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  1. Scott Danforth

    Tips On Replacing Starter

    I would definitely replace that direct drive starter with a PMGR not only is it half the weight, it will spin your motor over faster when starting
  2. Scott Danforth

    '85 Sierra 16.5' Fiberglass - Floor / Transom / New Layout

    I used the 24 and 36 grit discs from general junk er... I mean harbor freight The flap wheels tend to work better on steel I also have tried 4.5" carbide saw blades in the angle grinder.....I do not recommend that.......
  3. Scott Danforth

    Separate intermediate housing?

    No pics The drive upper and lower can come off from outside The intermediate comes out of boat with motor AS AN ASSEMBLY
  4. Scott Danforth

    1984 Wellcraft 248 Sporstman Restore

    Nice splash
  5. Scott Danforth

    Tide Tamer Boat Lifts

    Im partial to Davit Master (manufactured in St Pete) because I know them give them a call, talk to Chris
  6. Scott Danforth

    Best way to gain a little speed with 40hp engine

    no, not even at 108mph. they are too heavy and there is not enough surface area under them to lift it to the point of flipping
  7. Scott Danforth

    Best way to gain a little speed with 40hp engine

    If you want to go fast in a pontoon..... Get one of these. A 25 foot sport toon with twin 450Rs. Then you can go to 80mph
  8. Scott Danforth

    Tips On Replacing Starter

    OP has a BBC (its in his signature) @johnmsch , post a picture of the starboard side of the motor / mount / starter. one-handed will be tight/difficult/swear-ridden and you may throw a wrench. one-handed will be impossible with the old heavy direct-drive starter. No way to hold that heavy...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Bilge blower question.

    could be corrosion or a bad connection. just enough to read on the DVM, however not actually flow any current when needed. if that is the case, verify the ground connection and power connection separately. expanding on the suggestions above. first, the ground. using a wire from the battery...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Best way to gain a little speed with 40hp engine

    When I looked it up, the RPM was 5500
  11. Scott Danforth

    New Alternator Mount Bracket. Replacing Log Manifolds

    I made all my brackets including the Heat Exchanger mount.
  12. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo penta 5.7 GSI stuttering/cutting out - temp gage

    IAC is idle air control
  13. Scott Danforth

    New Alternator Mount Bracket. Replacing Log Manifolds

    Something like this. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Small-Block-Chevy-Low-Mount-Alternator-Bracket-Plain,3447.html Or this https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/50542/10002/-1 Or this. https://www.amazon.com/Driver-Alternator-Steering-Bracket-551742/dp/B07G3HZM3X
  14. Scott Danforth

    New Alternator Mount Bracket. Replacing Log Manifolds

    just fabricate a new alternator bracket coming off the head, leaving the alternator where it is.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Best way to gain a little speed with 40hp engine

    other than spending lots of money and burning more fuel. what would you want to accomplish attempting to swap ECU's and parts? your pontoon wont go any faster.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Manual fuel pump restrictions?

    check for leaks at the anti-siphon
  17. Scott Danforth

    1984 Wellcraft 248 Sporstman Restore

    The old wellcraft plant is just down the road (our companies corporate offices for the marine segment are there now). our buyer here used to work at wellcraft. there is a rail spur that used to bring in plywood, resin and cloth by the boxcar in the 80's to wellcraft.
  18. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo penta 5.7 GSI stuttering/cutting out - temp gage

    the switch with the two wires is for the alarm. check the IAC actuator and the IAC muffler
  19. Scott Danforth

    '85 Sierra 16.5' Fiberglass - Floor / Transom / New Layout

    To give the new fiberglass something to mechanically bond to while removing all the coatings/contaminants to get to good solid glass. nothing finer than 40 grit. I normally use 24 grit if I am bonding anything to it. as compared to surface prep for spraying gel. that is between 40 and 80...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Manual fuel pump restrictions?

    NO a similar mechanical pump in a 1972 impalla wagon had to pull the fuel 22 feet from the tank thru smaller ID fuel line, as well as pull the fuel vertical up about 1-1/4 feet. the mechanical pump in good condition will suck in the walls of the tank a bit prior to starving the motor for fuel...
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