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  1. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GXI-E - Won't roll over

    Yes, there are special VP tools to lock the shaft. Heck, a remanufactured 1988 AQ290 will set you back $8 BOAT units
  2. Scott Danforth

    8.7 Volts at the Coil

    Keep cleaning... including the ground buss under the helm and ground stud on the block
  3. Scott Danforth

    Hydraulic leak on trim hose

    Each shop charges a different rate. You will have to get estimates
  4. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GXI-E - Won't roll over

    VP doesn't use RTV, they rely on orings. Whomever gooped the RTV didn't help. Time to get the manual and tear down and inspect everything
  5. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    Your boat made it 23 years without a depth gauge
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One problem - loses power

    Sitting for 2 years anything in the tank would have become goo.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta SX-M seized

    Plan on finding a drive However with the factory manual, you can pull yours apart to inspect
  8. Scott Danforth

    Plastic instrument panel replacement

    Have a local sign shop make you a new dash panel
  9. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    Transom mount is good, however easy to bump and you have sealing to consider Shoot thru is a compromise
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One problem - loses power

    The tygon line comes from the fuel pump. If the pump fails, it pump the fuel to the carb vs dumping into the bilge and blowing up After 2 years, you need to clean the whole system including the tank. The fuel in your pic has debris in it
  11. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    Thru hull is best. That requires a hole (diameter of sensor) drilled in bottom of hull
  12. Scott Danforth

    Lund Gas Vent

    Removing the upholstery would be the first step
  13. Scott Danforth

    Lowrance 3200 Depth Sounder Manual

    Please do not post copyrighted material
  14. Scott Danforth

    Swap a cobra 3.0 985684 out drive in place of 985268?

    Check ratios. 3.0 uses 2:1
  15. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    If you glue in a shoot thru, don't use fast cure epoxy, you get bubbles. I get the waxed cardboard bowls, apply a bit more wax to the inside and tape down to the hull to make a coffer dam for the epoxy to bed the transducer Get the transducer that matches hull angle
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 42hp pull cord doesn’t engage

    could be full of critters and just need to be cleaned could be stuck and need to be lubed could be broken and need to be replaced. since the wiring also needs to be replaced, time to start troubleshooting.
  17. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    if they offered a thru-hull, it would have been glued in the bilge. however without the gauge, they would not have spent the money on a transducer even if there was one, it wouldnt match todays gauges. the technology appears to be changing about every 2-3 years so if you want a depth gauge...
  18. Scott Danforth

    5.8l efi idles too fast

    look for intake leak if you need hard parts for the EFI, most are NLA.
  19. Scott Danforth

    4.3 mercruiser alpha 1

    all you are doing is wrecking the crank. as evidenced by turning the bolt and not turning the damper. all you have done is stripped the threads out of the crank damaging the crank never turn a chevrolet based motor by the crank bolt. always use a crank socket.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Lund Gas Vent

    vent fittings are like a bolt. shoved in a hole from the outside, and you tighten the nut on the backside. then connect the bonding wire, and then the vent hose. buy a new stainless (plastic only lasts about 5 years) fuel vent. remove all bits of the old one install the new one and yes...
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