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  1. 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...
  2. 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
  3. Scott Danforth

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

    bring the motor up to TDC on #1 cylinder (you need plug out to verify TDC and light up the timing mark) make sure the rotor is pointing to the same wire that is going to #1
  4. Scott Danforth

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

    if your getting spark with an in-line tester at the coil, then the points, condenser and coil are working. the issue will lie with your coil wire to cap, wires to plugs, the cap itself or the rotor. the dwell meter will help you dial in the gap (dwell) prior to setting timing
  5. Scott Danforth

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

    how are you checking spark? have you hooked up a dwell meter? a dwell meter will tell you immediately if you have a good gap and if the points are working. with points, if they sat for a while, they film up. which is why the service manual calls to file the points, rough gap them, verify the...
  6. Scott Danforth

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

    no, if you are correct and there is spark being generated at the coil, then the culprit is your distributor cap, rotor or wires. with points, you MUST re-set timing after adjusting dwell.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Hard starting

    sitting for a month, there will be no fuel in the carb, so it will need to crank a bit to get fuel to the fuel bowls. if you have an electric pump, you may not need to crank as much. on an omc, you pull the throttle handle out toward you. it will move about 3/8" outward. you grab the base...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Hard starting

    how long is it sitting prior to firing it up? a vented carburetor will evaporate the fuel in the bowl over a period of 2-3 weeks. it may need to crank a bit to get fuel to the carb the only filter needed is the fuel/water filter, however as AD mentioned, it wont cause hard starting unless it...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Bad Fuel Guage

    welcome aboard check the wiring, specifically check the pink wire to see if its shorted to ground.
  10. Scott Danforth

    new to winterizing inboard Mercruiser

    with heat exchanger cooling, you dont need to worry about the block and heads, only draining the heat exchanger, the exhaust manifolds and the plumbing from the drive to the heat exchanger for an MPI engine, you dont fog, you run about a gallon of 50:1 mix thru the engine it is all covered in...
  11. Scott Danforth

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

    if you have spark at the coil butt not at the plugs, its either your plug wires, your distributor cap or rotor. and the rest it going to be working if you have no spark anywhere then the points are not opening and closing or your condenser is shorted. points are nothing more than a mechanical...
  12. Scott Danforth

    5.0L 305 OMC rebuild

    There is no way to get a 305 to put out 360hp and live in a boat You need more cubic inches. A stroked 350 (377 or 383) would be my first suggestion
  13. Scott Danforth

    How can I fix the water leaking at the stern for my boat?

    Silicone is a false sense of security
  14. Scott Danforth

    Just 3 Words

    You are lucky
  15. Scott Danforth

    ENGINE SWAP built 383 in and stock 454 out

    first, unlike a car, a boat bilge actually traps vapors, and using automotive accessories in a boat means you just built a bomb., marine stuff is designed to prevent fuel leaks and igniting of any leaks. lopey idle usually means lots of overlap, cam centerline on a marine engine is such that...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Battery to motor connection. 15hp Evinrude w/electric start.

    look at the current rating of those terminals and the current rating of your starter motor
  17. Scott Danforth

    OMC to Volvo Penta?

    what is the end goal?
  18. Scott Danforth

    OMC to Volvo Penta?

    BTW, the volvo drive wont fit that giant OMC hole in the transom if that is what you are thinking
  19. Scott Danforth

    OMC to Volvo Penta?

    you will have to change the exhaust manifolds and elbows to VP manifolds and elbows was the 280 from behind a V8?
  20. Scott Danforth

    How can I fix the water leaking at the stern for my boat?

    your boat has a 2.5 liter which puts the boat 1990 or older. fiberglass boats older than 15 years are on borrowed time. your boat is leaking because the transom and stringers are most likely rotten. this is the same as you having a broken back, broken arms and broken legs and expected to...
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