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  1. Scott Danforth

    Proper Boat Grounding

    bonding wires (Green or Green with yellow stripe) tie the hull, motor, zincs water, etc. to the negative side of the battery. they are there to tie them all together to the same potential for galvanic reasons. the potential between the ground terminal of the battery and the hull/motor/etc...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    doubt the deer survived without a broken leg or two.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    the other thing for more power if that is your goal. upgrade the heads to vortec. your boat may be a 1996, however the picture in post 16 is of a 1986-1995 intake (non-vortec). most likely your motor has 1991-1995 swirl port heads if your block is an 880 block, then your motor is a 1995...
  4. Scott Danforth

    How Can I Prevent Fouled Spark Plugs When Running at Idle for a long time?

    what color are the plugs? white, tan, black? is it fuel fouling or oil fouling? is it running too cold and you are getting condensation? are you suffering from reversion? you should be able to idle for perpetuity unless either your carb is set too rich, your ignition system is not up to...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    Seriously, if you want more power, while ditching the TBI, Get a bigger cam, get the marine Edelbrock carb, a 1-1/2" carb spacer and swap to a 750 cfm 4-barrel
  6. Scott Danforth

    Proper Boat Grounding

    Look up the ABYC standards on electrical and bonding
  7. Scott Danforth

    Switching from Volvo TBI to Carb on a 1996 5.7 GI

    Not with the stock cam If you go Edelbrock manifold, make sure it's the marine dual alloy version
  8. Scott Danforth

    Proper Boat Grounding

    Your hull bonding is to the battery negative Never use the hull as a ground path
  9. Scott Danforth

    Proper Boat Grounding

    See post #3
  10. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, there is never over-designed.
  11. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, the one or two repairs to the Coosa show that you were "shy" at least once.....
  12. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Red is finer than other colors
  13. Scott Danforth

    Good Ear muffs

    they all leak, and with the hose on high, it should spray about 10 feet from behind the muffs until the motor is started. the quicksilver ones will NOT work on the earlier AQ series drives. they do make Volvo Penta specific muffs. you still need a rubber stopper for the bottom pickup, and...
  14. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    see PM
  15. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    units of measure in decreasing granularity: wee bit just a tad smidge RCH
  16. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    there is no load like an overload......
  17. Scott Danforth

    Proper Boat Grounding

    that is correct. except for bonding wires, you NEVER pass current thru the boat. it will literally dissolve from galvanic corrosion.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Jeez! What happened to global warming

    from the local weatherman a few years ago....
  19. Scott Danforth

    Warning horn not getting ground

    make sure you are grounding the correct wire. If I recall, there are 2 connectors between the temp switch and the main harness. make sure you have continuity.
  20. Scott Danforth

    recmnds for 2.5" fuel filler hose under my console

    Not all A2 hose is the same. Seriously, get the corrugated stuff, or change your fuel fill to one with an elbow
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