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  1. Scott Danforth

    Another prop slipping thread

    if the coupler is bad it is usually from not checking alignment every year you do pull the drive every year to check alignment and u-joints per the manual, correct? common things that lead to the drive being out of alignment: rear mount bushings fail and motor sags transom is rotten and motor...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Charging Voltage, '97 Suburban

    the clamp-on cable terminals are junk. only way to clean a cable that is corroded between the strands is to replace it. get a set of properly made cables with properly terminated ends. I usually make my own using marine battery cables (tinned copper)
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3LH backfiring & weird timing

    agree on compression numbers generally if the timing appears to have moved that much, usually the outer ring of the damper is no longer bonded. use a cylinder stop and degree wheel to indicate TDC. if the damper ring has shifted, get a new damper.
  4. Scott Danforth

    re-center steering wheel penta SX-a Dino wheel

    Did you pull the tiller arm off the pivot!
  5. Scott Danforth

    Glastron vs FourWinns with the consolidated plant

    Same reason a Cadillac Escalade is $20k more than a Chevy suburban
  6. Scott Danforth

    VP 280 no reverse

    looking at the pic, link #3 isnt connected. it looks like its there in the corrosion crud, however not connected.
  7. Scott Danforth

    VP 280 no reverse

    check link #3. could be the reverse lock is tripped which would indicate you hit something.
  8. Scott Danforth

    VP 280 no reverse

    reverse lock assembly. you will most likely need to put the boat on the hard and pull the drive to repair
  9. Scott Danforth

    Bad engine coupler or spun prop hub?

    simply draw a line with a sharpie across the prop and prop nut. if the line moves, its the prop yes, if the coupler fails, there is no propulsion
  10. Scott Danforth

    How do I fill the intermediate housing?

    agree, that drive is 1977 or older.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Long shaft for dinghy

    yes, with a long-shaft, you have a longer pry bar attempting to rip off the transom
  12. Scott Danforth

    Neutra-Salt: Connect to power steering cooler?

    if its at one of the bell fittings, that is most likely a port for a zinc.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Part number

    You use the motor serial number to buy motor parts. You use the drive serial number to buy drive parts. Again, the boat doesn't matter when buying motor or drive parts 135hp is a 3.0 liter 4-cylinder 175-225hp is a 4.3 liter 6-cylinder
  14. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta 260A no spark on 1986 bayliner

    File the points, set dwell with a dwell meter, then set timing to 8 degrees BTDC
  15. Scott Danforth

    AQ100 outdrive help

    Use tef-gel when you put it back together
  16. Scott Danforth

    AQ100 outdrive help

    I would use a brass drift
  17. Scott Danforth

    Part number

    First, welcome aboard Second, the boat doesn't matter, only the motor/drive matter when looking for motor/drive parts So what motor and drive do you have in your pontoon?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Valve Adjustments

    Your dealer is an idiot, or a scammer Your motor has non-adjustable valvetrain and roller lifters. If you have a ticking, put a straight edge across the top of the rocker studs to see if one is pulling out.
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