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  1. Scott Danforth

    Need some info on adapting a Sierra A1 marine fuel line to a Carter mechanical fuel pump

    No, just needs to meet a bunch of requirements. Steel line is the cheapest
  2. Scott Danforth

    215 sundowner transom

    There is also Frisco's thread in the stickies which was done as a training/ education thread for the iBoats forums
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.7/470 Overheat Problem

    Yes, an aluminum head is worth it. So is stabilizing the deck
  4. Scott Danforth

    2003 Mercruiser 6.2L MIE Plastic Timing Cover Replacement: Need Advice

    Correct, however the motor only takes about an hour to remove No way to get an oil tight seal on the pan to front timing cover without removing the pan
  5. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    That warranty is an accrual amount, based on about a 17% failure rate, and the average price of the parts and labor
  6. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    something happened..... a bit of patience and it was cheaper than the u-pull-it yards paid a work bud $50 to pick it up since it was in his neighborhood an hour south.
  7. Scott Danforth

    2003 Mercruiser 6.2L MIE Plastic Timing Cover Replacement: Need Advice

    pull the pan, replace the gasket get aftermarket billet aluminum front cover
  8. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    You spelled dumpster wrong
  9. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    It was ugly, needed shocks on all 4 corners, handles like a ship with a loose rudder, anemic acceleration, brakes too small for it's size, had rust holes the size of pumpkins and the whole under hood area was rusty......
  10. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    No, just a gearhead son of a gearhead / machinist. Bought many vehicles for 6-8 months of use (winter beaters, summer beaters, etc) Many cars were bought with issues, fixed, drove, flipped, rinse, repeat. Some were kept for years Some years I have had up to 6 vehicles registered
  11. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    Here is a list of cars I do NOT miss: 1973 AMC Gremlin 252 / 3-speed / levi interior 1970 Dodge Polara (318 auto) 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 2-door 1976 Oldmobile Delta 88 4-door 1980 Ford Grenada 1970 Plymouth Satelite (rusty POS springs went thru the trunk shortly after purchase) 1980 Datsun...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    The Chrysler K-car was derived from the L cars - a joint venture with VW and designed by Chrysler Europe (Simca). the first L-car 1.7 liter motors were even VW short blocks with Chrysler heads on them (VW had not used a carb since 1975, having gone to bosch fuel injection). if you look at...
  13. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    ^ + 1. coming from the GM tech. the 10 speeds are a joint venture transmission with Ford and GM....Stalantis used the Aisin trans......Cummins Turbo diesel and Aisin 10-speed do not appear to have the same issues that Ford and GM are seeing.
  14. Scott Danforth

    215 sundowner transom

    the two flotation boxes will have water saturated foam. that will have extended the rot forward quite a bit. You have a lot more of the boat to de-rig
  15. Scott Danforth

    Raw water impeller question.

    the front cover on the pump has the johnson part number
  16. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 270 5L V8 power steering issue

    Back side of the pump. It's the hex shaped thing the pressure hose is screwed in Google Saginaw can of ham pump prv
  17. Scott Danforth

    Need some info on adapting a Sierra A1 marine fuel line to a Carter mechanical fuel pump

    The 5/8" threads are for 3/8" inverted flare tube nuts The ~1/2" is 1/4 NPT They make adapters to go from the 3/8 inverted flare to NPT and back. See your local NAPA
  18. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    Probably worth 7-8k today as a rust bucket that doesn't run
  19. Scott Danforth

    Cars you should have kept.

    1970 Sport Satellite 383 4-speed 1974 GTO 350 4-speed 1976 D150 Power Wagon 360 4 speed 1968 Satellite 318 torque flight 1973 Vega with V6 and 5-speed 1971 Opel Manta Rallye 1973 Pontiac Grand Am 350 slushomatic 1975 GMC C20 with Olds 455/TH400 (tow pig). Before the twin turbo swap 1940...
  20. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Cough....cough....cough Mine was rebuilt 3 times by GM. Google JMBX torque converter failures on the 6L80e/6L90e. You will find thousands of stories about failures The torque converter failed, filling the transmission with glitter fairy dust You can't remove 33% of a torque converter...
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