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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170 runs bad when hot - voltage regulator issue?

    borrow one
  2. Scott Danforth

    2007 Volvo Penta 4.3 - engine swap

    for your 2007 VP, you will want to get your hands on a 2003-2007 block which is remarkably similar to the 1996-2002 2008 and later are not in the same family What I gathered together from engine builder mag a while back didnt gather anything newer than about 2000...
  3. Scott Danforth

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Never ever ever try to run the drive in a bucket. you need muffs, or the boat in the water you need the impeller flooded to prime it. unless the bucket covers the outdrive, if you want to run on land, use a bucket I personally would pull the drive and set asside, then hook the garden hose...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Merc Sterndrive 3.0 Pressure test is holding steady at 7psi, should I be concerned?

    free boats are the most expensive and have the most wrong with them.
  5. Scott Danforth

    engine swap need to find right prop

    the bayliner 242 is a way bigger boat than any of the 120hp diesels would have been fitted to. my guess is there is not enough motor to get the boat out of the hole and its just struggling. did you reuse the alpha drive from behind the 5.7? because if so, you need different gearing. the...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need help with engine timing on 70hp johnson

    with the motor sitting for a few years, have you gone thru the fuel system? How is the compression?
  7. Scott Danforth

    So I ended up sinking a bit.eek! 82 sea ray

    Start your own thread. However you have to pull your starter apart within minutes of it being pulled from the water
  8. Scott Danforth

    So I ended up sinking a bit.eek! 82 sea ray

    The dizzy uses points The motor uses a carb Most mechanics under the age of 50 have never seen either
  9. Scott Danforth

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    If you go up in torque, you need to come down in gear ratio. The cone clutches will be fine. The lower may need to be swapped
  10. Scott Danforth

    120 HP mercruiser 153 ci 2.5 L issues

    Yes the chineseum knock off you bought is most likely junk. Brand: XIAORENWU
  11. Scott Danforth

    So I ended up sinking a bit.eek! 82 sea ray

    Have them trouble shoot what causes it not to run. It's high school auto class 101
  12. Scott Danforth

    Sea Dek or the equivalent

    Not unless you glue it to a layer of fiberglass and mount the snaps to that EVA foam (same stuff that makes crocks and flip flops) has nowhere near the strength of carpet
  13. Scott Danforth

    Need help locating 4-6psi fuel pump for 4.3 w/ 4bbl carb

    The $70 Carter marine pump is not $630 until Mercruiser adds it's markup
  14. Scott Danforth

    dual I/o power trim and tilt master button

    Exactly Keep them separate And read the gauges One drive will always raise at a different rate than the other
  15. Scott Danforth

    Sea Dek or the equivalent

    Seadeck is glued down.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Need help locating 4-6psi fuel pump for 4.3 w/ 4bbl carb

    spend $20 on a fuel regulator
  17. Scott Danforth

    5.0 MPI Misfire Under Load

    you have a crab cap on the dizzy they fail internally. change it (often)
  18. Scott Danforth

    New Cobalt 23LS

    there are about a dozen companies that do a complete thru-hull. however Corsa is probably the better supported brand. I would just use the boat as is. the ad says its a 60mph boat
  19. Scott Danforth

    1983 merCruiser 3.0 4 cylinder.

    The GM 3.0 should be about 140-150 psi for a new motor as that is the published spec for cranking pressure. As Scott said, anything below 100 is usually a dead cylinder
  20. Scott Danforth

    1961 Starcraft Holiday gunwale damage

    It's generic enough regarding tinny repair.. if you want it moved, we can
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