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  1. Scott Danforth

    2008 90TRL need more power!

    Yes
  2. Scott Danforth

    Everything done but low rpm at WOT. Distributor spring?

    that is only a 600 CFM carb. Big enough for a 4.3. not big enough for a 7.5 liter.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Blogs plug housing loose and turns

    I have been in a boat with a rotten transom as a child (friend of the family). Dad and I didnt know it at the time. the next day the Gary hit a wake wrong and the boat came apart. took less than 10 seconds to sink.. managed to save Gary and his wife, lost the motor, boat and gear Never be...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Fixing up Grandpas boat

    First, Welcome aboard it is a 2-part flotation foam, not a spray foam there should be flotation foam. the foam is there so when the boat is swamped it still floats at the surface.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Everything done but low rpm at WOT. Distributor spring?

    base timing? total timing? fuel quality? Carb size? Jetting? horn numbers?
  6. Scott Danforth

    Blogs plug housing loose and turns

    those garboard tubes are expanded in place. if it is moving, then I would suspect the transom get a new tube and the expanding mandrel. then inspect the transom for rot when you have the tube out. https://www.amazon.com/transom-drain-tube/s?k=transom+drain+tube
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 6.2 repower/finding an engine

    if you are looking for a new long block, you can go with either your local engine builder, you can order new GM motors yourself, or you can get one thru places like michigan motorz, marine power, etc. to that you buy new exhaust manifolds, etc and migrate the other parts if you want a new...
  8. Scott Danforth

    30 etec - 16 ft aluminum

    A cupped prop will drop RPM by 100. Talk to your prop shop
  9. Scott Danforth

    Help! Looking for info on my boat-which model is this?

    What does your title/registration say?
  10. Scott Danforth

    30 etec - 16 ft aluminum

    Just back off the throttle a bit when going solo. You are propped correctly
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser not shifting right

    And what are we working on? My crystal ball is cracked
  12. Scott Danforth

    Shifting system

    Check adjustment on lower shift cable. May need to replace it
  13. Scott Danforth

    99 4.3 volvo gl

    Are you setting the choke before trying to start? You should never need starting fluid even without a choke in Wisconsin in January when it's -30 List your cold-start steps. Be specific Do you see a stream of gas spraying when you have motor off, spark arrestor removed and looking down the...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Kohler generator cylinders keep hydro locking

    How did you winterize the Genny? Check for cracks in the exhaust manifold
  15. Scott Danforth

    Honda bfp15d4 overheat

    Salt water motor?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Clutch Fan to Electric Conversion, 1997 Suburban

    Why not fix the clutch fan. The thermal clutches go bad. The engine driven fan will move 4-5 times the air that any electric fan can move
  17. Scott Danforth

    Martin 100

    Sight glass gauges have two hollow mounting studs, and they go thru a seal..... They also leak
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 6.2 repower/finding an engine

    what is wrong with the original engine? your local engine machine shop can also help you. the merc 6.2 is nothing but a 350 block, a GMPP crank and GMPP rods
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help Me Identify Old Super Sea Horse

    No, because to do it right, that would be $10,000+ at a boat builder Fixing it is easy. Head over to the restoration forum and start reading Start here https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/ Read links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in their entirety. Do...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Clunking/Knocking noise when steering

    Did you inspect the u-joints? What you described in your OP is classic u-joints
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