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  1. Scott Danforth

    Where are the rear motor mounts on a mercruiser 120?

    Could be loose flywheel..... Could be upper end...... Could be coupler....... Could be u-joints..... Could be bad flapper
  2. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    A box of donuts?
  3. Scott Danforth

    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    There are a few on Facebook marketplace
  4. Scott Danforth

    Single point drain leaks. Serious? Eliminate it?

    the 3-point and 1-point drain are marketing gimicks and a guaranteed cracked block
  5. Scott Danforth

    OMC Remote Control Neutral Lock-out

    some OMC controls had a button, others, you grabbed the handle by the base and pull outward about 1/4"
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 6.2 cracked engine block from cold

    @Alex Perebyinis see if you have any contacts at the SeaRay plant in Poland. May be able to get a new motor with the right connections
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 6.2 cracked engine block from cold

    It's not the same motor. The 2014 and later motors are Mercruiser only castings It's not SBC, it's Mercruisers own block, heads, flywheels, rods, etc So a good machine shop can't fix the existing motor. However, with a pile of parts in addition to an SBC bobtail, it can be made to work...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Over heating 1988 mercruiser 185 4.3

    If you attempted to run from a bucket, that impeller was run dry.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Where are the rear motor mounts on a mercruiser 120?

    This thread has taken longer than it would have taken to pull the drive and motor
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170 - Spark at distributor, not plugs

    If that is the case, you have a cap or rotor issue. However I am going to go with a dwell and timing issue
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170 - Spark at distributor, not plugs

    Get a dwell meter (borrow from local auto parts store) and set dwell properly
  12. Scott Danforth

    Over heating 1988 mercruiser 185 4.3

    Attempting to suck water from a bucket will just toast your impeller. You need a bucket big enough to float the whole boat and get the water level higher than the impeller to get it to prime
  13. Scott Danforth

    1974 Crosby Sea Sled Restoration Questions

    You are looking at a serial number and not a HIN
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mercuiser 357 mag low compression on #6 (120 psi)

    Anything over 150 with a good gauge is water or oil in the cylinders If the gauge is that far off that it's reading 180-200 when it should be reading 150, then your low cylinder is closer to ,80-90 psi
  15. Scott Danforth

    tilt

    Are you using the trailer button to raise higher than the trim limit?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 6.2 cracked engine block from cold

    There is no automotive version of the Mercruiser only motor
  17. Scott Danforth

    Where are the rear motor mounts on a mercruiser 120?

    Get the factory service manual
  18. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 4.3 GL; How to change coil and/or inductor

    It's never the coil Do dome trouble shooting
  19. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha impeller needed

    There is no after market support for Yamaha sterndrives. There is minimal support from Yamaha. Best is OEM
  20. Scott Danforth

    2004 Volvo Penta 5.0L OSi engines w/ duo props not getting on plane

    Adding good fuel to bad fuel makes more bad fuel
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