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  1. Scott Danforth

    Windshield Options

    https://www.alumacraft.com/us/en/shopping-tools/find-a-dealer.html
  2. Scott Danforth

    Evinrude 115Hp V4 Project Rebuild / Repowering a Fourwinns Fling Turbo jet boat

    I did mention it in post #11.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Foam in toons or safety gauge to detect leak

    most toon logs leak where the M brackets are welded. filling with foam will reduce buoyancy. unscrew the plastic fittings, install a 5psi pressure gauge and pressurize your toon logs to 2.5 psi. if you have the plastic plugs, your logs are not pressurized
  4. Scott Danforth

    What type of oil and lube to use

    the higher zincs in most of the diesel oil dont do well with todays modern engines and emissions. however for a boat motor, you cant beat the requirement. not to mention, any flat tappet motor (1995 and older) will require the higher zinc so you dont take out the cam. Todays "car" oils wont...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Rivet Bucking

    above freezing. the metal wont care, however your fingers will thank you.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 165 IL 6 Winterization

    change oil first, then drain drain the big lower hose if you want to pour in AF, use a funnel at the thermostat housing fill the drive back up.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Worth of Johnson 1954 CD-11 5.5hp

    non-running wall art - $100-$200 fully running outboard - $200 however may take a while to sell fully running and cosmetically restored - $400-$600 - may take a while to sell cost to get it there..... about as much as you will get for it. restore the old motor because it means something to...
  8. Scott Danforth

    1947 Firestone 3.5hp no spark, wont start

    the OP hasnt been back since August
  9. Scott Danforth

    3.0 mercruiser valve adjustment

    did you bore and hone? or just dingleberry the bores? did you verify TDC on cam/timing gears
  10. Scott Danforth

    What type of oil and lube to use

    15W40 diesel oil in the engine Amsoil marine gear lube in the drive
  11. Scott Danforth

    12 volt issues

    from the ignition switch working backwards. ignition switch.......harness connector near the controls/dash...... harness connector at the motor (big round connector)......battery terminal on engine at starter...... battery dont forget the ground path
  12. Scott Danforth

    12 volt issues

    and by shiny metal, we mean polished like your mother-in-laws fine silverware. use 150 grit sand paper, a wire brush on the end of a drill or similar to get the metal shiny once done and tight, seal the connections with marine electrical varnish
  13. Scott Danforth

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    I would do a cummins all day long over a powerstroke I may be biased
  14. Scott Danforth

    its here

    told my family, for every post about winter or shoveling snow on facetube, they get a post about sunshine and me cutting my grass
  15. Scott Danforth

    its here

    it was 82 yesterday
  16. Scott Danforth

    Raw Pump Difficulty

    and if there is any scoring of the housing, it wont matter if there are new bearings
  17. Scott Danforth

    2 stroke power head swaps.

    You spend hours and days going thru parts manuals
  18. Scott Danforth

    Raw Pump Difficulty

    buy a new raw water pump. they are not that expensive
  19. Scott Danforth

    Getting rid of hull.

    take a sawzall and cut it up, or put it on Facetube market place for free
  20. Scott Danforth

    Engine dies going R to N

    adjust your shift cables
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