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  1. Scott Danforth

    loading up pictures on this site

    Actually, there hasnt been any improvements/changes. there is however a server issue with a server that us Mods do not have access to.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Manual jack plate starting height

    yep, with the right tunnel cat, you can be planing in 1" of water. however you need to have a powered jack plate. And since the gulf can be literally 1-2 miles of flats to get to the honey hole of fish. its common in any of the gulf states. now, couple a tunnel cat with a tower and you have...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mirrocraft 12’

    All aluminum boats of that era look alike. They were competitors
  4. Scott Danforth

    Evinrude 6hp -1985

    Run at 50:1, later OMC went away from the 100:1 Find the OMC/johnnyrude grease Your motor is already 40 years old. Proper maintenance will keep it going
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mirrocraft 12’

    Grew up with mirro boats. Mom worked there for many decades We are currently having server issues that are preventing anyone from posting pictures
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mirrocraft 12’

    Oar brackets are probably generic catalog items if the were not made in-house However at mirror, they did aluminum stamping, casting, etc, so they probably made them in house eBay may be a good place to look
  7. Scott Danforth

    My tachometer killed the engine!

    Could be the Pertronix is going bad If the tach is bad, it grounds out the ignition preventing spark. Its a common troubleshooting technique to disconnect the tach if there is no spark
  8. Scott Danforth

    Depth Finder/ CB Issues

    I agree Could be bad ground at the ground buss, could be power side.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Running new wire to led speakers.

    Don't know if you need to drill Look first Boats are glued and screwed together
  10. Scott Danforth

    Head gasket replacement for an old boat

    No oil cooler Head gaskets are almost never the issue Marine gasket set from felpro for a 1986-1995 4.3 Agree with Kenny, you most likely have a busted block
  11. Scott Danforth

    Running new wire to led speakers.

    wiring is usually done when the cap of the boat is upside down in the assembly line next to the hull. some times its done prior to the deck being installed look under the gunwale caps to see if the wiring is running above the cap seam if not, its under the deck
  12. Scott Danforth

    Stalling or Hesitating under load

    its a generic GM crank sensor for 1996 and newer 4.3/5.0/5.7 motors. if you look in the electrical forum stickies, I have the generic sensor catalogs there. either SMP or littlefuse will have it. we are having server issues that are keeping us from loading pictures currenlty
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI MIE SKI 0L305632 skipping

    check the plug wires for arcing against the motor
  14. Scott Danforth

    Grassl glass

    The forum has IT server issues preventing the upload of photographs. we are working on that. however if you have access to a photo hosting site, you can post the link
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    to answer this question. Mercruiser used to have in the manual "optional: after draining, to add antifreeze, remove the thermostat and fill the system with a funnel" or something to that effect.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    the idiot at Mercruiser that thought that little hand-pump would blow debris out of the system never had to pull a drain plug on a shop compressor that only had 1/16" of rust sediment on the bottom and it shows. if 5hp and 150 psi cant clear a 1/4" NPT port with only 1/16" of sediment on my...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Stalling or Hesitating under load

    crank sensor is under the crank on the front timing cover. pointed almost straight down verify your fuel pressure verify good ground cables
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    they make stainless plugs to replace the plastic ones
  19. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 MPI Q's

    depends..... sometimes you can see 40 feet down just outside the channel past the door county light house, sometimes you cant see more than 2 feet. plenty of sediment in lake michigan, especially if you run in the channels in spring Just dont hit the big rock in sand bay.... BTDT, bought a set...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Head Gasket replacement on a 1989 4.3L 262 mercruiser V6

    read the rules
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