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  1. Scott Danforth

    Can’t find right steering bushing for Volvo Penta steering fork/helmet

    your upper gear box part number 872201 (its not the drive number) puts it post 1989. so that would be a later gear box. use your serial number of the drive for parts. https://www.volvopenta.com/shop/0
  2. Scott Danforth

    Can’t find right steering bushing for Volvo Penta steering fork/helmet

    serial number and year. what year is your drive?
  3. Scott Danforth

    Trim pump not pumping after refilling fluid

    Operate it up/down a minimum of 10 times to purge the air out of the sytem
  4. Scott Danforth

    Keel Guard

    if you beach, its a must. they are not to repair damaged keels. so if you have damage to the keel, fix that first.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Leak from transome

    There should be no leak
  6. Scott Danforth

    Leak from transome

    You are pulling the drive every year for the annual maintenance, correct? Could be bellows, however with that size leak, that would mean your U-joints are toast. Start with pulling the drive. Check the alignment, gimbal bearing, u-joints and bellows. Go from there. If it's not one of those...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Spare battery

    Tying the battery back to a battery switch? 6' one way, I would do 2 gauge or 0 minimum
  8. Scott Danforth

    Spare battery

    We starting an 11 cubic inch 7.5hp tiller? Or a 632 cubic inch 1500hp Big Block?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Can’t find right steering bushing for Volvo Penta steering fork/helmet

    The Volvo Penta site posted a above. There are two sizes on the 280/290 depending if it's early or late. Even without the shoulder screws, those bushings are pretty much permanent. I couldn't remove mine on either the primary or spare and I tried with a rosebud torch when I blasted the drive...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 Barrel

    At idle, your raw water pump will pump 10 GPM +/- However I would not run it without muffs
  11. Scott Danforth

    Can’t find right steering bushing for Volvo Penta steering fork/helmet

    make sure you are looking at the early vs late or visa-versa as the bushings did change.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Can’t find right steering bushing for Volvo Penta steering fork/helmet

    two sizes of bushings on the helmet. the big one for the steering pin, the smaller one for the yoke many are NLA. best to find a helmet and yoke cheap. also, how did these "fall out" the threads keep it in, and the corrosion makes sure you will never get them out.
  13. Scott Danforth

    I got got on a new purchase

    you will need to pull the motor apart, knock out the steel core plugs and change to brass you will need to pull the head and change the steel head gasket to a marine one you will need to pull the cam and install a marine cam (with new lifters). the car cam has too much overlap for a wet...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    check gear lube BEFORE winter Anti-Freeze not needed
  15. Scott Danforth

    Inoperative Gauges

    looks like they are using yellow for grounds.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Sea Ray 1977 200SR

    buy a lottery ticket
  17. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Tank F Up

    thats an AN fitting shown in the picture.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Tach for a Sea Pro

    that is a VeeThree Argent or Sterling tach (old Teleflex line) available via SeaPro with the logo or without the logo thru Sierra or other on-line sellers
  19. Scott Danforth

    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    the rule pump curves are accurate. you will be fine
  20. Scott Danforth

    Axius repair on used boat Cobalt 303

    congrats
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