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  1. Scott Danforth

    3.8 water gushing from engine

    the GM 3.8 motors do not survive a thermal-declination-induced-phase-shift-hydro-expansion episode core plugs are not for freeze protection. they are to get core sand out of the water passages at the foundry only some ford models will actually survive a freeze event and not crack the block I...
  2. Scott Danforth

    On board gas tank question

    welcome aboard. you will need to find out if your father ran the tank completely dry or did all the gasoline turn to varnish/sludge and you need to clean the tank to clean the tank, you need to find the access cover over the fuel tank sending unit. remove the fuel sending unit and look into...
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.7l mercruiser wiring question

    welcome aboard. post your serial number of the motor for us to better help you. also, the factory manual will have wiring schematics. but without a serial number, we are guessing at the vintage of the motor.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Broken engine to outdrive - what am I looking at?

    your u-joints were slaping around in there contacting the gimbal time to pull the rest of the drive parts and find all that is broken and go from there.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Any lasting proven method of painting a prop ??

    take aluminum prop and have it hard anodized and no paint required, or clear anodized (best aluminum primer there is), then take the anodized prop and go over with a good etching primer and catalyzed paint. havent done props because I have always smacked them into something down here. however...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Radio reception in a big metal morton building

    what kind of radio/stereo? does it have an external antenna connection? usually two screws (300 ohm) or the coax cable (75 ohm) my old shop radio was the boom box from when I was a teen. I wired a simple home made T-antenna (similar to the $5 FM antennas) and shoved it outside the window and...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Leaky power steering ram. Replace or rebuild?

    only you can answer is $45 and 1 hour of your time to reseal worth the $655 savings
  8. Scott Danforth

    Radio reception in a big metal morton building

    A metal building is a faraday cage. Any antenna run outside the building will help. I usually stream a few stations because i have an office made of metal studs within a metal building. My cell doesnt even ring in the office
  9. Scott Danforth

    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    Yes, purple is the ignition
  10. Scott Danforth

    1989 sunliner. 302 pcm engine and pcm psr15 outdrive.

    Drive comes off, then motor comes out, the transom assembly comes off. Call PCM to get the manual
  11. Scott Danforth

    Oil Type?

    Too thin. 15w40 would be the thinnest multi-vis
  12. Scott Danforth

    Alpha 1 gen 2 5.7L overheating

    Turn your tape measure over
  13. Scott Danforth

    Outdrives not triming in sync

    I agree w/ dub Things that can slow down trim pump: Water in oil Bad connections Corrosion
  14. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    most of the time its a loose nut behind the wheel.
  15. Scott Danforth

    1978 Chrysler floor help?

    that is a question for folks more chome in the beard than I am
  16. Scott Danforth

    Repair manual preferences

    factory Yamaha manual.
  17. Scott Danforth

    1978 Chrysler floor help?

    my guess they saved money by not supplying the locker surround and teak grate.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Alpha 1 gen 2 5.7L overheating

    the muffs will spray 10 feet in all directions when the hose is on full until the engine is started. water has to go somewhere
  19. Scott Danforth

    1988 Lowe 14v transome cap question

    tite bond III for the glue to laminate two pieces of 3/4" to make 1.5"
  20. Scott Danforth

    1988 Lowe 14v transome cap question

    thats how I would replace it.
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