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  1. Scott Danforth

    No longer made in USA

    What oil are you running.... (ducks while you guys throw wrenches at my head)
  2. Scott Danforth

    Intake manifold verification

    with a heat exchanger, you can run an automotive intake. also, run a 160F thermostat vs a 160. make sure to paint the intake after installation to prevent corrosion.
  3. Scott Danforth

    is this normal?

    the throttle bell-crank will need new bushings check your stringer mounts. most likely they have rotted when you remove the drive, do not damage that $1000 shift cable
  4. Scott Danforth

    Anchor Rope

    I am using 150 feet of 5/8" triple braided nylon (3-strand) line rated at 11,000# with 10 feet of chain for the primary anchor and 150 feet of 3/8" triple braid rated at 4000# for the backup. with a 10:1 scope on the rode, I am good for anchoring in 15'. anything less than 5:1 scope and you...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    OMC dipstick and adapter. it screws into bottom pan drain
  6. Scott Danforth

    $250 Boat in my possession!!

    the rotten mulch water running down the transom and staining it indicates that the transom is rotten
  7. Scott Danforth

    VP 280 Bellhousing Confusion

    its the PDS housing (Primary Drive Shaft) exploded views and parts breakdowns can be had at volvopentastore.com here is a thread where I changed the bearings in my PDS. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/pds-shaft-issues.687012/ yours will be similar
  8. Scott Danforth

    Budget Wake Boarding Tow Options

    Your 38 year old boat may had structural issues. Look for signs of rotten transom, stringers and deck before adding a tow rated tower or pylon. A good tower is about $5k or more Generic towers can be hard for about $2k Adding a tow tower or pylon will require adding appropriate structural...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Wire Diagram mercury 650 1963

    You can't download legit mercury manuals for copyright reasons. However if you join AOMCI.org, there are old manuals posted for members. 99% of the sites that claim you can download are scam sites
  10. Scott Danforth

    Wire Diagram mercury 650 1963

    It is in the mercury service manual
  11. Scott Danforth

    Looking to replace missing Chapparal Cushion

    First, welcome aboard second, contact your local marine upholstery shop
  12. Scott Danforth

    Battery for Minn Kota C2 30 for fishing canoe

    depending on what your budget is, a good LiFePO4 or a good AGM group 27. as far as placement, if its just you in the stern of the canoe, put the battery under the foreward seat for balance. if its two people, put the battery in the center. make sure its strapped in. canoes tip
  13. Scott Danforth

    Outboard engine on odd shaped transom

    you can take a machinist course. however to properly do it, isnt a facetube video.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Identifying old Ranger boat

    technically that is all you need legally remember, the interweb didnt exist until 1992.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    no need. a 11" clutch flywheel is 168 tooth, a 10" clutch flywheel is 153 tooth. sometimes incorrectly called a 14" flywheel and 13" flywheel been that way since the birth of the SBC/BBC all SBC/BBC ring gear pitch has been the same since the beginning as well. copied over from the early...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    if the flywheel housing is set up for the 168 tooth flywheel, then yes. the motors are internally balanced which is why the crank changed from the non-balance shaft motors to the balance shaft motors.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Replacing 95 merc 4.3 with 87 OMC 4.3

    the mercruiser TB ignition is better
  18. Scott Danforth

    VP 280 Bellhousing Confusion

    take it to a competent aluminum fabricator and they can have that fixed in about 20 minutes for about $30
  19. Scott Danforth

    Outboard engine on odd shaped transom

    I did ... Damn autocorrect on the phone
  20. Scott Danforth

    Gimbal swapping

    Your 1984 is an AQ series drive. If it's a 290, it's aa much better drive than a bravo, and 10000 times better than an alpha Only way to bolt in a Mercruiser in that boat is if you redo your transom
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