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  1. Scott Danforth

    Houston….. We’ve had a problem…..

    and you remember Thurl Ravenscroft as the voice of Tony the Tiger, Charles Kuralt on the road and Walter Cronkite stating thats the way it is. face it Lou...... we be vintage
  2. Scott Danforth

    1983 5.7L V8 Chevy rebuild

    76cc heads can make power...... with domed pistons, etc. however with flat top pistons, you are in the 8:1 category for compression vs the 9.3-9.4 you get with the 64cc vortec heads. all chevy SBC heads are prone to cracking if you overheat them. get something better. just get a set of...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Aren't my ignition coils defective?

    It's most likely NOT the coils.
  4. Scott Danforth

    cant find correct drive damper plate for my 190 DP

    The VP drive uses a 26 tooth 1-5/32 spline ,(like a GM truck) Any drive plate with the ford clutch pattern will work. Even the one from my 1988 290DP. What is wrong with yours that a wire brush and paint would not cure? They are about $120 from most drive line shops
  5. Scott Danforth

    Sacrificial Aluminum Prop

    Repitching VP props would be more expensive than a used set of D3s Not sure the knock sensors can pull enough timing. Try them, however they will most likely be too much pitch
  6. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    Guaranteed that the fleet farm in Green Bay has the bucket you mention in the hunting/camping section
  7. Scott Danforth

    Engine replacement help…

    400's with Siamese bores will be fine in a boat. However they are externally balanced. So you need the right flywheel for it. If it's stock, the drive will survive. Make sure it does not have any go-fast parts. It needs a truck cam or boat cam
  8. Scott Danforth

    Sacrificial Aluminum Prop

    lugging the motor will kill the motor
  9. Scott Danforth

    Making a pressure tester for Mercruiser outdrive

    I bought a Mityvac MV8500 years ago does both pressure and vacuum comes with adapters to test cooling systems, brake systems, bleed brakes, etc. I already had the fittings for the gear boxes (from the gear oil pump), so i use on them too. https://shop.mityvacparts.com/products/mv8500 about...
  10. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Need to bang out the wife's closet..... before I can work on the shed which will house the Fiat. however now I am refinishing the floor in here closet prior to finishing the closet organizer.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Getting boat on plain

    points means its pre 1991 did you set the points with a feeler gauge or a dwell meter? did you verify timing after setting the points? as AD stated. help us help you. we need to know everything
  12. Scott Danforth

    Transom repair on Lakeland fiberglass.

    you cut out the inner skin, use a grinder to remove the remaining wood bits and scarify the inside hull surface. then you bond the fiberglass to the outer hull and clamp the wood in place until the PB cures. then you lay new fiberglass and tab in the new inner skin.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Restoring 1988 19’ bayliner capri

    just drill thru it when your done
  14. Scott Danforth

    1983 5.7L V8 Chevy rebuild

    cant make out the block casting however the heads are the non-desirable 76cc smog motor heads 462624.....75-86...350/400......76cc chamber, 1.72/1.5, 1.94/1.5 or 2.02/1.6 valves
  15. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    says the Tennessee boy that never did the polar plunge on Lake Michigan
  16. Scott Danforth

    '66 Sunchief. Layout ideas.

    Do add flotation foam Don't use treated lumber Budget and boating are a dichotomy May want to consider fold down stern seating May want to consider convertible bow seating that can turn into a platform
  17. Scott Danforth

    Transom and floor wood

    Exterior grade ACX plywood
  18. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    or a boarding ladder and a rope.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Bought a Used Boat, but what is it?

    there was a website that I once had linked years ago (on my long dead laptop). it had well over 150,000 boat builders in the US listed that there was ever a record. Not backyard builders, however any company that had a business name. many built only 1 boat, some built 0. of which, I believe...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Eng acts like safety kill switch is engaged.

    VP hasnt used points on any V engine since 1985/1986. they used a now obsolete prestolite dizzy before the EST
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