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  1. Scott Danforth

    Still baffled

    Look at the cable under the esa cover
  2. Scott Danforth

    350 mpi rebuild questions

    The stock pistons are Mahle or Melling (interchangeable) However any cast flat top with 2 valve reliefs from any of the piston manufacturers will be better than the cheap stock GM 4-valve reliefs Don't over think a stock build If you do not want to deck the block, get the slightly higher...
  3. Scott Danforth

    opinions....

    manifolds on a low hour motor means the other ones rotted from sitting. the salt trails suggest there is internal corrosion in the drive, hence the bravoitus comment. do some reading on bravoitus. https://www.google.com/search?-b-1-d&q=bravoitis
  4. Scott Danforth

    1987 2.5L Mercruiser inboard/outboard

    you have to rebuild the carb if it sat for more than a few months with fuel in it.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Fuel in water - Mercruiser 4.3 alpha one - 1989

    have you checked for spark at the plugs?
  6. Scott Danforth

    1987 2.5L Mercruiser inboard/outboard

    I have pulled chinese made carbs apart to find metal shavings, etc.
  7. Scott Danforth

    1987 2.5L Mercruiser inboard/outboard

    Amazon? if so, rebuild your original carb
  8. Scott Danforth

    What gas do I use in my boat???

    absolutely no benefit to you, however your wallet is lighter, so the oil companies make more money. to get a benefit from 93 octane, you need much much higher compression than you have in that low power output 2.5 liter Chevy nova motor.
  9. Scott Danforth

    What gas do I use in my boat???

    local 89 octane e10 pump swill will be fine
  10. Scott Danforth

    OMC 140hp with 400 stringer sterndrive lots of questions!

    white paint and that lower are the 78-1980 hydro-mechanical shift stringer vs the 1981-1984 mechanical shift (silver)
  11. Scott Danforth

    Electric nightmare

    battery switch is in the back, all the power distribution is up front behind the helm. when I key off (at a marina, restaurant, overnight, etc.), I want the amps, electronics, and dash off, however the bilge pumps, and nav-lights remain hot as they are on the power feed from the battery. other...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Water in Oil

    if your power steering fluid has gone milky, then your power steering cooler has a thermal declination material breach....... the thing froze. the only place where your power steering comes in contact with water is the cooler. if the power steering cooler froze, that means there was one...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 cranks but wont start

    Read the stickies on points, and start researching. You are going to need a points file, feeler gauges, dwell meter, and a timing light
  14. Scott Danforth

    OMC 140hp with 400 stringer sterndrive lots of questions!

    You ordered a factory manual correct? From www.outboardbooks.com? SAE 30 and 75W90 marine gear lube Learn to set points and other old-school maintenance requirements
  15. Scott Danforth

    Glastron soft floor

    Uncapping is how you do it right. May seal like more work, it's actually less than leaving the cap on
  16. Scott Danforth

    Glastron soft floor

    If the floor is rotten, the transom long ago rotted and the foam is most likely waterlogged
  17. Scott Danforth

    Lube for Shift/Throttle Cables

    the cable will fail if melted. spend the $35 on a new cable
  18. Scott Danforth

    1973 Gibson help

    now you get to go spelunking for the missing impeller bits that are clogging up the rest of the raw water cooling system down stream
  19. Scott Danforth

    Sportcraft Li'l Sport, worth restoring?

    please read the rules on old threads and start your own thread.
  20. Scott Danforth

    OMC cobra new long block back firing when first starting

    What did you set the timing to?
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