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  1. Scott Danforth

    Help with tach repair

    there are a few. Fluke 88 is one but requires an inductive pickup. you can also wrap a wire around a single sparkplug wire as an inductive pickup, read frequency in HZ, and multiply by 60 to get RPM
  2. Scott Danforth

    Help with tach repair

    there should never be voltage on the grey tach wire. that is the pulsed to ground side of the coil
  3. Scott Danforth

    best place to get reman 5.7 mercruiser

    up until covid, you could build a 350 or 377 for about $3500 with new parts. $700 block and $650 set of heads from GMPP, $800 comp cam K-kit, Melling oil pump, felpro gasket kit and a $1100 rotating assembly Today a new SCAT rotating assembly is within $10 between a stock 3.48" and a stroked...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Help with tach repair

    check continuity on the grey wire
  5. Scott Danforth

    Need to vent....

    88-93?
  6. Scott Danforth

    best place to get reman 5.7 mercruiser

    I would start with your local machine shop and rebuild yours. This will be your lowest cost, however require you to turn some wrenches if you want just a long block, you can get them from Michigan Motorz, or ATK engines (also available via Summit and Jegs). This will be a moderate cost and...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Engine over heats

    You have an inlet issue. Most likely a broken inlet fitting. Just follow the hose from the transom shield to the drive. That little white metal or plastic fitting is a common inlet issue The PS cooler and the oil cooler use 1/4" OD tubing with 0.020" wall for the tube bundle. Doesn't take...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Terribly stoopid question

    Only other easy way. Using a prybar on the flywheel or proper crank snout socket, turn the motor over while looking at the cam thru the distributor hole DO NOT turn the crank from the crank bolt As you turn the crank, the motor that the cam turns the same direction is the motor that is the...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Terribly stoopid question

    confirm by the tag on the transmissions that you do have a RH and LH motor. Port prop is normally a LH prop and Starboard is a RH. with old gear, the revers rotation (RH) would go on the starboard side
  10. Scott Danforth

    Engine over heats

    overheat is no flow what drive? is the fitting on the front edge of teh drive that connects to the supply hose intact? is water getting to the impeller? is there debris in the PS cooler?
  11. Scott Danforth

    Coast Guard Requirements

    I can not confirm or deny the use of a flare as a starter for a bonfire:ROFLMAO: FYI, West Marine and your local CG power squadron will take old flares. they used them for training.
  12. Scott Danforth

    bow navigation wire runs through the railing… where does it come into the main section?

    The wiring will most likely be coming up one of the ends thru the end nut-penny, most likely on the helm side. it would be too difficult to run the wires up a stanchion.
  13. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, you could always swap the 350 HP 6.2 seacore motors for 430 HP 6.2 LT motors for a lot less than an OB conversion
  14. Scott Danforth

    Troubleshooting stiff throttle

    Have you checked the lower shift cable?
  15. Scott Danforth

    Coast Guard Requirements

    You may want to look. The USGC rules are just the IMO (International Marine Organization) requirements Nearly the same everywhere globally
  16. Scott Danforth

    Broken "oddball" stern light socket- how to fill old hull screw holes?

    Fill holes with PB, mix up some colored gel to get close, drill new holes
  17. Scott Danforth

    Priming rebuilt carb

    Bad advice on an I/O. It's against the colregs on fuel systems
  18. Scott Danforth

    7.4 L Volvo Penta turned into a milkshake - what to tell the mechanic

    Dude, that is a picture of my Gen VI motor after the machine shop. I posted it to prove all Gen VI motors are 4-bolt
  19. Scott Danforth

    Still chasing hard warm starting, 7.4 carbed

    Well, this is only the 4th coil that I know of that may actually have been bad
  20. Scott Danforth

    Convert 14ft aluminum closed bow to open

    If you remove the bow deck, you need to add the 3rd seat.
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