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  1. Scott Danforth

    1976 Mecruiser 351W Ignition System

    I would go with a Mallory YLM series
  2. Scott Danforth

    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    80 grit
  3. Scott Danforth

    Another crazy car question...

    I would verify pressure vs vacuum. I would also make sure your PVC system is operating properly
  4. Scott Danforth

    Can anyone identifythe Model of this 1960's 16' Starcraft by pictures ?

    Dig thru the library http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/index.php?title=Starcraft
  5. Scott Danforth

    Water in oil, again

    check the exhaust manifold (its potentially NLA) check your elbow to SWL measurement. if your boat is waterlogged, the back of the boat could be sitting lower allowing water in do a compression test and a cooling system pressure test. there is no "mechanic in a can"
  6. Scott Danforth

    IS IT THE STARTER SOLENOID?

    yes, the starter is relatively unchanged in the past 60 years other than todays starters are PMGR (Permenant Magnet, Gear Reduction) pull the starter off and take it to a starter shop and have tested. your local GM garage no longer does this However your colorado has the starter controlled by...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.0 GXI-G Electric fuel pumps assy.

    oem pumps are airtex/carter. true oem pumps are cheap enough from airtex/carter that you wont need to buy chinesium stuff
  9. Scott Danforth

    Enough gas to get back to the ramp

    with any boat, regardless of portable tank or built-in tank you use the rule of 1/3'rds 1/3 the fuel to get where you are going 1/3 the fuel to get back 1/3 the fuel as reserve because wind/current/etc. so at 1/3 of the tank used, or just under 3/8 of a tank, turn around and head back.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 pinging

    you should be OK at 34 degrees total advance with a short-stroked motor if your fuel checks out, try 8 degrees base timing. try to be about 32 degrees total advance by 3000 RPM. you need to verify that you are getting 24 degrees advance and not more.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    Im a kicker and pull the bandaid off.......
  12. Scott Danforth

    69 StarCraft throttle linkage

    various pics of throttle assemblies
  13. Scott Danforth

    different prop

    you need to understand gear ratios engine RPM's and hull weight has nothing to do with top speed. you installed the wrong ratio drive. your only choice is to go as low of pitch that you can buy to get the RPM's back up, or replace the 5.0 with a 5.7
  14. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 pinging

    check timing, both base and full advance.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 pinging

    pertronix conversion or new pertronix dizzy? if a conversion, make sure the dizzy weights and springs are intact
  16. Scott Danforth

    different prop

    you have the wrong gear ratio. best you can do is drop down to a 13p in a 4 blade. you are killing your motor by lugging it
  17. Scott Danforth

    different prop

    welcome aboard what WOT RPM are you getting with your 14.5 x 17? are the blades cupped? you sure about the 5.0/1.47:1 ratio? usually the 1.47:1 is behind a 5.7 and a 1.62:1 is behind a 5.0
  18. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    it takes experience buying many that are trash to understand the one gem. and as I stated prior, that gem will have been wiped down with a diaper and the price will reflect it. average boat restoration is 15-20 gallons of resin, about 4 sheets of plywood, about 30-50 yards of cloth since...
  19. Scott Danforth

    How to access stickies

    when iBoats switched forum software a few years ago, many of the stickies went kablooey. if you can report the stickies to the Mods, they can usually dig and find the original links and fix them. @colonel_sanders
  20. Scott Danforth

    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    itching for 4 days or picking rust flakes out of your teeth for 4 days...... both cases of "did I get all the rot" nagging at you for weeks I have done both, and will probably keep doing both.
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