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  1. Scott Danforth

    MC Chevy V8 Bravo 1 Crankshaft water pickup pump issues

    impeller rubber goes off of calendar years, not operating hours. impellers are easy to replace. sometimes you need to persuade the impeller out of teh housing. a dab of KY jelly on the impeller is all the lubricant it needs on first start. it does need to have the hose on full on the muffs...
  2. Scott Danforth

    leaking riveted starcraft ('82 MR180)

    still used in boat windows on center consols, at least at work they are.
  3. Scott Danforth

    leaking riveted starcraft ('82 MR180)

    5200 is NOT UV stable. Sika 291 is. based on the failures I have personally had over the years, Sika or Lifecaulk.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Battery isolater , 2 alternators

    Some ambulance isolators used to have 2 inputs and multiple outputs. Lots of voltage loss. The ACR scheme that AD mentioned is much better
  5. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Hey Ted ..... You do boats like I do hotrods..... Sell them just as you finish them, and get the next project
  6. Scott Danforth

    Guest battery isolator ?

    no, they wont. however your one-wire alternator will drain your battery unless you turn the batteries off every time. that is why one-wire alternators are not used on boats
  7. Scott Danforth

    What difference between 8 versus 10 vane impellers?

    you mean between the different profile, OD, shaft size, etc.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Distributor alternatives

  9. Scott Danforth

    Distributor alternatives

    hope you have better luck with aftermarket EFI than everyone I know
  10. Scott Danforth

    Guest battery isolator ?

    the 2401 isolator is nothing more than a bunch of big diodes.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Distributor alternatives

    volvo has been using electronic dizzys's since the 80's. if you have a points distributor, someone put it in there. the main thing that can go bad on a distributor is the $5 bottom bushing or the $8 top bushing, both available at NAPA, or the springs on the advance bar. yes, you can switch to...
  12. Scott Danforth

    03 Chaparral 263 Center Windshield Glass Broke out

    your only choice is taylor made. and you can call your local Chap dealer who can contact the factory and get the taylor made part numbers.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    I was talking about the cost to hire a crane and have the boat hauled. me personally, I would turn in the boat, get the appropriate permits and tow it to the designated disposal slip and let them take it from there.
  14. Scott Danforth

    After dropping exhaust manifold to replace starter, I forgot to turn the raw water valve back on!

    All the rubber hoses in your exhaust also need inspection. The exhaust went from 220 degrees with water to 1100 without. The rubber melts at 250f
  15. Scott Danforth

    After 2 failed Pertronix ignitors, I put in points and it runs again

    Wrong. Setting points with a dwell meter is about coil saturation and full burn of the fuel charge. Which leads to better fuel economy, better power, and better idle quality
  16. Scott Danforth

    After 2 failed Pertronix ignitors, I put in points and it runs again

    speedway will point you to pertronix. your experience is like many others (I had 3 different installations fail) check your dwell on the points.
  17. Scott Danforth

    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    not sure that would be lower cost
  18. Scott Danforth

    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    as an FYI, the yearly maintenance on a 48' twin diesel cruiser is about 10k. that is annual haul-out for bottom paint, drive paint, re-seal the bits that are leaking, the monthly diver to remove growth, the weekly clean-out of sea baskets, the miscellaneous items, etc. boating is still an...
  19. Scott Danforth

    2006 SeaRay 195 Sport not accelerating/boggy

    as you pull the old filter, pour its contents into a clear container and inspect for water contamination. then replace the filter.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Curious, how are old boats disposed of that marinas refuse to haul out?

    published prices are $200 per foot to raise, $500 per hour barge fee, then $X/ft for equipment fees (depending on if its a forklift, excavator, etc.), and then there is the disposal fees, and any surcharge the salvage company wants to charge. The law (at least in florida), if your boat is...
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