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  1. Scott Danforth

    How to install a hull lift point?

    Transom eyes and bow eye will support the weight of the boat if the hull is in good shape However the easy way. Put the tongue of the trailer on the ground. Block up the back of the boat. Raise the front of the trailer really high, use a wood beam across the bow with some blocking. Lower...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Alpha One 3.0 Starter questions

    There are 2 starters for the 153 tooth flywheel. A direct drive and a PMGR. These have a straight across bolt pattern There are 2 starters for a 267 tooth flywheel. A direct drive and a PMGR. These have a staggered pattern. Since you don't list a year or serial number, look to see what...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Steering issue

    Could be a cable issue, could be an actuator issue Moved to VP forum
  4. Scott Danforth

    Blogs plug housing loose and turns

    By the time you hear a hollow sound, the rotten wood has disintegrated. Many many years after the wood rotted
  5. Scott Danforth

    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    The bits have to come back out the way they went in. Many cases that means pulling water covers This is why it is recommended to change impellers every few years (before they fail)
  6. Scott Danforth

    Lumpy idle after carb rebuild | Holley 2300 | Volvo Penta 3.0 GS

    rule of thumb.... your starting point on a holley carb is always 3/4 turn out from seated. 99% of the carbs will be between 3/4 and 1 turn out with most in the 3/4-7/8 turn range
  7. Scott Danforth

    Lumpy idle after carb rebuild | Holley 2300 | Volvo Penta 3.0 GS

    no need for vacuum feed if you have a tach and an unlit propane torch
  8. Scott Danforth

    How do I test a shift interrupter switch?

    agreed, service the points. use the dwell meter for troubleshooting and setting the dwell.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Hunter Anchors

    There are about 75 small companies in the US that make anchors, and in the next year, half will be gone. Most of those products moved off shore where materials are half and labor is 1/30 it is in the US.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Need help with Hull crack in Aluminum Lowe Boat

    See your local radiator shop a d get it welder
  11. Scott Danforth

    1996 4.3L V6 Mercruiser - max @ 1200rpm

    Means nothing. The motor will spin 5000 RPM on 2 cylinders running on bad gas Motors under load need all their cylinders and lots of fuel Do a load balance check Do a compression check (should be 150) Measure fuel pressure Check timing Replace the fuel filter and check the contents of the...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Bow light not working

    Yep, switch wired backwards
  13. Scott Danforth

    Everything done but low rpm at WOT. Distributor spring?

    I'm going to disagree here. When I drag raced my 3.8, I ran a 650 double pumper for the holeshot My BBC in the boat could use a bigger carb and I am running an 830 with annular discharge. Going to get a 1050 main body and throttle plate next Good buddy of mine was married to his 650cfm...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Clutch Fan to Electric Conversion, 1997 Suburban

    Simple pressure check will determine charge. If it runs fine over 25mph, I would swap the fan clutch
  15. Scott Danforth

    Volvo B20 Penta engine removal

    pull drive first (read the manual) remove PDS clamp ring. use 3 of the bolts to jack off the PDS clamp ring disconnect power, harness, fuel, cables, and exhaust unbolt motor mounts lift and move forward. (its all in the factory manual)
  16. Scott Danforth

    1972 Mercury 402 - r/r water pump impeller shredded

    find the other bits of the old impeller.
  17. Scott Danforth

    tilt trim suddenly stopped working- troubleshooting?

    do you have a 3-wire motor or a 2-wire motor. that determines how you jump them. if you hear the pump run, however it doesnt sound right, that would be oil level.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Red button above fuel separator?

    20 amp circuit breaker reset button
  19. Scott Danforth

    tilt trim suddenly stopped working- troubleshooting?

    check the main power harness on the motor/relays. the control voltage for the switch and the relay coils comes from the helm. the power its switching comes from the starter.
  20. Scott Danforth

    What type fuel hose?

    I would go with the USCG A1-15 which is rated for 15% ethanol. the old grey line was not rated for ethanol.
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