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  1. Scott Danforth

    VP 4.3GL Bogging over 3000rpm

    your vacuum at idle determines your power valve. Marine engines tend to use lower numbers like a 25 or 35 vs an automobile at 65 or so get the test fitting. https://www.cpperformance.com/p-62701-fuel-fitting-connector-91-18078.aspx
  2. Scott Danforth

    Omc identification

    If you have a 4 cylinder, its a stringer 400. If you have a V6 or V8, its a stringer 800 You are risking damaging that $950 shift cable. Seriously go to sterndrive.info and watch the videos, and go to outboardbooks.com to get a factory manual before going too much further
  3. Scott Danforth

    VP 4.3GL Bogging over 3000rpm

    Bogging is fuel supply or carb What is fuel pressure? What powervalve did you install? Did you chase all passages with a fine wire?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Info on side mount shifter

    Why do you need to replace the controls?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 unexplained rotational noise

    No need to pull lower, like bondo stated, only thing that does not turn in neutral is prop and prop shaft Forgetting the thrust washer gor the prop will be a rubbing and grinding noise when in gear
  6. Scott Danforth

    Water in oil pan!!

    so you didnt do a proper job. like bondo stated, service the points, set the dwell (with a meter) and then set timing
  7. Scott Danforth

    AQ171, which oil pressure gauge is needed (bars)

    unless the stock spring is changed in the PRV on the oil pump, the 0-5 bar gauge will be fine.
  8. Scott Danforth

    7.4 mpi doesn’t want to idle?

    You heard wrong
  9. Scott Danforth

    Hunting Turkey w/o a license cost over $800

    Dads 1996 dodge had taken a turkey smack in the middle of a grill at 65 mph once. Took out the grill, radiator support and one headlight. 15# of bird will do some serious damage
  10. Scott Danforth

    2012 Axis

    On a 2012....rust/fatigue/freeze damage
  11. Scott Danforth

    Water in oil pan!!

    Did you set timing?
  12. Scott Danforth

    No start

    Welcome aboard. We care less about the boat and more about which drive and motor ia in the boat as that is what determines the wiring schematic. So do you have a mercruiser, Volvo Penta or OMC?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Oil Pan Drain Fitting Size

    doubt its the threads. however should be 1/2-20 on early pans and metric on later pans
  14. Scott Danforth

    Threaded hinge pin?

    early ones do not have the slide hammer threaded hole, later ones do. pull the keeper bolts, drive the pins inward with a brass drift.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Grounding your Fuel Tank and Fuel Fill

    the tank is to be bonded to the hull (usually a brass thru-hull) and the fuel fill and tie back to the engine block this is to prevent sparks when you fuel up. there should be green bonding wires should not matter if there is a battery or not.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Stalling while in gear.

    pulsing is fuel related
  17. Scott Danforth

    Changing fuel water separator on Merc 6.2L MPI 300HP

    no, the anti-siphon valve prevents any fuel issue
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bladders insert for fuel tank leak

    welcome aboard a bladder would not pass the USCG fuel regulations get a new tank
  19. Scott Danforth

    should I use a support for my outdrive on my H190?

    load paths for an outboard and an I/O are different. so are how the tilt/trim works. with your outboard, yes, a motor defloperizer is needed to keep the motor from beating itself while bouncing down the road. because the whole weight of the motor is flopping around on the tilt tube with an...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Old Humminbird Depth Finder Repair

    as far as round dash gauges, any of them.
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