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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 496 MAG Refresh Thread

    FWIW, everything was new with my boat in 2020 when I splashed it..... may have to pull my motor just to get room in the bilge for replacing the LED service lights I added to the bilge , and add the water tank for the transom shower I am adding.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    Love the Alemite grease gun. Hint.....Oscar Zerk (who invented the fitting) worked at Alemite.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Can not stop wanting a Butterball Turkey.

    had a flock of them in the back yards in the neighborhood in Wisconsin for years..... They would come in to eat out of the gardens and eat what the birds dropped out of the feeders..... every turkey season, either I or the neighbor would get one or two off the back decks
  4. Scott Danforth

    Winterize Tohatsu 50hp 4-stroke on boatport . . .

    last winter we had 2 nights in the 20's. expecting about a dozen this year.
  5. Scott Danforth

    What is this on my 6cyl in line 165HP?

    that is up to you. used running engines from pickup trucks are cheap. the 250 cubic inch motor was used from the early 60's to about 1984
  6. Scott Danforth

    5 Amp current in stand by. Normal?

    will be normal, depending if the points are open or closed. if the points are open the current will be less.
  7. Scott Danforth

    What is this on my 6cyl in line 165HP?

    should be about an inch below the head/block joint, under the manifold.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    even my $7 cheapie pistol grip grease gun tip is adjustable. I do not miss those beauties, however I have one or two myself. we used them on the crawler frames of a few series of cranes.
  9. Scott Danforth

    What is this on my 6cyl in line 165HP?

    99.9995% probability of a block crack. post a pick of the source of the rust streaks. most likely a 6-8" crack in the block
  10. Scott Danforth

    Rebuild old mechanical Fuel pump or go for Electric Fuel pump

    A replacement mechanical pump is $50 an SAE J1171 compliant fuel pump is $87, the relay, oil pressure switch and wiring to properly wire it is another $20. then you need to add proper USCG approved fuel plumbing which is another $20. so stick with the mechanical fuel pump.
  11. Scott Danforth

    What is this on my 6cyl in line 165HP?

    No, cooling water drain. you need that item for winterizing to drain the water from the block when the temperatures get to 32 degrees or colder
  12. Scott Danforth

    What is this on my 6cyl in line 165HP?

    looking at the rust streaks, it looks like you have a freeze crack in the block already.
  13. Scott Danforth

    What is this on my 6cyl in line 165HP?

    block drain for winterizing
  14. Scott Danforth

    Winterize Tohatsu 50hp 4-stroke on boatport . . .

    It still freezes here in Florida. have had frost in Myakka the last few mornings . There will be a bunch of freeze busted lower units and motors this year. If water freezes in the bird baths, it freezes in the outdrive cavity
  15. Scott Danforth

    VP 5.7 GXI Tachometer Sending unit

    most tachs run off the coil unless they are networked gauges, then they run off the CAN backbone
  16. Scott Danforth

    VP 5.7 GXI Tachometer Sending unit

    the tach is connected to the coil. the ignition firing the coil is what sends the signal to the tach. hint: its the grey wire
  17. Scott Danforth

    Winterize Tohatsu 50hp 4-stroke on boatport . . .

    if the lift doesnt go high enough to get the leg out of the water when the motor is straight down, either remove the boat from the lift, or the motor from the boat. or the lower can bust like this.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Thermostat closing position

    correct
  19. Scott Danforth

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    rebuilding holley carbs and using a grease gun helping dad
  20. Scott Danforth

    Grease Zerk Fitting Question . . .

    because people like movies, here is a facetube clip on adjusting the end fitting on the gun.
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