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  1. Scott Danforth

    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    its in the stickies at the top of the forum. start here. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/must-have-technical-information-for-diyers.335378/ scroll to link 2, then scroll down to the videos
  2. Scott Danforth

    Chevy 283 w Mallory distributor question.

    if it doesnt have the hold down clamp, then its just crud and corrosion holding it down.
  3. Scott Danforth

    New owner questions - trimming/trolling and fuel stabilizer

    you keep the main motor trimmed down to add drag to the back so that the boat goes where you need it to go when you use the trolling motor. just like towing a boat. you need the towed boat to have the drive down to stabilize it or it simply wanders all over the place regarding stabil and...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Tune-up

    remember, if the distributor was ever removed, you will need to verify tower 1's location on the distributor. with motor at TDC on cylinder #1, the rotor will be pointing to tower #1
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mini Excavators

    I would rent a mini excavator, then decide if you need to get a skid steer, motor grader and excavator.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Is it possible to delete the power steering in a 3.0L Alpha One Gen II?

    Agree with above. Find the leak. If it's not leaking into the bilge, it's the $50 cooler If it's leaking into the bilge, it cold be the $4/ft return hose
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mini Excavators

    To make a road, or dig a foundation you are into something bigger than a mini excavator. A mini is great for trenching, digging along your foundation to waterproof. However building a road would be like painting a house with a toothbrush
  8. Scott Danforth

    What Year is this thundercraft boat?

    Late 80s or early 90s
  9. Scott Danforth

    Capri 175 with mercruiser 3.0 alpha won’t start

    Which ignition system? If you have points, start by servicing them
  10. Scott Danforth

    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Videos in the sticky at top of the forums
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 260 issue

    If your cranking RPM is over 250RPM, then maybe Which ignition system do you have. If you have points, did you service them? What are your compression numbers? Should be between 125 (low) and 150 (new)
  12. Scott Danforth

    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    Yes, the drive must come off No, you can't patch
  13. Scott Danforth

    Slow trim down plus sticks at halfway

    Was it the pump or the motor. Usually the motor is what goes
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 260 issue

    Clean the battery connections and load test the battery
  15. Scott Danforth

    Inboard 2011 4.3 Merc

    The drive is supposed to come off every year for bellows, gimbal bearing and u-joint inspection along with checking alignment I would pull the drive
  16. Scott Danforth

    What to do with my two 470's?

    Pull the studs to surface the manifold
  17. Scott Danforth

    Cleaning hull underwater

    if its a moored boat, most likely there is a diving service that other boats are useing that cleans barnacles off. Buddy of mine makes a cavitation gun and pump system he sells to the navy and other outfits that uses cavitation to blow up barnacles. on a trailer queen, as stated above, load...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Best method to drill out a broken off bolt

    mcmaster carr has drill bushings available today.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 260 issue

    pull the plugs and try turning it over. if you have water in the cylinders, you are hydro locked. if no joy, pull the drive and try. if the motor then spins over, look at your drive.
  20. Scott Danforth

    What to do with my two 470's?

    every NAPA has rubber gasket material in stock McMaster.com sells EPDM sheet cheap https://www.mcmaster.com/products/rubber-sheets/thickness~3-32/?s=epdm+rubber+rubber+sheets Cork will not hold and the die cut heat exchanger gaskets can be had from any of the heat exchanger manufacturers...
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