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  1. Scott Danforth

    Conversion advice

    Is the transom hole a key-hole shape, or the earlier 16" roundish square hole?
  2. Scott Danforth

    benefits of side bunks..... are there really any?

    Power loading is illegal in many locations However, the guide bunks help guide the boat on in rough water or cross winds
  3. Scott Danforth

    Merc 260 fit in Winns 190 Horizon bay?

    they make 8-10 pin adapter harnesses
  4. Scott Danforth

    Another Un happy carb adventure question

    stay away from the amazon chinese junk carbs. many people have tried them, all went back to their old carbs. doubt you need a new carb you can test for leaking shafts, etc with a shot of carb cleaner or wd40 on the shaft/housing interface Most likely since you can manually pull the throttle...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    a quick google search shows the 3.0 v6 to be a clearance engine.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 140 dying out

    I believe (not positive) igniter II and igniter III are different. I believe one requires a ballast and one does not.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Could I have pooched a part of my ignition system?

    every pertronix conversion i tried had failed. I went back to points every time. the conversions were just iffy. 2 had dead modules that I replaced and they failed again. 1 had the wires come off the module in traffic (coming to a stop in the middle lane on I94) based on my experience, yes...
  8. Scott Danforth

    4.3 longer cranking after sitting few days n when hot

    here in Florida, the carb will be dry in about 2 days from the heat during summer and about a week in the winter.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Getting old and losing friends sucks

    It does hit hard. about to loose one to the big C
  10. Scott Danforth

    350 mpi rebuild questions

    The Mercruiser cams for the 5.0 and 5.7 were the melling cams supplied by GM. The 6.2 used to be a crane cam, Crane 104224. Crane no longer exists as it's now Comp. They bumped the duration a bit stock GM cam should be as follows here is the stock marine cam for GM motors that was...
  11. Scott Danforth

    does volvo penta 4.3gl and merc 4.3 use same block

    Pulling from a boat is easier. Pull drive first 1993-1995 S-10 would be a good source to match your motor. If it froze, you will also need a new intake, exhaust manifolds as well as long block I shop on car-part.com for blocks
  12. Scott Danforth

    Merc 260 fit in Winns 190 Horizon bay?

    Marine motors do not use vacuum advance. Also, the only SAE J1171 tested HEI distributor is Davis Unified Ignition
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 140 dying out

    Did you verify the resistance of the coil? Wired with a ballast resistor?
  14. Scott Danforth

    Merc 260 fit in Winns 190 Horizon bay?

    Unless it's a DUI dizzy, it may not be a marine dizzy
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 140 dying out

    which kit did you install? the pertronix or Delco EST? if pertronix, is it a points conversion
  16. Scott Danforth

    Merc 260 fit in Winns 190 Horizon bay?

    work your way back to the helm. could be the big cannon plug, could be MOB switch
  17. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 140 dying out

    also, the ignition should be points. if the points are not properly set, you could have similar trouble. When was the last time the dwell and timing were set?
  19. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    talked to him the other day.
  20. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    unless of course.....
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