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  1. Scott Danforth

    OMC to Volvo Penta?

    reason I ask, the Y-pipe isnt there. that part may cost you as much as $500 to find. and transom shields from behind the 4-bangers do not have the extra idle relief holes.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Low Voltage - Engine Voltage is low

    first, stop playing with the font second, welcome aboard 3rd, you are reading low voltage, either from a bad connection at the batteries somewhere or bad batteries. anything below 12 volts is considered a dead battery. start by load testing your batteries and cleaning your connections until...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Is the bilge drain hole to small or am I stupid

    it may be the bonding screw
  4. Scott Danforth

    No spark 4.3 Mercruiser

    fuel pump is only on while cranking is normal. the other wire wont power the fuel pump until there is oil pressure.
  5. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    bullcrap. you dont even need the distributor cap on to check dwell, you need the dwell meter across the coil terminals and you need to be able to crank the motor. thats how I have been adjusting point gap for nearly 40 years. timing light while cranking is how I normally set timing on any new...
  6. Scott Danforth

    How to remove engine from 1987 Starcraft Islander 221V

    the 470 weighs just under #500#.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Vintage Trolling Motor " Twin Fins" manual trolling motor circa 1950's

    as far as value, maybe as wall art. using it would get old after 50 feet and it would scare the fish away.
  8. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    if there was any current, you would be dead when it shocks you points film over when sitting however you have stated repeatedly that you have spark at the coil. if you have spark at the coil and none at the plugs, its either the cap, rotor, or wires if you do not have spark at the coil, the...
  9. Scott Danforth

    1972 Hi-Laker 14 foot Fiberglass Boat

    check for rot
  10. Scott Danforth

    Outdrive trim pump, where is the power source

    follow the red and black heavy gauge wires from the trim pump relays (not the green and blue from the switch). where it attaches to the starter. there will either be a fuse or a circuit breaker. yes, look at the connection on the back of the starter
  11. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 120 1968 2.5 not idling tight

    first, start with the basics. is the motor healthy? what are the compression numbers? a good motor should be 140psi or so, a tired motor will be about 110psi per cylinder second, what is your fuel pressure (you will need the test adapter) it should be between 4 and 6 psi third, what is the...
  12. Scott Danforth

    1972 Hi-Laker 14 foot Fiberglass Boat

    first, welcome aboard. second, I believe its only rated for 35hp
  13. Scott Danforth

    Outdrive trim pump, where is the power source

    Controls have separate power source than the motor
  14. Scott Danforth

    How to remove engine from 1987 Starcraft Islander 221V

    Few things I have done Used the 5 ton overheads at work to pull a motor Build an A-frame gantry with 2x10s and 2x6s and use a come-along Or pull the wheels off the trailer and run the hubs on a 2x4 Pull the heads off the block to lower the weight of the motor to just the short block, then...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Tried to help a guy selling a vintage Alumacraft

    you cant fix stupid, my guess billy 6-pack with the boat probably has a multitude of issues
  16. Scott Danforth

    stern drive interchange

    Sweet....a spare drive to blow up
  17. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    Ther should never be current. Only 40,000 volts Why are you looking for current?
  18. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    Huhhh? they wont have current going thru them, they only will have high voltage when the rotor lines up with the button on the cap as the magnetic field in the coil is collapsing as the points open up. I highly recommend you do some research on the theory of the otto cycle and how a points...
  19. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    unless I personally stabbed the distributor into the side of the motor and made sure a particular tower was aimed for cylinder #1, there is no way for me to ever know how many times the distributor was pulled, or which tower is for cylinder #1 the only true way to know is to pull spark plug #1...
  20. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    use a points file or your wifes nail file sand paper rounds them off too much
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