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  1. Scott Danforth

    1999 7.4L mercruiser fuel pressure regulator crossover part?

    you will have to do a cross-reference to the GM part. however the L29 was in 1996-2000 3/4 and 1 ton trucks
  2. Scott Danforth

    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    No
  3. Scott Danforth

    King Cobra (1993-1994) prop shaft removal

    No one is questioning your background. However the truth is, most of the tech's trained 30 years ago have long since retired or passed. Those tools would have been owned by the shop and not the individual techs. so you are looking for an independent shop owner that was factory trained and...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    again, Osco is used by both Volvo and Mercruiser and has a great reputation, or at least they did as they recently sold off their patterns and got out of the marine manifold business. Barr is a better supplier than Osco and is the same casting house used by every marine company out there as...
  5. Scott Danforth

    King Cobra (1993-1994) prop shaft removal

    trying to buy the thousands of dollars worth of tools to service a non-desirable drive with no parts support is a fools errand. besides throwing away the clymer and seloc manual (they make ok knee pads, however do not work well as toilet paper) you will need to have factory training (which no...
  6. Scott Danforth

    1989 Sea Ray 160

    the fuel pump is part of the carb. its two bits of floppy material
  7. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    I personally recommend new vs used as I view manifolds like I do underwear. only you can make the determination between the two. If it was me, and I was looking at two used manifolds, one HGE and one Osco, unless the Osco had big amounts of flaking rust, I would buy the Osco
  8. Scott Danforth

    5.0 Mercruiser MPI Question After Stalling On Me This Weekend

    did you inspect the contents of your fuel filter when you changed filters? what is your fuel pressure? that will tell you the health of your pump?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    you bought a non-running boat with a yamaha drive?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    the return line is easy. its just a 3/8" Power Steering return line. the difficulty will be the fitting at the actuator and identifying which of the 24 variations of hydraulic port is there the pressure line at the back of the pump is easy, that is a standard 5/8-16 thread for an SAE inverted...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    most likely a bearing going bad. they are 6000 series bearings (under $5) However if you want to go new, get a 3-wire
  12. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon 20’ long bunks

    order in 20 foot lengths from your local wood supplier. galvanized metal brackets and your aluminum toon logs do not make a good combination if you introduce water. additionally, the galvanized material will soon start to rust. do not use pressure treated lumber
  13. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    welcome aboard. you can take your old lines to any good hydraulic shop and they can make you new lines.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 not keeping charge on batter

    also, once the battery is charged, is there current between the battery + and the cable (motor off, and key switch off) is there a battery switch?
  15. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    Osco is a production casting house used by both Mercruiser and Volvo in the past. HGE is a will-fit aftermarket company. if these are your only two choices. the Osco will most likely be a better casting.
  16. Scott Danforth

    1998 Volvo Penta 3.0 misfiring on plugs 3&4

    a cheap aftermarket distributor cap with bad terminals could cause cylinders 3&4 to loose spark after a while so could not having the plug wires seated all the way on the plug or cap towers
  17. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    dont use a screw driver. that will muff up the paint and the aluminum. you most likely have corrosion in the holes where the studs are make sure the nuts are off, and all the fasteners are out. I would get a few plastic window/door frame shims. and wedge between the lower and upper, then...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    ???? that is the excite wire and probably a charge light indicator on the dash. most 3 wire alternators will work. your current alternator is a 42 amp. I personally would just take it to the local starter/alternator shop and pay the $50 to put in new diode pack, regulator, etc.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoating keel

    you have some pin holes. I would do another layer on the areas with the pinholes.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Pic of Milkshake spew all over my engine. Help please

    Pressure test the cooling water jacket. May just be failed batwings
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