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  1. Scott Danforth

    Dock question: how do these sections hook together?

    You can see the witness marks where the angled hook bits butted up against the frame. Sort of like a drunk congo line where you have to hold the belt of the guy in front of you
  2. Scott Danforth

    Boat Top W/Windows

    See your local marine upholstery and canvas shop
  3. Scott Danforth

    replacement Chevy engine for volvo penta

    Get the GM or Volvo parts. Not AutoZone.
  4. Scott Danforth

    5.0 MPI Water Pressure Sensor

    Common problem
  5. Scott Danforth

    Coolant Disappearing, need help

    If there is a leak, the motor probably can not make pressure. If it does, then the system is drawing in the raw water vs coolant from the puke tank Have your heat exchanger pressure tested (and repaired if needed)
  6. Scott Danforth

    Thru Hull Fuel Vent Fitting

    should be 5/8" vent fitting (16mm) measure your hose. you most likely will need to either plumb in the P-trap or make sure your new vent has the p-trap.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Anybody have "old" pontoons?

    one of our customers builds tri-toons with 2 450R's on it.....80mph on a pontoon......
  8. Scott Danforth

    84 3.0 Exhaust Riser Gasket Leak

    no, water in the exhaust chamber of the manifold is not normal. yes, water in the water jacket of the manifold is normal leaking gasket could have leaked into exhaust side.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Wiring Diagram

    the engine manual will have controls and gauge wiring. the remainder of the boat should (may not) be to ABYC standards. generic wiring data in the electrical forum
  10. Scott Danforth

    Motor runs but in water dies when throttled

    is this "new" carburetor one of the amazon specials?
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruser 470/ 170 compatible parts

    most of those guys are die-hard hot rodders with a garage full of machining equipment.
  12. Scott Danforth

    No clearance between starter bolt and flywheel housing on 4.3L 175hp

    pull the inspection cover or just force it on (deforming the inspection cover)
  13. Scott Danforth

    Bogging in relation to distributor

    so you want to spend $600 on a $400 GM manifold that you could just spend $5 on paint after you wire brush the rust? its your beer money cleaning and painting along with fluid film or boeshield should be considered normal maintenance on a salt water boat. swap the cap AND the rotor. yes, the...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Which Ignition Switch for Merc 5.0

    Newer Mercruiser and Mercury switches are as shown with the connector to allow the halon interlock harness to be simply plugged in.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Bravo Coupler and Flywheel Question

    I'm thinking new starter and flywheel. Make sure the flywheel fits the earlier housing
  16. Scott Danforth

    Overheating 502

    I would still replace it. It should be a 160F thermostat
  17. Scott Danforth

    Engine runs perfectly for 30 minutes + then dies with no dash power

    +10000 ^. (What he said)
  18. Scott Danforth

    StarCraft bilge pump options

    I have an aluminum L bracket mounting the 1500 GPH pump and float switch to a front bulkhead. The pump sits under the front damper (won't fit under the motor) On my last boat, a 1200 GPH pump mounted to a bit of starboard that was adhered to the hull under the motor with UV4000. There was a...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Overheating 502

    Yes The thermostat in a marine motor is used as a mixing valve
  20. Scott Danforth

    Sea Ray 1977 200SR

    Engine and engine related gauge wiring schematic will be in the factory manual. regarding the boat itself, most likely never existed. most are generic. the wiring color codes are now an ABYC standard derived from the SAE standard. back in 1977, the wiring was up to the hull builder.
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