Search results

  1. Scott Danforth

    Oil type for 2.3L 1988 ford engine

    because its cheap, delivered to my house by amazon, and has zinc in it needed for flat tappet cams.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Out to lunch Gear Oil Prices

    you guys also spend 5X on the boats to begin with.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Oil type for 2.3L 1988 ford engine

    your manual will state SAE 30. however I would run Rotella 15W-40 diesel in the motor
  4. Scott Danforth

    anti-freeze amount

    the factory refers to Fresh Water Cooling as having a heat exchanger. and Raw Water Cooling as being cooled by the Raw Water. Raw water can be green water or blue water. Blue Water = Non-salted Water (rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, swimming pools, etc) Green Water = salted water (oceans, etc)...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Force clamp screw bolt thread size?

    3/4-16 is UNF. use a tape measure, measure out 1" and count threads.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Force clamp screw bolt thread size?

    3/4" threads are most likely 3/4-10
  7. Scott Danforth

    New floor in fiberglass - rainwater drainage?

    your in-floor hatches will be below the water line you will have to build them like you build livewells and have a pump for each one. to keep your deck self bailing, you will need to make the hatches water-tight. I dont know your particular boat, however most boats do not have a lot of room...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Air Pump

    if you are going to put a compressor in the bilge, it needs to be SAE J1171 compliant so you dont blow your boat up. the issue with any on-board system is going to be how much volume of air you will have. anything that is 12 volt is not going to have a large tank. Not sure there is a solution...
  9. Scott Danforth

    2015 Four Winns fuel gauge

    Most likely corrosion or bad connection at the tank sender. Check there. Check continuity of the pink wire
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 starting problem

    Battery voltage? Check the cables for corrosion Check voltage at the starter (both the B terminal and the S terminal)
  11. Scott Danforth

    Temperature Sender?

    Links to sensor manufacturers in the electrical forum stickies Look at the SMP (standard motor products) catalog
  12. Scott Danforth

    1985 Bayliner floor and under problems

    Floor is always the last to rot. Fiberglass resin has a shelf life of 6 months
  13. Scott Danforth

    2006 Sylvan Mirage Tri Pontoon

    What color wire is on the switch. Wire colors are standard
  14. Scott Danforth

    "FREE"19' Manatee!

    Free boats usually become the most expensive boats
  15. Scott Danforth

    Milky fuel in carb intake force 85hp

    What was the temp you were boating in? Do you have a fuel/water separator filter? Most likely you were boating in cold weather with water in your fuel
  16. Scott Danforth

    1985 Bayliner floor and under problems

    First, welcome aboard Second, free boats are the most expensive because they need everything repaired or replaced Third, go to the restoration forum. 4th sticky is the DIY information. Read links 14,15,18,2,3,4a, and 4b in that order Forth, the floor rotted long after the transom and...
  17. Scott Danforth

    330 black scorpion low power

    What are the compression numbers? Check your neutral safety switch
  18. Scott Danforth

    Home plumbing lesson learned.

    Recently replaced a 5mm ID 16mm OD seal on the dish washer that leaked enough to damage the floor Glad you found the leak. My next upgrade will be flow fuses
  19. Scott Danforth

    winterization procedure

    Follow the factory service manual. Drain everything first before you add antifreeze with a funnel https://forums.iboats.com/threads/winterizing-inboard-and-i-o.770207/
  20. Scott Danforth

    Please somebody indentify my boat

    So you do not have it registered in your name.... therefore it legally isn't yours
Top