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  1. Scott Danforth

    Daily Driver

    I think this year the vehicles are trying to commit suicide. Now I need to call and get truck windshield replaced.
  2. Scott Danforth

    need to access your knowledge

    Block changed for 1991 model year. Make sure block casting is same as yours
  3. Scott Danforth

    Daily Driver

    Update on the daily driver..... last night on the way home, the ABS light comes on, the radio goes dead. the car says service ABS, Service ECS, service..... and then the lights get dim. Car up and died about 1.5 miles from the house call home to get the wife and stepson to grab Zack's hyundai...
  4. Scott Danforth

    need to access your knowledge

    for the GM 3.0. the two choices are 1990 and older, or 1991 and newer. I would look for a mid 90's bayliner with a rotten hull and get the 91 and newer motor with a 92 and newer drive.
  5. Scott Danforth

    You might be out of shape, But Then Again

    Im round..... and round is a shape. glad you caught it AD.
  6. Scott Danforth

    I/O Characteristics

    because the average I/O is bought and sold within the warranty period. no incentive to add extra cost. if in salt water, block will last about 25 years, manifolds and elbow about 7-10 if in fresh water, block and manifolds will last until the hull rots or owner sinks the boat.
  7. Scott Danforth

    I/O Characteristics

    then the upstream filter plugs 2.5 miles out on your first launch and you overheat. BTDT own the teeshirt and I know better.
  8. Scott Danforth

    3.0 litre Mercruiser sterndrive oil issue

    You ran it on muffs, correct?
  9. Scott Danforth

    I/O Characteristics

    Because you cant clean the shell side of a heat exchanger, so once the rust flakes indicated prior plug your new $2000-$3000 heat exchanger, you get to throw it away
  10. Scott Danforth

    2021 Splash of the Year Nominations

    BTTT...... @seikeinlemming , we may have a late splash by @todhunter ..... Pics are required
  11. Scott Danforth

    Late 70’s Mercury 20 Hp manual

    dont trust any PDF as the factory only did print. boatinfo is no longer around, so your only choice is to purchase a mercury manual from ebay or brunswick direct.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    if the vinyl is still pliable, re-use it.. just re-sew you will know as soon as you start pulling staples as to the condition of the vinyl. however if that area is sun-baked, replace.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta in Bayliner 1989 runs in start position but not in run position

    if the motors run at all, its not the kill switch. the kill switch is after the key switch and is in the ignition line. with the lanyard in, the ignition line is intact. with the lanyard pulled, the ignition line is broken. therefore if the motors run at all, its not the key switch
  14. Scott Danforth

    Replace Teleflex or go hydrolic?

    If you are fighting low speed bow wander, nothing you can do. All v-hull boats with single motors suffer from v-hull wander
  15. Scott Danforth

    Is it a "sin" to use AN style hose fittings below the waterline?

    if your running hydraulics, it is done all the time, expecially with hydraulic transom lifts. they are also inspected semi-annually because failure to run zincs means the hydraulic fittings become sacrificial. if you are running a thru-hull below that waterline. the law does not recognize a...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Using inverter on board

    For all the holiday parades that my buddy had his sailboat in, he simply used a honda 2kw inverter duty gen set on the deck. powered the lights, the amplifier for the guitar and a group of inflatable lawn decorations
  17. Scott Danforth

    Advice on trimming out this door

    Trim it out with 2x6s for now
  18. Scott Danforth

    4.3 omc cobra no start

    Now that it is running, please share what it was that was preventing it from running so future readers can learn about the steps you went thru and what it was you found.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Repair Y Pipe Possible?

    I have had better luck searching CL than buying on ebay.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Trailer bunk boards

    it would probably rot faster. if you have a fiberglass boat, treated lumber is fine. if you have an aluminum boat, white oak, or cypress
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