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  1. Scott Danforth

    Problem with Volvo penta 5.7 power

    VPs don't have flappers There is no interlock on trim. Wherever you got that information is wrong What is your compression numbers? What is the fuel pressure? Is your throttle cable moving the carb to fully open? Not spinning over 2800rpm is either a motor low on compression or you have a...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Alpha One Gen I Winterization

    Remove the portions of boat preventing access Or move to south Florida (it even freezes in Texas and North Florida)
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Alpha One Gen I Winterization

    Factory manual is the only good reference YouTube is 90% wrong info You can NEVER displace water by sucking up antifreeze on the muffs. Factory info condensed: Remove drain plugs from manifolds and motor - Drain water Pull any hoses that do not have drains and drain Replace hoses and plugs...
  4. Scott Danforth

    IAC problems

    If you want the ability to see counts, etc. Buy the Rinda software
  5. Scott Danforth

    small pocket in floor of 1989 Searay 220 Sundancer

    bait well if its filling with water.... :p
  6. Scott Danforth

    Roller To Bunk Conversion

    first, welcome aboard? why would you step backwards from a roller trailer to bunks
  7. Scott Danforth

    Main fuse

    first. clean every battery terminal and connection starter in the battery posts and work your way up the wires to the dash. use a volt meter and a test light to troubleshoot where the power stops. going to assume this is an outboard. there is not a "main fuse" per se. there is sometimes a...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Carburetor Issues, Dripping Carbs...

    Love the Holley external needle/float adjustment. The whole cartridge is $5. Takes 20 seconds to adjust
  9. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta | Power Steering Hose Size

    Going to assume you are in the UK because the rest of the world calls them hose clamps
  10. Scott Danforth

    Electrical Diode for Triton 2002 WA2486

    Diodes go by wattage A 3 watt diode would be about 1/8" diameter. A 5 watt diode is about 9/32" diameter. A 30 watt diode will be in an aluminum heat sink about 5/8" diameter
  11. Scott Danforth

    Any tips to keeping your boat clean with engine work?

    Cheap moving blankets from harbor freight
  12. Scott Danforth

    No spark, no service manual...

    Purple is the ignition circuit. It's used as the excite for the alternator, the power to the choke. It goes up to the MOB switch and then the the back of the key Wire color is standard
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta 5.7 power problem

    what is the compression numbers what is the fuel pressure not wanting to rev under load is either fuel delivery problem or a low compression problem
  14. Scott Danforth

    No spark, no service manual...

    only place you can get Mercruiser service manuals from is http://publications.brunswick.com/
  15. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilt 5.7 vortec wil not turn over

    you cant get a good connection with jumper cables
  16. Scott Danforth

    Risers - think I caught this just in time?

    the profile is a bit more aggressive with the later engines. However the 4.3 is just a bit closer to reversion than the V8's
  17. Scott Danforth

    Using blind rivets under the waterline on aluminum boat in saltwater, are dissimilar metals a concern?

    aluminum, steel and salt water make a battery
  18. Scott Danforth

    What’s this parts name and number?

    Its name is Jenny, and the number is 8675309 would help us know what you are working on. then if you had the serial number, someone could post the parts list that you can also search for by serial number.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Boat identification?

    looks like an aristocraft
  20. Scott Danforth

    2004 Volvo Penta 3.0L engine knocking

    so drive across the boarder with your busted longblock in the back of the truck, drive back across the boarder with freshly machined longblock in the back of the truck
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