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  1. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    some of those Anti Siphon valves are aluminum, some are brass. use a deep well socket or a box end wrench before using a flare wrench. do not use an open wrench.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Engine dieseling

    if you have pieces missing from your impeller, you have to go spelunking thru the plumbing to find them.
  3. Scott Danforth

    67 Year Old Head Bolts

    I found that a light snack with a brass hammer on the bolt heads does wonders
  4. Scott Danforth

    4.3 crankshaft/housing oil leak - next steps?

    You realize the front timing cover is plastic and they usually do not survive pulling the seal, much less driving in a new one, there is more than one leak location
  5. Scott Danforth

    Newbie looking for Perkins Prima M50 infos

    Get the factory manual
  6. Scott Danforth

    4.3 crankshaft/housing oil leak - next steps?

    like this. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  7. Scott Danforth

    Boats from work.

    its like Stephen Hawking worrying about running shoes...... why?
  8. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    its the barbed fitting on the tank
  9. Scott Danforth

    Grease Seal to Spindle Fit

    the issue with the lisle bearing packer is you have to clean it between each use which takes about 2 mintues....... where a dab of grease in the palm of the hand takes 30 seconds to pack the bearing and wipe your hands.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Random

    hell, I used to slap the dash to get the heater motor to come on or get the tape to eject from the head unit.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Identify the thread of this screw from my boat

    0.1875 is usually condensed down to 0.188 or 0.19.
  12. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    buy a lottery ticket.
  13. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    see post #13
  14. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    FYI, you should not need to pull the carb or strip it, only remove the bowl and metering plate to clear the accelerator pump circuit. this will help you. https://www.carburetor-parts.com/assets/manuals/holley-2300-4160-manual.pdf clean out this passage. you will need to carefully remove...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Been a little cold.

    dont complain when we send you 95 degrees and 98% humidity.
  16. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    I apprenticed under my grandfathers Heating and Plumbing business from the time I was 12 to about 18. he was looking for help, I managed to get a lot of experience. I can re-plumb a house and service the HVAC.... Dad got me into turning wrenches on cars at the early age of 3. learned how to...
  17. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    that did not mechanically clean the passage you are lucky you did not blow up. cardboard is not fuel proof only if the parts changer at the dealer boogered up the jets. not much to them. its a brass screw with a hole in it.
  18. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    I will add, if you choose to rebuild the carb yourself, we will walk you thru it. but there are many capable carburetor shops in the UK
  19. Scott Danforth

    Identify the thread of this screw from my boat

    The Bibles of bolted joints
  20. Scott Danforth

    Identify the thread of this screw from my boat

    because a 3/16" machine screw is a #10
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