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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser service manual #9

    Buy a used one on eBay, or buy a new one from Brunswick
  2. Scott Danforth

    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Only if you want to sand the orange peal out of the first coat.
  3. Scott Danforth

    7.4 question gen 4 to gen 5

    I personally would skip the gen V and go straight to a gen VI. However yes. Remove drive, swap motor, align, install drive
  4. Scott Danforth

    7.4 question gen 4 to gen 5

    Yes, the flywheel housing pattern and block locations for the mounts are the same. Flywheel is different, so hopefully your new to you motor has a flywheel
  5. Scott Danforth

    Quit My Job . . .

    I would have put wheels (casters) under it
  6. Scott Danforth

    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    Yes
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mariner 5 ,2 strokes

    first, welcome aboard most likely you have crud in the fuel system. in addition to the vibratory cleaner, chase every passage with fishing line to make sure the chunks are removed and not just vibrating in a bath. a compression test will tell you the general health of the motor...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Priming a Rebuild Engine

    get a priming tool. I have an old distributor that I modified. prior to that, a piece of 1/2" diameter rod and a chunk of copper pipe is what I used for decades. same tool for V6's, V8's (small block and big block), and most other GM motors
  9. Scott Danforth

    Antifreez

    When I pull my HX or a line for service, I just pull the hoses and let it fall into the bilge. I simply capture everything from the bilge drain into a bucket, then I use a coffee filter in a funnel to transfer the AF/H2O mix from the catch bucket to a few empty jugs I have. it filters out the...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Original sterndrive ratio for the Glastron/Carlson CV-27

    that is how the secondaries work on a Q-jet
  11. Scott Danforth

    Recommendation for fiberglass boat hill repair near Cape Coral, FL

    any reputable shop will be tied up for months. my suggestion, keep calling around, or do the work yourself. plenty of information in the stickies. most of the fiberglass supply houses are in Florida, so you could run to the Miami/Licquordale area or up to St Pete and avoid the EPA surcharge
  12. Scott Danforth

    Engine block thread damage question

    see your local radiator shop. 90% of them do aluminum welding on the side
  13. Scott Danforth

    Points open to .035

    guess I should throw away my 5 points files? the first thing they taught you in Autos 101 is filing points. you file them when you install them and every time you service them.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Points open to .035

    you set the gap when the points are on the cam lobe
  15. Scott Danforth

    do vintage Johnson red gas tank contain lead paint ?

    I would scuff with a scotchbright pad and simply rattle can it
  16. Scott Danforth

    Best way to waterproof plywood transom

    to clarify, he is not using pressure treated. he used the old timers formula on wood to water proof it.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    Plastic putty knife
  18. Scott Danforth

    Engine block thread damage question

    take it to a welder
  19. Scott Danforth

    Can the base of engine work? Two to bolts under engine are rusted and can

    that will turn the motor over. to actually start it, you need power to the coil
  20. Scott Danforth

    Flushing port on 2012 VP 300 C-A

    if you are sure its a full system. I used to pull the impeller every year when I had to winterize. put the impeller, cover, screws and block drains in a baggie zip-tied with the keys to the steering wheel
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