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  1. Scott Danforth

    Need better hole shot

    Additional questions. Gear ratio? Do you always have 1000-1500 people on board? If so, are they sitting in the bow or is everyone behind the windshield?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need better hole shot

    What is your WOT RPM when you are up on plane? Carb or EFI? What prop are you running? Your fuel tank is 42 gallons, so just shy of 300#
  3. Scott Danforth

    Fuel tank Capacity

    Uhhhh OP answered his on thread in post #3 & 4
  4. Scott Danforth

    Easiest Conversion

    knowing how some pods are built, I would add mounting blocks to your stringers.
  5. Scott Danforth

    I'm stuck

    looks like the old surge brake head has vertical bolts thru the trailer tongue. remove them, remove the big old box of old surge brake stuff remove the coupler. toss both in the garbage and cheeze off your garbage man then replace with a good current surge brake head.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Trailer wiring plug

    if you have disc brakes actuated by the surge head, a blue wire going to the reverse lock-out solenoid is used and you have a 5-wire plug. trailer wiring colors are standard.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Repair and owners manual v150 Mercury

    have you tried the dealers or the mercury site. https://publications.brunswick.com/
  8. Scott Danforth

    1987 GM 305 x 2 rebuild questions.

    Sei does an OMC drive conversion to one of there mercruiser clones
  9. Scott Danforth

    Easiest Conversion

    you are going from an obsolete motor with a mercruiser to an obsolete motor with a volvo that you have to redo your transom to fit? find a 1996 or newer mercruiser 4.3 with a A1G2 drive or a 1996 or newer Volvo with the SX drive. dont keep looking at old obsolete stuff.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Wont go past 2500 rpm

    you have slightly low pressure if your gauge is correct. you are flashing a MAP sensor code you havent verified the neutral safety switch. you added a second fuel filter in-line with the stock one which doubled the inlet restriction have you checked compression? running in neutral on the...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Assembling a 4.3 MerCruiser v6 - Parts check needed

    who did the reman? Enginetech pistons are ok. however its not worth dumping more money on a stock build.
  12. Scott Danforth

    1987 GM 305 x 2 rebuild questions.

    and even the later LS and LT motors. the GM chevy bolt pattern will also bolt up Big Blocks, in-line 4's and 6's, etc.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Wont go past 2500 rpm

    it will do that running on 2 cylinders. that doesnt mean squat
  14. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    the OP is in Green Bay Wisconsin (in the earlier posts)
  15. Scott Danforth

    Value of "Vintage" outboard?

    as far as value. that was covered above I have a 59 vintage gale that has sentimental value. so that will become wall-art. the two early 50's Mercs (Mark 7 and Mark 20) were sold for about 200 for the pair after having listed for almost a year.
  16. Scott Danforth

    1987 GM 305 x 2 rebuild questions.

    I would stick with aluminum. Edelbrock 2519 is the dual alloy (bronze water passages) like the OEM Volvo/Ilmor intakes. flywheel is same for 305/350 after 1986
  17. Scott Danforth

    1987 GM 305 x 2 rebuild questions.

    are you running a heat exchanger, or just raw water cooling. if raw water, do you want cast iron? or dual alloy aluminum? 2-barrel or 4-barrel? there is no HP limit on boats with I/O's, only on boats with outboards
  18. Scott Danforth

    1987 GM 305 x 2 rebuild questions.

    only if you convert to fuel injection. the block and heads dont have a clue if its a carb or EFI up stream. the vortec cylinder heads just require a different intake than the earlier SBC's since you have to buy two new intakes anyway as yours were in salt and most likely rusted beyond use.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Power Steering Cooler Replacement - Access

    they pull motors on sail boats in the water all the time at docks. requires a boom truck. should be able to pull the genny
  20. Scott Danforth

    Wont go past 2500 rpm

    why? that just adds restriction. the fuel water separator filter is a full filter.
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