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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    two ball peen hammers and a block of wood
  2. Scott Danforth

    Back after a LONG hiatus....

    you know its cheaper to buy a running and functioning boat than a project
  3. Scott Danforth

    Stainless Steel Rowboats 1940s

    search the libraries at fiberglassics.com there were a few stainless utility boats
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    yes. stamped oil pans have a tendency to distort the pan rails where the bolts are. typical fix is to straighten them at any service.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    no reason you cant reuse the pan or windage tray. you can bang the windage tray back into shape. just make sure the crank clears it. it is for windage control within the oil pan, or you run the risk of frothing the oil as you bang thru waves. a block of wood and a hammer is all you should...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Lifting Boat off Trailer

    cement blocks should never be point loaded. they will crush. I used what I had access to. the 1 ton A-frame was the right width and height the jack stands are because I spent 12 hours under the boat with a DA removing bottom paint and had to remove the fork lift When I sprayed the underside...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Strange Restrictor in Cooling Bypass Hose

    remove the added stuff from the cooling system and return the system to stock.
  8. Scott Danforth

    volvo-penta AQ 280 propeller cone/nut

    its a nut and a convergence cone. they still sell them
  9. Scott Danforth

    What kind of boat...

    the boat in the commercial has been repainted. most likely a prop boat
  10. Scott Danforth

    Lifting Boat off Trailer

    actually the bow eye and stern eyes are supposed to be sized by the boat builder to hang the boat. Here is what I did with the Rogue an A-frame hoist in the front, a fork lift in the back. Also used a set of jacks once. to get the front ratchet straps to have some spread, used a chain inside...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Strange Restrictor in Cooling Bypass Hose

    someone butchered your cooling system. suggest you return it to stock
  12. Scott Danforth

    Transom replacement instructions

    agree, look in the hull restoration forum. replacing the transom from the outside is 10X harder than from the inside, considering you still have stringers to replace.
  13. Scott Danforth

    how much does my leg weigh

    you can do it yourself. put a piece of 1/4" plywood between the driveway and the skeg. lower the drive, remove the pins, remove the helmet pin and rotate the helmet up, remove the shift cable pin and retention plate, pull the 2 bellows clamps and the hose clamp, then pull the drive up and back.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Was running now will not turn over DISTRIBUTOR, TIMING, #1 on CAP & PLUG WIRE LOCATIONS

    that is not the original distributor. that is a distributor for a manual transmission nova or a manual transmission chevelle. you need to remove that bomb fuse and install a marine distributor.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    Reach in with a box wrench and unbolt the windage tray
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4 Dipstick Tube Broke, Can't Remove Oil Pan

    its a GM industrial motor full sump pan (8 qt). look at the natural gas genset parts break down.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Is it a 283 or 307 ?

    You can always call ken cook.
  18. Scott Danforth

    volvo penta 5.0 Ford engine knocking.

    you want a truck version as the car variants have the wrong cam. however make sure its not u-joint knock or something else. so pull the drive first
  19. Scott Danforth

    Am I missing a step in gear lube swap?

    besides the beer or three, you may have to switch hands doing the pumping.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Is it a 283 or 307 ?

    BTW, 3.875" bore and 3" stroke is 283, 3.875" bore and 3.25" stroke is 307 move to a 4" bore and 3.25" stroke and you have 327
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