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  1. Scott Danforth

    Port Throttle cable length 35' Signature

    welcome aboard. generally the length of the cable is printed on the cable jacket every foot or so
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    if you did not pull the drain in the intake manifold thermostat cross-over, then you most likely froze the intake and it busted. definitely pressure test the cooling water jacket. good news, its just a 4.3, they are fairly inexpensive from a pull-a-part salvage yard being a 1996 purchase...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3…Milky oil coming from timing cover.

    welcome aboard. is this a new to you boat, or is this a boat you bought last year and winterized it yourself?
  4. Scott Danforth

    AQ125A Volvo Penta Idle Issues

    No, not unless you filed the points perfectly parallel. you can be close enough to run in an emergency, however you will be off.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Old horn / alarm system

    welcome aboard. not sure what you are working on, however that all looks to be added by a prior owner. could have been an alarm system however the open contact switches would have failed quickly, so it definitely was repurposed from something non-marine
  6. Scott Danforth

    AQ125A Volvo Penta Idle Issues

    you get a dwell meter
  7. Scott Danforth

    AQ125A Volvo Penta Idle Issues

    What is your compression numbers? Use a dwell meter to set dwell Set timing Go back to the carb
  8. Scott Danforth

    fresh water flush port start up

    I would run it on muffs myself
  9. Scott Danforth

    2002 volvo penta 5.7 Liter idles but stalls when throttling up

    go back to the carb. My guess is something is not right or overlooked during the carb rebuild. is this a Holley 2-barrel or a Holley 4-barrel?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Does my engine work or my upper is broken

    hard to tell, however looks like the coupler has no splines left
  11. Scott Danforth

    Soft spot on boat floor that I may buy?

    the floor is the last thing on a fiberglass boat to rot. Rot usually starts near the drain plug and migrates up and out. as the flotation foam gets saturated, that is when the floor rots. unless you like doing fiberglass repair, I would look for a different boat.
  12. Scott Danforth

    What's a Typical Idle Mixture Setting On A Marine Holley?

    Holley makes about 150 different metering blocks depending on application, then the aftermarket multiplies that by about 10x All have jets many have idle mix screws Most have air bleeds some do not have power valves the emulsion tubes, passage size, etc. make up most of the differences. Most...
  13. Scott Danforth

    What's a Typical Idle Mixture Setting On A Marine Holley?

    all Holley 4 barrels have 2 metering plates but do the rear plates have a power valve, or a block-off?
  14. Scott Danforth

    What's a Typical Idle Mixture Setting On A Marine Holley?

    there is nothing "typical" about carb settings. they are a starting point. no need for vacuum, you can set the idle mixture screws with an un-lit propane torch. if adding a bit of propane raises RPM, then back out the screws a bit. if adding a bit of propane lowers the RPM, then turn in the...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Boathouse Length vs Boat Length

    good old turtlewax helps with UV protection of the motor paint.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Boathouse Length vs Boat Length

    most boats are arse-heavy and having more weight hang off the aft lower beam on a lift means that nearly 100% of the weight is on the one lower and nearly 0% is on the forward lower beam Who's lift? only a few can take 100% of the load on a beam you may need to re-position the lift
  17. Scott Danforth

    Removed props

    what drive? VP doesnt use cotter pins on all drives, only on some. you may get better traction by having a mod move this to the VP or prop forum
  18. Scott Danforth

    Engine Overheating

    when you pulled the old impeller from the back of the drive, did you find all the blade pieces that were missing? on a Cobra drive, replacing the impeller is a very quick job.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Engine Overheating

    You are feeding with muffs or in the water, correct? And not trying to suck water from a bucket? Is this a new problem with an existing boat, or a new to you boat? Overheating is a lack of water flow
  20. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    you can buy heat exchangers directly from Sen-Dure, Champ, R&D, Mota, and many more. however not many offer a complete kit to the aftermarket like Orca (formerly San Juan)
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