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  1. Scott Danforth

    stuck 3000 rpm max

    did you mic the journals and bores for the bearings?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Chrysler 318 cooling issues

    rubber impeller pumps are only self-priming if they are below the water line. they do not "suck" water or "pump" water, they only push water did you backflush with water or just air. if air, you need a lot of air (as in about 500 CFM of air at high pressure (think of a pumpkin cannon) a...
  3. Scott Danforth

    I need help identifying what kind of boat I have

    that list is only after 1984 with the current US MIC codes. all told there have been over 100,000 boat builders that have come and gone over the past 100-150 years. Many making only one or two hulls before going out of business.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Steering maintenance

    is this the searay with the I/O in your signature? if so, are you sure you have slop and not just suffering v-hull bow wander? this occurs between idle and when you are up on plane on all single engine v-hull boats. a single prop will cause the back of the boat to push to one side, until the...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7 gxi overheating

    first, welcome aboard most likely its not the water circulating pump did you find the missing bits of your old impeller? did you back flush the PS cooler and the incoming lines to the water pickup in the drive? did you check the hose between the drive and the transom shield, especialler where...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Trying to get some information

    the volvo SX came out of the 1990's joint venture with Volvo and OMC. OMC was on life-support thru the 1990's and after about 1996, I believe all their outdrives were volvos
  7. Scott Danforth

    I need help identifying what kind of boat I have

    you realize that boat was made 31 years before the internet existed. so the only information you will find is stuff that people posted long after that boat was made and most of them were scrapped. could be obscure, could have been common. what does your paperwork with the boat say it is.
  8. Scott Danforth

    I/O in a tritoon

    I would run for two reasons. first, its an OMC (read that as Obsolete Marine Company) second, unless you have a full shop of equipment, maintenance of an I/O in a toon log is difficult. think of your car, now change the radiator by going thru the trunk. many times routine maintenance requires...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fuel leak

    its a $1 gasket (a pack of 6 bowl and metering block gaskets for like $10) suggest you pull the carb off and determine is it the metering block gasket or the bowl gasket.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Boat motor hatch/cover plastic inserts

    not sure what kind of boat. however boat vents fall into two categories: common off the shelf, or custom per manufacturer and boat line additionally, it looks like the vinyl in the back is toast.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Can someone help me find an owners manual for a 1989 Tracker Pro deep V 16 ft

    here is a misconception about recreational boats: things are documented here is the truth about recreational boats. not even tracker has a wiring harness drawing, routing for plumbing or even an idea of what manufacturers supplied common hardware by what serial number / HIN your boat livewell...
  12. Scott Danforth

    tank dimentions

    Maybe use a pneumatic saw
  13. Scott Danforth

    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    I would like to see those specs.
  14. Scott Danforth

    454 bogging and misfire under load

    Careful, that head is about 85 pounds
  15. Scott Danforth

    Engine redlining after starting

    No, the 600 cfm carb is fine. However you have something wrong. Use posts 2 and 3 as guidance
  16. Scott Danforth

    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    Good point. Even CMD paired the bravo up with the baby diesels. With low enough output, the A1G2 should suffice. Will need an elastic drive plate
  17. Scott Danforth

    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Carb kit has lots of extra gaskets (common with carb kits) Holleys have an easy float adjustment. Check that
  18. Scott Danforth

    tank dimentions

    Most likely no tank hatch Carpet is common
  19. Scott Danforth

    Blew my Lower Unit I think (pics included). Need help replacing

    I would look into the SEI lower and a bit of paint
  20. Scott Danforth

    89- 5.8l OMC with Holley 4160 flooding problem

    Bad rebuild The idle mix screws only adjust idle mix. As soon as the throttle is open more than a half mm, the normal jetting and power valve take over
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