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  1. Scott Danforth

    230A condenser failure

    Looks to be wired wrong (with the resistor on the wire going to the starter R terminal and not the wire going to the ignition switch Or your battery is not up to snuff, and your coil isn't wired with a resistor
  2. Scott Danforth

    1988 OMC 2.3L No Spark On Any Cylinder

    File the points, use a dwell meter to set the dwell. Then set timing. If you can't get a dwell reading, your points need filing or the condenser is shorted Service the points
  3. Scott Danforth

    F-150 Transmission Issues (I think? . . . No, I thought )

    Ted, if you never come off throttle, the waste gate can't come into play...... So....don't lift...
  4. Scott Danforth

    1988 OMC 2.3L No Spark On Any Cylinder

    Service the points
  5. Scott Danforth

    Coast Guard platr

    900# of people, fuel and gear, going to guess 1460# of people, , fuel, gear and motor
  6. Scott Danforth

    Hour Meters growing apart

    they are just like the clocks in your house. after a month, they all read differently. if it really bothers you, keep the key on on the slow hour meter.
  7. Scott Danforth

    OMC 140 3.0l drive compatibility

    then you dont have power trim. just tilt.
  8. Scott Danforth

    93 vp aq570 with 280 drive hydrolocked??

    pull the hose off. that little casting will corrode in fresh water within 3-5 years and about 1.5-2 years in salt water.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Am I just nuts???????

    There are people that also like Ford Pintos and AMC Pacers, those people have a straight jacket Tri-hull boats have 1 pro, and about 5000000000 entries in the con category
  10. Scott Danforth

    OMC 140 3.0l drive compatibility

    trim gauge is different range / style / signal you no longer have tilt up/down with mercruiser you could get the other senders and tach to work with some effort. however you will need to rewire everything You can get brand new gauges that look like they were made in 1907 if you wanted...
  11. Scott Danforth

    water pump pulley

    or soak your current pulley in oxalic acid to remove the rust and rattle can it with rustoleum ( under $3)
  12. Scott Danforth

    Prop Size for performance

    or go to the prop forum and answer the 6 questions in the sticky.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Arro, lower unit issues

    its an eska motor with an Arro label. look for the eska breakdowns. plenty of them out there.
  14. Scott Danforth

    OMC 140 3.0l drive compatibility

    remember, you will need everything. not just the engine and drive, however the mounts, exhaust, steering, harness, gauges, controls, control cables if you want to transplant into your boat, get the whole boat the motor and drive is in. you will need it. you will then dispose of what remains.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Fuel delivery

    there is a relay for each pump. see the schematic in post #9
  16. Scott Danforth

    1992 four winns OMC

    However unlike a car, your boat can sink
  17. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3LH backfiring & weird timing

    Looks like there is a witness mark on the exhaust valve in the last pic
  18. Scott Danforth

    1992 four winns OMC

    With a new to you boat, you have to do all the maintenance that the prior owner never did Pull the drive, check alignment, gimbal and u-joints. Do a bellows job. Check stringers and transom for rot
  19. Scott Danforth

    1992 four winns OMC

    Have you done a bellows job?
  20. Scott Danforth

    1992 four winns OMC

    See if the water is coming in around the transom shield
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