8. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    its a 6.0 LS2 motor NOT a vortec
  9. Scott Danforth

    Ford Mercruiser 188 Rehab and Cooling

    be carefull. as the heat exchanger from the big block may have been set up for a half system or a full system. you need to plumb per the heat exchanger design. dont go mixing and matching parts randomly. how many ports on the heat exchanger glygol side? how many on the raw water side? post...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Setting Timing on a 2002 VP5.7GXI-A

    Pull the plugs, grab the belts use a momentary start switch to bump the starter pull the starter and use a prybar on the starter teeth you never ever ever ever want to turn a small block chevrolet motor from the front crank bolt
  11. Scott Danforth

    New to me 1995 Monterey 256 Cruiser dash not powering up

    your S and I terminals are wired backwards Ignition is purple Start is yellow with red.
  12. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    in case you want to do a bit of research companties that have marinized the LS and LT motors: Volvo Penta Ilmore Indmar PCM companies that have avoided the LS and LT Mercruiser (they made their own blocks based off of gen 1 SBC parts)
  13. Scott Danforth

    Ford Mercruiser 188 Rehab and Cooling

    you can always follow what mercruiser suggests regarding plumbing on a full system heat exchanger me personally, I would put a new long block in front of the heat exchanger.
  14. Scott Danforth

    1993 classic 25 ft. Bayliner

    welcome aboard. being a mid 90s bayliner. check the structure of the boat first. the transom and stringers. a 5.7 can be used in place of a 5.0
  15. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    Then you are not talking about an SBC compatible with your boat
  16. Scott Danforth

    Airmar B175 Transducer Installation

    I use a bent allen key chucked in a drill to remove a bit of balsa core. that way the fiberglass acts as a guide, and the allen key chews out the core to a fixed depth. then mix up some PB (see the stickies) and fill the void. dress as needed and it will be a solid bit around the transducer hole.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Transom question

    the top few threads in the forum that have the little post-it note symbol. those are "stuck" like a sticky note on the top of the forum. 3rd one down in the restoration forum has all the DIY links.
  18. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    there is no way to make an automotive fuel system safe for a boat by an individual. I build my own engines. many people buy their engines from michigan motorz. GM used to sell 6.2 liter 377 stock bore crate motors. the LS marine motors have been out since about 2008, so I would seriously...
  19. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    same with automotive ignition systems. they do not meet the SAE J1178 specification for spark suppression.
  20. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 888 383

    because automotive fuel systems are not spark suppressed or designed to be in a boat. if they leak fuel in a car, it goes out the open bottom and doesnt matter. in a boat, the fuel leaks in the bilge, then turns to explosive vapors
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