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  1. Scott Danforth

    4.3 motor swap with truck engine

    Vortec heads are an honest 20hp because of the chamber shape. Used iron vortec manifolds are $50 or less PMGR starter is 22# lighter than a direct drive starter, uses half the power and has twice the torque You use nothing bolted to the truck block and heads. You have to use the marine stuff...
  2. Scott Danforth

    pressure in upper gear case

    my stringer 400 had a small hole worn in the impeller housing from a stone that wedged itself under a blade and managed to pump force enough water into the gear box and pull enough gear oil out that the bearings seized 1/2 mile from the ramp.
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.7-300Gi-J starter bolt length

    PMGR starters use shorter bolts than direct drive starters.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    also, if the aft shocks on your SUV are at all worn, the boat will wag the car.
  5. Scott Danforth

    VP AQ280 operating instructions

    a Volvo AQ290 drive uses a slightly larger hole and has full Tilt-n-Trim
  6. Scott Danforth

    4.3 motor swap with truck engine

    light reading. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  7. Scott Danforth

    Rapid trailer jerk at higher speeds

    double check your tongue weight your boat looks like its sitting too far back move your fuel tank and spare wheel to the bow of the boat.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Where can I buy parts for a 2006 Horizon 240

    gas springs are generic. look on the side of the gas spring to get a manufacturer and part number. then use google to find on-line The dash pieces are specific to FourWinns. as indicated above, GLS has obsolete parts from various manufacturers
  9. Scott Danforth

    4.3 motor swap with truck engine

    No, cant swap timing covers from a non-balance shaft motor to a balance shaft motor
  10. Scott Danforth

    Solar Power Installation . . .

    they make biodegradable airsoft bbs
  11. Scott Danforth

    4.3 motor swap with truck engine

    remember, you have to take the vortec motor or any truck motor, knock out the core plugs and replace them with brass or stainless you also need to use marine head gaskets the only thing you need from the truck is the block and heads unless you get a motor from a truck with a manual, then the...
  12. Scott Danforth

    its hot

    just slightly warmer than it is down here.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Sea Water Pump

    its a better idea to confirm that you need parts prior to spending beer money on them. also, highly recommended to replace the bellows and check the u-joints if you have not done so
  14. Scott Danforth

    Regal 2100 sometimes take long time to speed up to reach 16 miles it’s look like struggling on between 10-15 miles but once hit 15 miles it’s will go

    Yes, the distributor cap looks like a blue crab with the posts going out the sides. Simply Google distributor crab cap and you will see. The are notorious for failing internally (within the plastic)
  15. Scott Danforth

    2001 Sea Ray 210 Sticking in gear

    you cant look over the outside of the cable. the inner sleeve is what wears. the shift cables only last about 15 years
  16. Scott Danforth

    4.3 Carb v 4.3MPI

    nope, prop rated.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Regal 2100 sometimes take long time to speed up to reach 16 miles it’s look like struggling on between 10-15 miles but once hit 15 miles it’s will go

    unless you have a test bench, neither you nor I can believe its the injectors. and most of the time they may just need cleaning you MUST do your diagnostic due dilligence prior to throwing parts at it.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Regal 2100 sometimes take long time to speed up to reach 16 miles it’s look like struggling on between 10-15 miles but once hit 15 miles it’s will go

    go to www.volvopentastore.com (the North American Volvo Penta parts distribution run by iboats) dont just throw parts at your motor like you are doing. reving in neutral means nothing so you have owned the boat for 5 years. how long have you been having the problem? what is the compression...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Sea Water Pump

    yes, you can do it with the boat in the water yes, you will get water coming into the boat have a helper handy. get a section of 1-1/4" dowel rod and cut off 2" and round the corners undo the hose from the back of the water pump running to your oil cooler and stuff in the chunk of dowl rod...
  20. Scott Danforth

    1987 4.3l 205 high oil pressure

    once the oil is warm that will come down
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