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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Engine - empty carb bowl

    the valve is in the fitting at the top of the tank pickup. its a spring-loaded metal check valve. mine in the boat was over 38 years old when I last checked and working perfectly. that is well over 1500 hours of running thru that little check valve. other than dirt in the tank plugging them...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Black Friday trolling motor deals

    West marine has higher prices than most. But they do match prices with true brick n mortar stores within a 50 mile radius. For me down here, Hodges Marine is 45 miles away. As for trolling motors, sites like Bass Pro, etc would be what I look at. Even Amazon. Expect the price during the...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Engine - empty carb bowl

    I'd the carb bowl is empty, you either have leaking welsh plugs or the carb sat for 3 weeks or more
  4. Scott Danforth

    OMC COBRA 5.8 EFI and ESA

    You have a leaky seal, it allowed water into the gearcase, and expelled oil. The AI BS is BS. All sealed gearcase will "burp" if the gearcase is opened when its warmer than when it was filled, and "gasp" if cooler. That is just the fundamental law of PV=nrT
  5. Scott Danforth

    Stringer rotten

    At work, we make some sea chests for livewells with 4 pumps.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Coil

    Where specifically did you get a new Rochester?
  7. Scott Danforth

    Coil

    get a dwell meter, make sure your dwell is running ~ 32 degrees. then make sure the timing is correct. I believe it was 4 degrees BTDC at idle. however you may want to check that.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Coil

    so you have points, when was the last time you verified dwell with a meter?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Planning out installing NMEA 2k

    do you have a fuel flow meter, or are you relying on the pseudo calculated information from the merc ECM?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Coil

    agreed, 99.99999% chance its NOT the coil follow the troubleshooting tree for the thunderbolt ignition, specifically for the hall-effect trigger in the distributor, called a "sensor" in the parts diagrams. my guess is your boat has the older 2-wire sensor in the distributor vs the newer 3-wire.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1964 14' Mirrocraft Family Runabout Upholstery Color

    regarding the boat, it reminds me of the 1974 Mirrocraft ski n' troll that I grew up on . however it was yellow and white. seats were creme-ish white and brown. the ski n' troll was rated at 45hp, however with the Merc 50 on back, it would do a good 33-35mph with proper trim and weight...
  12. Scott Danforth

    1964 14' Mirrocraft Family Runabout Upholstery Color

    It was only original once The original style vinyl is no longer available. So restore it any way you want
  13. Scott Danforth

    2002 240 Four Winns Volvo 5.7 Penta winterization process

    There is a winterizing sticky. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/winterizing-inboard-and-i-o.770207/
  14. Scott Danforth

    Changing the U-Joint on an OMC Cobra Out Drive, OD

    No
  15. Scott Danforth

    bonding keep to hull

    most likely it is what ever resin the boat company used. most likely poly
  16. Scott Danforth

    Looking to repair/replace or fix some vinyl cushion/panels in my Thundercraft Capri 87 where I can get an estimate near Philadelphia?

    at a minimum start with link 14 https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/
  17. Scott Danforth

    Mercury 2 stroke 4 hp

    no, repair manuals are copyrighted. any "free" manual will be an illegal copy you can obtain the service manual from https://publications.brunswick.com/ or buy a used one off ebay
  18. Scott Danforth

    Strip gears off propshaft

    did you get a factory service manual? if not, start here. https://publications.brunswick.com/
  19. Scott Danforth

    Beeping Issue with Switch Assembly - (87-12886A5)

    welcome aboard. you need to remove the oil tank, clean it out and see if the sensor is stuck and needs cleaning, or needs replacing.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Changing the U-Joint on an OMC Cobra Out Drive, OD

    Item 29 in the exploded view you posted in thread #1. you will also need new crush sleeve for between the two input shaft bearings.
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