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  1. Scott Danforth

    SX-A thread repair

    Get a threadsert vs a helicoil and use retaining compound. The oil leaks up the spiral
  2. Scott Danforth

    Is it only a matter of time for leaks?

    I personally consider any boat under $10k a project until proven otherwise Most leaks are simply rivets needing rebuking. Floor and transom is a weekend job in a tinny
  3. Scott Danforth

    tilt and trim fluid for 1989 4.3 liter OMC Cobra

    Tilt and trim fluid is similar to ATF. The pump will run on SAE 30 weight, hydraulic oil, ATF, tilt and trim fluid or even diesel fuel. Over the years, the same Oildyne 108 pump has been spec's with about 30 different oils .... They all work
  4. Scott Danforth

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    3 local companies are doing EV boats. 2 burned when the batteries caught fire from getting wet, another has been towed in more than I have ever been in the last 15 years
  5. Scott Danforth

    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    The GM 3.0 4 cylinder was NEVER used in an automotive application. It's a GM industrial motor used in forklifts, gensets and trash pumps. It was also used in boats
  6. Scott Danforth

    Found some rocks with my prop...

    Looking good.....
  7. Scott Danforth

    69' Whaler Nauset

    The XP pro machine or the Win 7 machine?
  8. Scott Danforth

    69' Whaler Nauset

    OK, we will type slower.......
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI hydro locked

    acetone test the exhaust manifolds
  10. Scott Danforth

    Hesitation on 351W

    600 CFM is a bit light for 351 cubes. I run a bigger carb on a V6. Not to mention the automotive carb issue.
  11. Scott Danforth

    69' Whaler Nauset

    wait until temps are below 80. with the current warm temperatures of Florida and Georgia, if you mix a hot mix, gel can literally go up in flames due to exothermic reaction to the MEKP I couldnt tell you if I used their 925 or the 9.
  12. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Not in Seattle you dont
  13. Scott Danforth

    Power Steering Cylinder Replacement

    I would not buy clips from harbor freight. the stainless cotter pins worked for 20 some years
  14. Scott Danforth

    69' Whaler Nauset

    you have to do a few test sprays. I was close to 1:1 you do not need wax if you are using duratec. no need to change ratios, you wont have time. I sprayed out in the open, which really sucked because it was love bug season in Florida (March / April) you will be about 1% and you need to have...
  15. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    a few of my most memorable trips were random drives to Key West, or Denver or Exeter NH
  16. Scott Danforth

    Flux Marine Outboard Engines . . .

    Yep..... until a Mr Fusion waste converter becomes viable. when we run our stuff on banana peels and stale miller beer.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Bravo 3 Prop selection - other options?

    define unless its the exact same boat model with the exact same amount of gear on board, and the same amount of bottom fouling, the boats can not be compared to each other. can you answer the 6 questions in the prop sticky?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Engine Not Running

    The Ford EFI does not have a float bowl. It's a variant of the Ford truck EFI with a custom mapped ECU and a marine only ignition And without the upper intake on it, the motor would not be able to monitor incoming air or have any throttle . If it did start, it may have run to destruction...
  19. Scott Danforth

    07 5.0GL WOT Issue

    Thanks for coming back and closing out the issue
  20. Scott Danforth

    connecting tach/ determining RPM

    Get a tiny tach. It has one wire you wrap around a spark plug. Use it as a tool to check your RPMs. Then when your done, put it on your lawnmower Or get an optical laser tach and read the flywheel
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