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  1. Scott Danforth

    Carburetor clean versus carburetor rebuild

    To properly clean a carburetor means to fully pull the carburetor apart remove all gaskets, soak in a carb cleaner, make sure the passages are clean. Then with a new carburetor kit, re-assemble and properly set To rebuild a carburetor means to fully pull the carburetor apart remove all...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 will not start

    Check the key switch and MOB switch
  3. Scott Danforth

    What to use to patch hole on hull of Aluminum Boat

    Take a pic of the inside Looks like bullet hole or drain hole
  4. Scott Danforth

    First Aid Kit

    I have an Amazon kit that is in a semi hard case that is zipped Has cpr kit, super glue, a bunch of bandages, gauge, tape, etc
  5. Scott Danforth

    1999 4.3 Gi no spark from coil & low voltage to fuel pumps

    Doubt it's the ECM. Do a bit more trouble shooting. Check system grounds
  6. Scott Danforth

    Can you spray paint a prop?

    Rubber hubs and powder coat do not mix Aluminum or stainless prop? Aluminum - Moeller zinc dichromate primer, and a preval sprayer of Rust-Oleum oil enamel mixed with Majic brand hardener and some acetone (hull restoration sticky info on painting your boat) Stainless prop - sand blast prop...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Hydrofoil/Dolfin Recommendations for a Neighbors Mercury Outboard 115 Pro XS

    Weigh the boat to make sure it's not waterlogged Make sure the motor is set up correctly Check compression numbers and make sure it's within spec Make sure the fuel system and ignition system are working
  8. Scott Danforth

    2003 Sunesta 210 - can’t access fresh water pump

    Lay a pillow over the motor. It sometimes helps
  9. Scott Danforth

    1989 Bayliner Trophy OMC 5.8L - Help with new boat

    Factory manual get it here https://www.outboardbooks.com/ clymer and haynes and chilton manuals make terrible toilet paper. you can prop the couch up with them and use them as knee pads. however the information in them is wrong.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Hydrofoil/Dolfin Recommendations for a Neighbors Mercury Outboard 115 Pro XS

    none. they are a band-aid for other issues.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Evinrude 25 Electric Conversion

    time to look at the parts breakdowns
  12. Scott Danforth

    1978 Doral 255B. Penta V8

    change the impeller and the bellows if the boat sat for a few years.
  13. Scott Danforth

    What to use to patch hole on hull of Aluminum Boat

    without pics we're guessing could be a thru-hull fitting missing, could be a rivet missing, could be a bullet hole, could be someone loaded treated lumber in the hull and used the hull as a ground source
  14. Scott Danforth

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    factory service manual. https://www.outboardbooks.com/ however with the boat on the hard (@Lou C can fill in some details on removing the drive) with gear selector in forwared remove 6 bolts and tilt ram nuts and pull drive from bellhousing inside boat, unplug electrical, disconnect battery...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170 runs bad when hot - voltage regulator issue?

    borrow one
  16. Scott Danforth

    2007 Volvo Penta 4.3 - engine swap

    for your 2007 VP, you will want to get your hands on a 2003-2007 block which is remarkably similar to the 1996-2002 2008 and later are not in the same family What I gathered together from engine builder mag a while back didnt gather anything newer than about 2000...
  17. Scott Danforth

    1996 Four Winns Sundowner with 5.0 Cobra engine and drive

    Never ever ever try to run the drive in a bucket. you need muffs, or the boat in the water you need the impeller flooded to prime it. unless the bucket covers the outdrive, if you want to run on land, use a bucket I personally would pull the drive and set asside, then hook the garden hose...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Merc Sterndrive 3.0 Pressure test is holding steady at 7psi, should I be concerned?

    free boats are the most expensive and have the most wrong with them.
  19. Scott Danforth

    engine swap need to find right prop

    the bayliner 242 is a way bigger boat than any of the 120hp diesels would have been fitted to. my guess is there is not enough motor to get the boat out of the hole and its just struggling. did you reuse the alpha drive from behind the 5.7? because if so, you need different gearing. the...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Need help with engine timing on 70hp johnson

    with the motor sitting for a few years, have you gone thru the fuel system? How is the compression?
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