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  1. Scott Danforth

    Restoring a 14` 1969 ,aluminum sears boat

    Transom height is part of the HP calculations
  2. Scott Danforth

    Outboard won't spin unless spark plugs removed.

    Agreed, clean all battery cable connections
  3. Scott Danforth

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

    Boats are not like cars. What info are you looking for
  4. Scott Danforth

    1990 omc cobra 4.3 won’t rev above 2500

    Check dwell with a meter. Only thing left
  5. Scott Danforth

    How to separate Gunnel from Hull? (1990 Ebbtide Riviera project boat)

    Go underneath and cut the fiberglass to separate
  6. Scott Danforth

    Red Tide

    its on bay news 9 often
  7. Scott Danforth

    1990 omc cobra 4.3 won’t rev above 2500

    compression test numbers? did you set the dwell with a meter? fuel pressure?
  8. Scott Danforth

    Neede help identifying OMC stern drive

    that statement there says buy a boat that is only 5-10 years old, not 40 with an obsolete drive
  9. Scott Danforth

    4.3l electric fuel pump conversion

    I would machine the mounting boss and drill the hole myself or if you go down the e-pump path, get the oil switch and relays to wire it properly. no return line needed. pump doesnt over-take the float/needle
  10. Scott Danforth

    Red Tide

    for about 2 months the skyway causeway caused my allergies to flare as the smell was horrendous. The beaches in Manatee and Sarasota are suffering as well as the Pinellas beaches.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta - E10 Petrol/Gas/Fuel safe?

    the OP has a 2003. either aluminum or plastic tank. not GRP
  12. Scott Danforth

    Power Steering Pump Mounting?

    the 96 and later were serpentine the pump is a saginaw pump. the pumps are all the same bits, there are about 50 different reservoirs.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta - E10 Petrol/Gas/Fuel safe?

    you are over thinking it. your motor was designed in the US to run on E10 on the pump swill we are forced as Lou mentioned the engine was also designed to run on 87 octane (R+M)/2 which is 92 RON. so you are also good with your 95, 97 or even 92 pump swill. the only advantage e10 has is it...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Need help about 3.7 mercruisers

    a sticker, the year it was made, the carburetor. same platypus motor (ford FE iron head, pistons, connnecting rods, custom aluminum block with open deck, custom crank, custom cam, GM bearings, GM flywheel and custom outboard flywheel as front damper) if you are considering a boat with one...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Skinny water boat.

    and you know this from the information the OP provided?
  16. Scott Danforth

    Boat bogging

    crack your fuel cap when it starts to bog. if you hear hissing and your engine comes back to life, your vent isnt clear. test your fuel pressure.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Neede help identifying OMC stern drive

    BTW, you can rebuild your drive. go here for info / videos / exploded views / parts. pretty much the last company that caters to the Obsolete Marine Co drives. http://www.sterndrive.info/omc_help_page.html
  18. Scott Danforth

    Boat bogging

    Chech your fuel vent
  19. Scott Danforth

    Neede help identifying OMC stern drive

    Having been there and done that, i would return the boat to whome you bought it from and give them an extra $100. It will save you money
  20. Scott Danforth

    Neede help identifying OMC stern drive

    84 is a stringer. Behind a 4 cylinder is a stringer 400, behind a v6 or v8 is a stringer 800 You need a 1981 to 1984 stringer 400 (also covers 1985) these are silver. The 1978 -1980 hydromechanical shift are white. Will not work PERIOD That shift cable is $900 dont damage it
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