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  1. Scott Danforth

    Ooo! Sparkly! Redfury's Grinding again!

    welcome back. Im a tad north of you on the scale.....currently on 1000mg B12 supplements to help stave off turning more vintage and chrome than I am. regular use of ibuprofen, aleve, ben-gay creme, heating pad, heated seats, etc. helps with some of the abuse on the body.
  2. Scott Danforth

    2 Stroke Oil Thread

    about 25-30ish years ago, after Dad left Manitowoc Cranes, he worked in the test lab at Tecumseh working on 2-stroke motors for both small outboards, lawn and garden and industrial applications where they were testing various gas/oil ratios. he did the pre-assembly inspection, and did the post...
  3. Scott Danforth

    225BR hull construction vs. engine size... any differences?

    the 5.7 and 5.0 are dimensionally identical. a BBC is a bit wider, and a bit longer, however the motor mounts in the same space the hulls are all pulled the same from the mold these days, I would look long and hard at a 6.2 LS motor before I spent money on a big block. before you go looking...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI

    Change the flat cap and rotor. Those things fail often
  5. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    There are a few forums just on swapping LS/LT motors into dead BMWs there are even whole websites selling kits to do most of the work. https://www.sikky.com/product-category/lsx-swap-kits/bmw-kits/
  6. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    thats why I build my daily drivers. my next one will be under 2000#, under 11 ft long, and over 425 hp.
  7. Scott Danforth

    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Sounds like a solution to a problem that shouldnt exist in the first place, whereas the solution adds significant weight and complexity to an already extremely heavy and overly complex vehicle.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Menards plywood

    the most southern Menards is in Kentucky. so yes, he would be north of Kentucky
  9. Scott Danforth

    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    you obviously never seen a dexter hub then. the spindle is hollow, the grease zerk is on the end. you pump grease, it flushes everything out the front cap. you then replace the cap.
  10. Scott Danforth

    thinking of a Delco EST ignition system conversion but have a few concerns....

    Lou, buy 2 sets of points and a points file and they will outlast your boat Use the extra cash and buy the wife something
  11. Scott Danforth

    Source for bearing buddies rubber plug

    I get mine from a local trailer place. sturdy built trailer parts. they have a website
  12. Scott Danforth

    Winterization Ford 2.3 and OMC Cobra

    some light reading https://forums.iboats.com/threads/winterizing-inboard-and-i-o.770207/
  13. Scott Danforth

    Water in bilge

    Nice AI cut-n-paste there
  14. Scott Danforth

    Replacement tachometer output cable from Mercury Quicksilver controls?

    the connector itself comes in the harness. from a sealing point of view, they sort of suck. I personally would swap that connector with a Deutsch or Amphenol DT/AT series connector
  15. Scott Danforth

    Opinions of engine owners. Least trouble and lower cost. Carburetor or F I ?

    and the 2.8 V6.....
  16. Scott Danforth

    28' Pontoon with 3.0 Mercruiser Prop

    Lakes are easy Local channels here move with every tide and every storm. GPS means nothing, even your tracks from day prior Run aground, pick up rock in the muck, rock wedges between anti-vent plate and prop at 3000 RPM Most passes here have this sign.
  17. Scott Danforth

    28' Pontoon with 3.0 Mercruiser Prop

    I have sheared the prop shaft hitting a rock with a stainless prop. I have sheared off prop blades on aluminum props
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help identifying an old Alumacraft and capacity data

    HINs didn't exist back then. Only serial numbers
  19. Scott Danforth

    CORRECT bolts for 3.0/3.0LX Manifolds

    Stock bolts are grade 5 Grade 8 is fine Cutting bolts down or using washers is fine Your overthinking it
  20. Scott Danforth

    Flat tire on haul-out today . . .

    VW/Audi read the Wheel speed sensors vs a sensor in the valve stem No pairing needed, no sensor battery, just relying on wheel speeds The TPMS sensors in the 08 Solstice work, but the car's receiver doesn't read them The TPMS sensors in the truck are near end of life in the batteries
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