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  1. Scott Danforth

    1974 OMC 165 Sterndrive ignition Coil Wiring please help!

    Being a 1974. Make sure to file and service the points, then set dwell and timing
  2. Scott Danforth

    Replacement backrest for 2003 Crownline 180BR

    this is the answer. However, It's a 20 year old boat you may have to replace most of the upholstery to get it to match
  3. Scott Danforth

    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Just throwing parts at it and not trouble shooting is taking $100 bills and setting them on fire. Start with the basics. Compression numbers, fuel pressure, timing
  4. Scott Danforth

    Needing help/ 4.3 mercusier

    Drain the block Take the hose from the transom shield and tee it off with the 2 hoses going to the manifolds. Pressure the block and heads to 15 psi of air. It should hold forever. If it doesn't hold pressure, listen for the hissing
  5. Scott Danforth

    '88 Force 15 "Where's the thermostat?"

    Is it a factory manual or a seloc manual
  6. Scott Danforth

    1993 Mercruiser 7.4 - Is my Problem Carb or Thunderbolt IV module

    No
  7. Scott Danforth

    Looking for $200-500 Chart Plotter Fish Finder Thoughts

    You can't progress as you get old and wise without finding your limits when you are young and foolish. And because the chicks dig scars
  8. Scott Danforth

    Is anyone else seeing odd behavior of the site?

    cant tag a mod, premature posting, error messages.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Is anyone else seeing odd behavior of the site?

    Thinking its a software upgrate that isnt going well. @colonel_sanders
  10. Scott Danforth

    1984 OMC 200HP compression

    Without a leak down test, how do you know it's the head and not the rings? No sense pulling the head and spending money until you know what the problem is. You can borrow a leak down test kit from any FLAPS
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0

    you are correct, its the lifter cover gasket. however that would not cause rust streaks. only a cracked head from improper winterization would cause rust streaks on that side of the motor.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    go with sail track. your canvas guy will know what I am talking about
  13. Scott Danforth

    Re coating wood/fiberglass decking

    you trying to convince us or yourself. we all see this as a bad boat with rot problems. because most of us have been there and worked on them. no one puts a deck over on a good boat.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0

    you dont need a new carb, you need to clean the existing one. however the carb is the least of the problems the oil leaking looks like a pressure switch. that doesnt concern me as much as the rusty crack, which means the motor is damaged. if this bayliner is from the 80's or 90's run as the...
  15. Scott Danforth

    1984 OMC 200HP compression

    being a 305 V8, your compression in all holes should be 150 psi. its not anything about tightening the heads. most likely you have rust in a valve seat. fire it up and check after running it. if that low hole doesnt come up or all of them for that matter, do a leak-down test. you may have...
  16. Scott Danforth

    1993 Mercruiser 7.4 - Is my Problem Carb or Thunderbolt IV module

    Check fuel pressure
  17. Scott Danforth

    Re coating wood/fiberglass decking

    Your boat had a "deck over". Basically a crappy patch job to sell it The deck usually rots a decade after the transom and stringers. Boats rot from bottom up. To do it right, you are going to have to pull the interior, pull the motor/drive, pull the cap and cut out the rotten floor, stringers...
  18. Scott Danforth

    1984 OMC 200HP compression

    if your motor is an I/O, those numbers are low if your motor is an outboard they are not bad....except the one bad cylinder
  19. Scott Danforth

    '88 Force 15 "Where's the thermostat?"

    not all motors came with thermostats lack of flow is from your impeller being smoked.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1982 MR 180

    they do
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