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  1. Scott Danforth

    best place to get reman 5.7 mercruiser

    I would start with your local machine shop and rebuild yours. This will be your lowest cost, however require you to turn some wrenches if you want just a long block, you can get them from Michigan Motorz, or ATK engines (also available via Summit and Jegs). This will be a moderate cost and...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Engine over heats

    You have an inlet issue. Most likely a broken inlet fitting. Just follow the hose from the transom shield to the drive. That little white metal or plastic fitting is a common inlet issue The PS cooler and the oil cooler use 1/4" OD tubing with 0.020" wall for the tube bundle. Doesn't take...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Terribly stoopid question

    Only other easy way. Using a prybar on the flywheel or proper crank snout socket, turn the motor over while looking at the cam thru the distributor hole DO NOT turn the crank from the crank bolt As you turn the crank, the motor that the cam turns the same direction is the motor that is the...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Terribly stoopid question

    confirm by the tag on the transmissions that you do have a RH and LH motor. Port prop is normally a LH prop and Starboard is a RH. with old gear, the revers rotation (RH) would go on the starboard side
  5. Scott Danforth

    Engine over heats

    overheat is no flow what drive? is the fitting on the front edge of teh drive that connects to the supply hose intact? is water getting to the impeller? is there debris in the PS cooler?
  6. Scott Danforth

    Coast Guard Requirements

    I can not confirm or deny the use of a flare as a starter for a bonfire:ROFLMAO: FYI, West Marine and your local CG power squadron will take old flares. they used them for training.
  7. Scott Danforth

    bow navigation wire runs through the railing… where does it come into the main section?

    The wiring will most likely be coming up one of the ends thru the end nut-penny, most likely on the helm side. it would be too difficult to run the wires up a stanchion.
  8. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, you could always swap the 350 HP 6.2 seacore motors for 430 HP 6.2 LT motors for a lot less than an OB conversion
  9. Scott Danforth

    Troubleshooting stiff throttle

    Have you checked the lower shift cable?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Coast Guard Requirements

    You may want to look. The USGC rules are just the IMO (International Marine Organization) requirements Nearly the same everywhere globally
  11. Scott Danforth

    Broken "oddball" stern light socket- how to fill old hull screw holes?

    Fill holes with PB, mix up some colored gel to get close, drill new holes
  12. Scott Danforth

    Priming rebuilt carb

    Bad advice on an I/O. It's against the colregs on fuel systems
  13. Scott Danforth

    7.4 L Volvo Penta turned into a milkshake - what to tell the mechanic

    Dude, that is a picture of my Gen VI motor after the machine shop. I posted it to prove all Gen VI motors are 4-bolt
  14. Scott Danforth

    Still chasing hard warm starting, 7.4 carbed

    Well, this is only the 4th coil that I know of that may actually have been bad
  15. Scott Danforth

    Convert 14ft aluminum closed bow to open

    If you remove the bow deck, you need to add the 3rd seat.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Buy a used block will parts swap?????

    are you just getting a bare block, or a complete short block (with rotating assembly)? or a complete long-block with rotating assembly, head, and valve-train? longblocks swap easy, shortblocks swap medium hard especially with the ford valve train. bare blocks require a machine shop.
  17. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    because getting metal to match a molded transom curve is really really really expensive. things move and make installation easier without it being boxed in.
  18. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    We build brackets for some OEMs at work. Armstrong has a good reputation. However the build quality on all of them are iffy since it's considered a commodity. Most are low-overhead mom-n-pop fab shops building them in a weld bench. We have to cut margins to be competitive I would recommend...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Priming rebuilt carb

    What are you working on? Electric or mechanical fuel pump? If it starts you have fuel. Does it start, and die as soon as you stop cranking? That is electrical in nature Does it start and run for about 30 seconds? That is fuel supply in nature
  20. Scott Danforth

    Hydrolocked VP 3.0 GSP-A

    Pull your valve cover. Sounds like may be a broken rocker arm or similar issue
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