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  1. Scott Danforth

    skeg damage ...home repair

    go to your local radiator shop. they all weld aluminum cheap pay them $35 (yes, $35) to weld up the skeg (just pull the plug when they weld to not blow the seals out) dress the welds yourself
  2. Scott Danforth

    Pistons on Ford 302 / Mercruiser 188

    that is why the 351 cam in the 351 and 302HO has a different firing order than the standard 302. similar to the 4/7 cylinder swap on Big Block Chevys, the cylinder double swap leads to slightly better fuel distribution and a few ponies more
  3. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    run a piece of fishing line thru the passages to make sure they are clear.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    agree, on a repower, get a heat exchanger. with an alpha drive, you can only do the half system unless you add a crank mounted pump
  5. Scott Danforth

    Testing Starter Relay on No Start

    If you have voltage on the starter relay coil, and incoming voltage on the starter relay and no outgoing voltage. The relay contacts are probably bad
  6. Scott Danforth

    Which hull brands to avoid

    The Mercedes is just a pile of high priced expensive bits that fail at a higher rate than the Jetta. My Jetta was bulletproof, with the original clutch lasting 240,000 miles, the leather I interior was flawless except that one hole from a tool in my back pocket. Where my neighbors Mercedes...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Need ideas on problem with 5.7L Mercruiser shutting down

    The 2-wire ignition sensor mentioned in post #4 is more probable than a bad coil. And a simple trouble shooting guide exists to test the system (also linked in post #4)
  8. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    I would just rebuild the old one. Could be any number of things wrong with the new one
  9. Scott Danforth

    Pistons on Ford 302 / Mercruiser 188

    Don't forget the cam which swaps cylinder firing order.
  10. Scott Danforth

    48 years...

    Great catch
  11. Scott Danforth

    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    SBC motors spit the core plugs AFTER the block cracks
  12. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercruiser 470/170hp/3.7L Carb backfire, low vacuum, other weird issues

    Agreed in the original Rochester. If the venturi bleeds are not sized properly on the Amazon special the OP has, it could be transitioning sooner
  13. Scott Danforth

    48 years...

    Make sure to put the battery in a battery box. Acid leaks happen
  14. Scott Danforth

    1993 bombardier throttle body side mount on a 1993 tx 17 bass tracker

    Use a DVM and start trouble shooting
  15. Scott Danforth

    1993 bombardier throttle body side mount on a 1993 tx 17 bass tracker

    Check the MOB switch
  16. Scott Danforth

    Water splashing over transom help

    Looks like transom is too tall for the motor. Looks like the AV plate is 2" higher than the keel
  17. Scott Danforth

    1993 bombardier throttle body side mount on a 1993 tx 17 bass tracker

    The ignition switch should just ground the ignition to kill on a 2-stroke outboard
  18. Scott Danforth

    Looking for Lowe Bimini Top Mount Screws

    Go to McMaster Carr, look up sex bolts
  19. Scott Danforth

    Can’t Figure out Prop ….

    You need to know what you have and what RPM you currently get at WOT and fully trimmed. Pull the prop and get the numbers
  20. Scott Danforth

    Oil leak - Volvo Penta 5.7

    what year? the o-ring on the adapter could simply have dried up and failed. especially if the motor is 15 years or older. could be an oil switch or sender as AD pointed out. regarding oil pressure. could be any number of things. first of which would be oil viscosity degradation from heat...
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