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  1. Scott Danforth

    Best piston for gen 2 4.3 mercuiser

    You never buy parts until after you machine the block. Only way to do it, is to buy a new stock bore block and buy new stock bore rotating assembly Agree with others, take it to your local engine builder
  2. Scott Danforth

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

    The pan is $80 if you do damage it
  3. Scott Danforth

    OMC sterndrive not moving in gear.

    The 400 is 4 cylinders only. You have to identify the upper. However I suspect someone swapped the whole drive
  4. Scott Danforth

    How do I set fuel/air mixture 3L Holley carb?

    Suggest you get a good mechanic. If you want to do the work yourself: Rule #1 stay off youtube. Too much wrong information. There is no easy button Google Holley blades and center in the idle slots. Look at the Holley tech library You adjust both screws the same at the same time Read the...
  5. Scott Danforth

    How do I set fuel/air mixture 3L Holley carb?

    as stated in your other thread. check your gauge. if 1 and 4 have black, check your valve seals. you may be leaking oil into the combustion chambers to adjust idle air on a holley 2300 2-barrel. adjust the two idle air screws in the carb base. make sure the blades are centered in the slot...
  6. Scott Danforth

    How do I set fuel/air mixture 3L Holley carb?

    not on a 3 liter. big ole hole in the top, log plenum and 4 exits into the cylinders
  7. Scott Danforth

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

    most likely the oil pickup is getting stuck in the windage tray. worst case, push the dipstick into the pan
  8. Scott Danforth

    Seized engine

    when you drained the block, manifolds, etc. did you prob the holes
  9. Scott Danforth

    Just need to know what wires go to what?

    something like this one from e-trailer that just plugs into your volvo wiring harness and has the diodes in it. https://www.etrailer.com/vm/Volvo/S40/t1
  10. Scott Danforth

    Just need to know what wires go to what?

    you need an adapter (converter) for your volvo (or any european car) to run a trailer. white is ground, brown is tail lights, yellow is left turn signal, green is right turn signal.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Need painting help

    do a search of the restoration forums on prep suggest the starcraft forum as there are hundreds of boat restoration and prep threads https://forums.iboats.com/threads/shoestring-starcraft-ss160-resto-mod-let-the-long-slow-road-begin.721077/page-18#post-5737606 once you get the prep done, see...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    that part is somewhere.
  13. Scott Danforth

    What boat is this?

    what does the title and registration say it is?
  14. Scott Danforth

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    try it.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Omc 5.7 cobra. 1992 sunbird.

    file the points with a points file ( or your wife's nail file) set the dwell with a dwell meter
  16. Scott Danforth

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    who doesnt have olive oil? not going to ask about the hand cream
  17. Scott Danforth

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    Do all the maintenance that the prior owner didn't do
  18. Scott Danforth

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    Could be leaking valve seals
  19. Scott Danforth

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    Ky jelly works Olive oil works The grease is to allow the o-ring to properly flow into the groove and not tear
  20. Scott Danforth

    07 5.0GL WOT Issue

    Your moment passed unless you have another fuel filter
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