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  1. Scott Danforth

    Filling coolant reservoir 3.0 TKS?

    pull the puke tank and rinse it out.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Filling coolant reservoir 3.0 TKS?

    if your coolant is green, you add green to it if you coolant is orange, you add orange to it if you cant figure out the color, you change it and follow the manual if you just need to top it off a bit, simply add a few ounces of water.
  3. Scott Danforth

    1982 Aquasport

    first, welcome aboard if your boat is a 1982, then there should be a 12 digit HIN on the back of the transom. what does your paperwork say the HIN is. there are no such things as boat manuals.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Buying a fishing boat

    read this: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/for-new-members-needing-help-buying-a-boat-a-buyers-checklist.612841/ stick with aluminum boat and outboard for a first time boat.
  5. Scott Danforth

    New motor

    you want to unbolt a 40hp motor and bolt on an older 115hp motor. first, what is the transom on your pontoon rated for? do not exceed this rating. even if the 30 year old pontoon is rated at 115, how is the structure? if you dont know your rating, you can look here...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust noise SX drive

    you know on a volvo the exhaust comes out the anti vent plate and is above water as soon as you are on plane. as apposed to say a Mercruiser Alpha 1 drive where the exhaust goes thru the prop. my guess is that with the idle relief port blocked, it will be slower to plane, however you will...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Chevrolet Demon 5,7 l marine engine

    without a year, cant help with the model. however I am speculating...... if its an AQ271, or an AQ290 or AQ311, it would have a holley 715 CFM 4150 carburetor that the prior owner could either have swapped out the bowls for Demon Carburetor bowls. hence the confusion. Again, I am speculating...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ DP 290 outdrive. Loosing "Forward" gear

    sounds like the cone clutch is slipping. first, are you adjusted properly at the shift linkage? second, is your oil level correct? third, the drive is near bullet proof the way volvo designed it back in the late 70's. yes, the materials are critical, as well as the clearances for the cone...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Engine stalling

    June 13th as in 51 weeks from now? the backfire means its going lean. what is your fuel pressure?
  10. Scott Danforth

    trailer manufacturer picks?

    Aluminum or galvanized
  11. Scott Danforth

    Boat company name

    Look it up in the fiberglass is library.
  12. Scott Danforth

    How long should a new engine be run before the first oil change?

    I ran the last motor on the stand for an hour, changed the oil, installed it, put 15 hours on it, then changed oil again. Now will change every 50-100 hours
  13. Scott Danforth

    Trying to decide between 3 older boats!

    Mirro has nothing to do with Cruisers other than Mirro Aluminum was once headquartered in Manitowoc Wisconsin and Cruisers is 80 miles north in Oconto Wisconsin. Different companies owned by different PE firms Banging on a fiberglass boat means nothing. Been proven hundreds of restorations...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Trying to decide between 3 older boats!

    If you are going to buy an old boat, buy aluminum. Skip all 3 of the fiberglass projects unless you like working on fiberglass projects
  15. Scott Danforth

    Dead injector?

    Send the injectors to be cleaned. Clean the fuel rails
  16. Scott Danforth

    Clanking/rattling sound after prop change

    Then it should even out. Check your timing. Check the contents of your fuel filter
  17. Scott Danforth

    Clanking/rattling sound after prop change

    Two red flags. Going from aluminum to stainless, you normally need to drop 1" in pitch. You kept it the same Going from 3 blades to 4 you normally need to drop 1" in pitch. You kept it the same To go from a 3 blade aluminum to a 4 blade stainless, you should be at 17p. Not the 19p you...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Manual has a error in torque V6 Vortec

    Every manual and spec sheet has at least one error. Thanks for posting. Hope people search and find this threads
  19. Scott Danforth

    Coolant in 3 cylinders after winter storage? Hasn't been started

    You can borrow compression and leak down tester tools from your local FLAPS Compression on a new motor is 150psi You want more than 100 psi as below that, it will not run. You want all your cylinders within 5% ideally. However within 10% is the limit make sure to do a pressure test on the...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Carpet glue

    NO use fiberglass and resin, or paint with an oil based paint flex seal will break down in the sun and the carpet glue will have a reaction with it.
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