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  1. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Get new cap. OEM on the Champ HXs are stant. Same puke bottle is used on everything from the ill-fated vaser to big blocks. If you add too much coolant, it spits into the bilge
  2. Scott Danforth

    VDO gauge assembly problems

    quoting GP chat?
  3. Scott Danforth

    My boat run slowly. 120HP,2.5L,1989

    stop. get a dwell meter (borrow from your local auto parts store) set dwell to 30 degrees. if dwell doesnt read, you have a points or condenser issue.
  4. Scott Danforth

    1988 Searay 250 - Throttle: Fix or replace?

    Replace the cables. They usually only last 15 years
  5. Scott Danforth

    Help with Bimini top frame

    Bimini top frames are bent by hand around wood forms. Easy to tweek
  6. Scott Danforth

    Not getting Spark on '86 3.0l Alpha 1

    Service the points. It's a 3 minute job that includes drinking a beer
  7. Scott Danforth

    Wet Exhaust Hose 90deg part

    90 degree turbo hose. Get the 4ply nomex. About $30 on ebar
  8. Scott Danforth

    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Pics or it didn't happen
  9. Scott Danforth

    2004 Osprey 24' 380-c-b Wiring

    Factory manuals Drive manuals, base engine, etc https://www.volvopenta.com/en-us/service-and-support/your-engine/manuals-and-handbooks/
  10. Scott Danforth

    Rinker Captiva

    Water tank fitting should say water. However on a 35 year old boat, someone could have pumped fuel into the water tank Could be second tank Need to trace the hoses
  11. Scott Danforth

    3.0L MerCruiser, idle trouble.

    I learned to work on carbs almost 50 years ago. I suggest getting an OEM kit (has instructions) or get the factory service manual. Also check out mikes carb site
  12. Scott Danforth

    3.0L MerCruiser, idle trouble.

    If you make sure all passages are clean (pass fishing line thru them). And you set the car. Back up correctly, it should be night and day difference
  13. Scott Danforth

    Crank Position Sensor

    It's a truck motor with truck front cover with a carb The crank sensor is just a glorified oil plug
  14. Scott Danforth

    Camshaft specs. needed, modification feasible?

    Make sure it's a marine cam for wet exhaust Do not exceed 270 degrees of duration. Make sure you check the cam card to make sure no overlap Have had good luck with the Comp cams XM264HR https://www.compcams.com/xr264hr
  15. Scott Danforth

    Slow trim response

    or seals in the cylinders
  16. Scott Danforth

    Slow trim response

    YES
  17. Scott Danforth

    5.0 MPI Fuel grade.

    87 octane pump gas. E0 or E10 (no more than 10% ethanol.
  18. Scott Danforth

    How to pressure test a 4.3 l mercruiser

    there are about 20 variations of the 4.3 since 1985 however assuming you have a raw water cooled 4.3, take the inlet hose from the power steering cooler to the thermostat housing and block off that port. take the 2 or 4 lines going to the exhaust manifolds and elbows and block tee them...
  19. Scott Danforth

    My boat run slowly. 120HP,2.5L,1989

    lots of oil on the plugs - that indicates blowby the one plug is missing its electrode indicting there are bits of aluminum on the electrodes indicating the timing is off being points, you have to set dwell before you set timing. so file the points, set dwell to about 30 degrees, then set timing.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Slow trim response

    plastic pump is the oildyne level is about 3/4" from the top
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