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  1. Scott Danforth

    150 miles round trip on a scissor trailer

    Slow down on corners
  2. Scott Danforth

    290 SS searay twin 383 strokers

    I think you need more pitch
  3. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    $3.29 at local pump. Fuel docks are about $4.75 A 20 gallon fuel cady would fit in your dingy
  4. Scott Danforth

    throttle body discontinued

    Compression numbers are run with plugs out and cranking Fuel pressure is checked with engine off, key on, engine running at idle, and engine running at full out WOT
  5. Scott Danforth

    8.7 Volts at the Coil

    agreed, start at the battery and work your way to the helm cleaning every connection with 150 grit sand paper, making them shiny enough your mother would eat off them. then seal them with marine electrical varnish.
  6. Scott Danforth

    throttle body discontinued

    seriously doubt they will have kept anything run a compression test yourself, post the numbers here check fuel pressure yourself while under load and post the numbers here get a factory manual from here https://www.volvopenta.com/en-us/service-and-support/your-engine/manuals-and-handbooks/ if...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Camshaft specs. needed, modification feasible?

    there really isnt a stage 1 or stage 2 anything outside of some idiots in the JDM market and some red necks in the LS market. thats a game played facetubers, video gamers and wanabee racers its as stupid as the greasers talking about a 3/4 race cam in the 60's. its not a real thing its...
  8. Scott Danforth

    water in engine, is it salvageable?

    with the engine out, replace the bilge pump
  9. Scott Danforth

    12v access to "remote" batteries

    Install a quick pin with a cable lanyard in the actuator clevis vs the current clevis pin. Route the cable to the edge of the hatch and retain with a staple or screw Then if you loose power OR THE ACTUATOR FAILS. Just pull the cable to pull the pin and lift
  10. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    It's a 1988 Rogue 2400 or 2420. Looks to have been repainted. Newer decal.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Batteries caught fire when connecting trolling motor

    You bought a $3 trolling motor prop with a junk motor.
  12. Scott Danforth

    What to do with old 2 stroke mix

    Bonfire.
  13. Scott Danforth

    throttle body discontinued

    If you haven't checked fuel pressure, start there If you haven't changed the crab cap, do that after checking fuel pressure You threw thousands of dollars at it and never diagnosed what may be a $10 fix
  14. Scott Danforth

    Outboard to work on minimum throttle

    Change prop
  15. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Get new cap. OEM on the Champ HXs are stant. Same puke bottle is used on everything from the ill-fated vaser to big blocks. If you add too much coolant, it spits into the bilge
  16. Scott Danforth

    VDO gauge assembly problems

    quoting GP chat?
  17. Scott Danforth

    My boat run slowly. 120HP,2.5L,1989

    stop. get a dwell meter (borrow from your local auto parts store) set dwell to 30 degrees. if dwell doesnt read, you have a points or condenser issue.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1988 Searay 250 - Throttle: Fix or replace?

    Replace the cables. They usually only last 15 years
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help with Bimini top frame

    Bimini top frames are bent by hand around wood forms. Easy to tweek
  20. Scott Danforth

    Not getting Spark on '86 3.0l Alpha 1

    Service the points. It's a 3 minute job that includes drinking a beer
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