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  1. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    The closet is almost done. Sprayed today between rain storms
  2. Scott Danforth

    85 Mercruiser 3.0 possibly bad coil??

    Did you check the condenser? This is where the dwell meter comes in handy. Or remove them for the test Coils either work or they don't. Fact is about a million good coils get swapped out every year due to faulty diagnostics.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Watch this Mercury approach a sand bar 😆

    that is the 1957 commercial. filmed down here in Florida.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Panel mount VHF

    make sure your model uniden fits. my uniden 380 sort of fit (slightly bigger than the plastic panel opening) and I simply took a die grinder to it and then filled the back side with epoxy since I thinned up the plastic a bit.
  5. Scott Danforth

    GMAIL issue !

    even without your information being correct, they have your information based on your IP address, the bills you pay, etc. George Orwell was right.....Big Brother is watching
  6. Scott Danforth

    Replacing an aluminum boat transom what do you think it costs

    are you asking how much it would cost a DIY'r or how much you would pay to have it done? for me, a case of beer to my buddy with a portable aluminum weld setup, a sheet of 3/4" plywood and some tite-bond III and it would be done over the weekend. if you take it into a shop somewhere, about $2k
  7. Scott Danforth

    85 Mercruiser 3.0 possibly bad coil??

    Since the coil is fired by switching the ground, NO
  8. Scott Danforth

    86 Larson DC21 Engine Help Please...

    If you pull a 4.3 from a truck, get the same vintage remember, you are basically using the short block and heads. nothing else from the truck you will need to swap core plugs to brass, use marine head gaskets and a marine circulation pump. from there, bolt on all the marine front...
  9. Scott Danforth

    85 Mercruiser 3.0 possibly bad coil??

    did you set the dwell with a meter? (note the meter will also tell you the health of the condenser)
  10. Scott Danforth

    4.3L mercruiser with points. Timing question.

    Post the block casting number. that will dial into a generation. the 3.8 (229) liter was done in 1984 as the 4.3 was replacing it (and it was a bit late coming out in 1985). those boats built with the 3.8 in 1985 were built with old stock. the 4.3 for 1986 (starting July 1, 1985) were built...
  11. Scott Danforth

    4.3L mercruiser with points. Timing question.

    you know your motor is a one-year wonder. its a 4.3 with a 2-piece RMS
  12. Scott Danforth

    4.3L mercruiser with points. Timing question.

    its basically a stroked 4.3. the 6.2 is a GMPP rotating assembly in a Mercruiser built SBC-ish block using SBC-ish heads. the 4.5 uses the same rods as the old 3.0 and pistons from the 6.2 in a mercruiser built block with a mercruiser only crank 101.6 (4.00") bore and 91.4 (3.60") stroke yes...
  13. Scott Danforth

    4.3L mercruiser with points. Timing question.

    dont confuse your GM 4.3 with the 2015 and later mercruiser 4.5
  14. Scott Danforth

    4.3L mercruiser with points. Timing question.

    remember, the 4.3 is on the raged edge of detonation compared to the V8's My guess is the advance curve was shortened to keep the motor from eating itself.
  15. Scott Danforth

    4.3L mercruiser with points. Timing question.

    12 degrees of base timing plus 20 degrees advance is 32 degrees. That's how math and timing work
  16. Scott Danforth

    OMC 800 stringer

    Neither fleabay or Amazon have anything near OEM. Look at T&C www.sterndrive.info
  17. Scott Danforth

    Need to vent....

  18. Scott Danforth

    Panel mount VHF

    make an adapter plate and buy the panel mount adapter for the uniden.
  19. Scott Danforth

    88 Stratos Trail boat trailer

    it was most likely alkyd enamel with hardener, then baked at 140 for about 30 minutes
  20. Scott Danforth

    Need to vent....

    It's a $23 carbon canister and $60 pump. Look on rockauto.
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