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  1. Scott Danforth

    1968 Niagara

    Free boats are the most expensive boats you can ever own
  2. Scott Danforth

    No engine alarms. Can’t find anything in service manual.

    When I redid my dash, 5" 4 in one gauge on left, 3" speedo in center, 5" tach on right, flanking the gauges, oil temp and water pressure in right, depth and hour meter on left I did add an over temp sender (180F) and oil pressure switch (29psi) to kill the fuel pump and ignition. Both times I...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 4.3 running rough - ideas?

    Make sure you didnt cross wires Do a cylinder drop test New doesnt mean good Most likely you are running on 5 cylinders
  4. Scott Danforth

    Camshaft pulley 8 hp Honda not spinning camshaft

    This is your problem - the sprocket failed, however it could have done other damage such as the aforementioned bent valves
  5. Scott Danforth

    prop for Mercruiser Alpha One

    Pull prop ang get it repaired. That is about $100-$125 Buy new stainless prop is about $400-500
  6. Scott Danforth

    1998 Merc 3.0l Front Engine mounting.

    In the stickies are vidios by achris on aligning, pulling drives, etc
  7. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Prime Problem

    You may have a fuel pump issue
  8. Scott Danforth

    Fuel leak

    Now is where you go out and google how to dissassemble a holley 4150 and go thru it, and not the wrong stuff in you tube. Go to Holleys web site and look for yourself. Additionally Jeff Smith has articles on it
  9. Scott Danforth

    Aluminum manifolds and risers

    The following have aluminum exhaust for small blocks, big blocks and LS motors Stainless Marine EMI Hardin Marine Lightning Mercury Racing
  10. Scott Danforth

    Shift cable

    Outboard motors with jet lowers use same cables as outboard motors with prop lowers
  11. Scott Danforth

    Connector type

    Its a splice block. Use a test meter to trace power
  12. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 888 no go over 3000rpm

    Knowing which cam is in the motor is what determines firing order Running the wrong firing order should be detectable with a cylinder drop test What fuel pressure are you getting? Good doesnt tell us squat What are the compression numbers? Good doesnt tell us didly How did the motor run...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat cracking

    Read the links I directed you to. Once done, we can direct you to threads on gel spraying and rolling
  14. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoat cracking

    You need to grind down to good glass, then build back up. Suggest you flag your thread and have moved to the restoration forum Also suggest you go to the 4th sticky in the restoration forum and read links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b in their entir2
  15. Scott Danforth

    1998 Merc 3.0l Front Engine mounting.

    The fact that you moved the engine at all means it needs to be realigned
  16. Scott Danforth

    prop for Mercruiser Alpha One

    Why not just get the prop repaired
  17. Scott Danforth

    No engine alarms. Can’t find anything in service manual.

    Because by the time a temp switch and alarm goes off, its already too late
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