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  1. Scott Danforth

    Wiring Gauge Question

    on a 21 foot boat, 16 gauge will cover most of your needs. however you need to do math to verify. find the load, find the total length of wire, calculate voltage drop for various wire gauges, make sure you are within limits
  2. Scott Danforth

    PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY MY BOAT

    the boat has had the start of a transom replacement. if you do not have registration paperwork, etc, its a yard planter
  3. Scott Danforth

    mild restoration and reconfiguring

    no
  4. Scott Danforth

    OMC 1993 3.0L Cobra. What oil to use?

    the engine gets SAE 30 the drive gets the 80W90
  5. Scott Danforth

    Diagnosing miss at high RPMs for VP 7.4GL with EST electronic distributor

    https://pubs.volvopenta.com/publications/7740288
  6. Scott Danforth

    Is my mercury oil injected?

    Your motor needs premix if you do not have a separate oil tank So if you ran your Tower of Power on straight fuel, you killed it
  7. Scott Danforth

    4.3 mercruiser knocking

    Pull the drive to make sure it isnt the U-joints
  8. Scott Danforth

    How to launch stern drive safely?

    Ball joints last between 400 and 600 hours
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fuel economy of a 2000 Cobalt 226 454 mag mpi with bravo lll

    Your motor will burn 0.4# of fuel per hp per hour How much power are you commanding?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Peoples vs. Peoples/Gear weight limits?

    You could have people weighing in at 400# or 40# Which ever limit is hit first is the governing limit
  11. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    still need to back off on the jets. however put 6 hours on the boat today with friends.... the boat traffic was nuts.... Jeff and Sheryl are waiting for a prop to come back from Admiral prop. next week, we take out their 48' cruisers.
  12. Scott Danforth

    87 Chris Craft I/O sources of water intrusion?

    being a 1987..... look at the integrity of the transom
  13. Scott Danforth

    4.3L versions

    2007 and later, full metric 1996-2006 mixed bag. if you have a 2007 and later boat, get a 2007 and laster long block
  14. Scott Danforth

    Diagnosing miss at high RPMs for VP 7.4GL with EST electronic distributor

    To get to 200 psi, that is 14:1 compression. Merc spec is 150psi cranking The. Stock Gen VI is. 9.4:1 motor Set your timing to 10 BTDC Check the quality of your fuel
  15. Scott Danforth

    Diagnosing miss at high RPMs for VP 7.4GL with EST electronic distributor

    If you have 195 to 200 psi on all cylinders, your gauge is off by 50 psi. New motor is 150 psi What is your base timing set to?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Trim goes up but not down

    Sounds like a bad connection
  17. Scott Danforth

    Battery Advice

    Batteries are one thing i would not skimp on
  18. Scott Danforth

    1986 omc 2.5 L

    set the dwell with a meter. 32 degrees +/- 2 set the timing 4 degrees BTDC set the idle in-gear while in the water at 500-600
  19. Scott Danforth

    A Unique problem I have never seen

    Pull HX Empty oil Fill HX with gas or other cheap solvent Dispose of gas/oil Use dawn dish soap and hot water to clean remainder residue If the engine cooling water jacket is full of oil, more cleaning to do
  20. Scott Danforth

    Trim motor for old DP290

    Its an oildyne 108 hydraulic pump. Same as mecruiser. Any hydraulic shop, even in england can get parts
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