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  1. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta SX-M seized

    Plan on finding a drive However with the factory manual, you can pull yours apart to inspect
  2. Scott Danforth

    Plastic instrument panel replacement

    Have a local sign shop make you a new dash panel
  3. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    Transom mount is good, however easy to bump and you have sealing to consider Shoot thru is a compromise
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Alpha One problem - loses power

    The tygon line comes from the fuel pump. If the pump fails, it pump the fuel to the carb vs dumping into the bilge and blowing up After 2 years, you need to clean the whole system including the tank. The fuel in your pic has debris in it
  5. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    Thru hull is best. That requires a hole (diameter of sensor) drilled in bottom of hull
  6. Scott Danforth

    Lund Gas Vent

    Removing the upholstery would be the first step
  7. Scott Danforth

    Lowrance 3200 Depth Sounder Manual

    Please do not post copyrighted material
  8. Scott Danforth

    Swap a cobra 3.0 985684 out drive in place of 985268?

    Check ratios. 3.0 uses 2:1
  9. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    If you glue in a shoot thru, don't use fast cure epoxy, you get bubbles. I get the waxed cardboard bowls, apply a bit more wax to the inside and tape down to the hull to make a coffer dam for the epoxy to bed the transducer Get the transducer that matches hull angle
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 42hp pull cord doesn’t engage

    could be full of critters and just need to be cleaned could be stuck and need to be lubed could be broken and need to be replaced. since the wiring also needs to be replaced, time to start troubleshooting.
  11. Scott Danforth

    2001 190XL Depth Gauge

    if they offered a thru-hull, it would have been glued in the bilge. however without the gauge, they would not have spent the money on a transducer even if there was one, it wouldnt match todays gauges. the technology appears to be changing about every 2-3 years so if you want a depth gauge...
  12. Scott Danforth

    5.8l efi idles too fast

    look for intake leak if you need hard parts for the EFI, most are NLA.
  13. Scott Danforth

    4.3 mercruiser alpha 1

    all you are doing is wrecking the crank. as evidenced by turning the bolt and not turning the damper. all you have done is stripped the threads out of the crank damaging the crank never turn a chevrolet based motor by the crank bolt. always use a crank socket.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Lund Gas Vent

    vent fittings are like a bolt. shoved in a hole from the outside, and you tighten the nut on the backside. then connect the bonding wire, and then the vent hose. buy a new stainless (plastic only lasts about 5 years) fuel vent. remove all bits of the old one install the new one and yes...
  15. Scott Danforth

    1972 Mercruiser 888 Fueling Questions

    in addition to the anti siphon, many tank builders put a strainer filter in the pickup tube. running rough at idle, however better above 1000 means the carb is full of crud (idle circuits are at bottom of fuel bowl and bottom of metering block
  16. Scott Danforth

    Battery operated small room A/C units , WORK ?

    maybe a room the size of a 30 qt cooler. however wont stand a chance in Florida heat or even Wisconsin heat for that mater the AC coolers that they have is just a cooler with two fans blowing air across the ice. took 20 minutes to melt the ice the other ones are just mist systems. you fill...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Merc 4.3 mechanical fuel pump oil leak

    check the gasket
  18. Scott Danforth

    8.7 Volts at the Coil

    with 2024 boats coming out, your 1997 boat is 27 years old. start at the battery, take every connection apart, clean everything with 150 grit sand paper (or a wire wheel in the drill) until they shine enough for your mother-in-law to eat her sunday brunch off of them. then tighen them, seal...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Revolution 4 19 pitch

    iBoats has a spot to list your boat for sale for a price They have an on-line catalog to purchase from The forums are a benefit of the online store. A buy/sell section was viewed as a competition. So it isn't available. Do a facetube marketplace search
  20. Scott Danforth

    Replacing ignition help

    M means magneto Follow the manual
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