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  1. Scott Danforth

    New Switch Panel

    Make your own
  2. Scott Danforth

    TWIN 1994 VOLVO PENTA 8.2 OVERHEATING

    ???
  3. Scott Danforth

    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

  4. Scott Danforth

    WINTERIZING: Full fuel tank vs Empty fuel tank

    Empty tank, then tape vent shut
  5. Scott Danforth

    Viibration

    A single cylinder engine shakes like a dog passing a peach pit
  6. Scott Danforth

    Random cutting out 4.3 mercruiser

    When your gauge goes to zero, your feed from the ignition switch is going to zero. When that happens, your ignition is effectively off. You still have a bad connection somewhere
  7. Scott Danforth

    Need help to identify Perko strainer basket replacement

    Buy two new seacock strainers. Parts have changed in the last 35 years
  8. Scott Danforth

    Random cutting out 4.3 mercruiser

    You have bad connections somewhere. Start at the battery and work your way to the helm cleaning every connection with 150 grit sandpaper until they are all clean and shiny enough your mother in law would eat off them
  9. Scott Danforth

    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Contact US composites or FGCI
  10. Scott Danforth

    Fix gel coat or use keel guard

    Skip the west system. way overpriced and too slow to cure Use either US composites or FGCI 1 gallon of resin 2 yards 1708 5 2" wide chip brushes 3 4" body putty spreaders (to move the resin 3 1 qt containers 1 qt gel MEKP Finishing wax 2 gallons acetone Some plastic sheet 40, 80, 150, 220...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Locking outboard while boat is on the trailer

    Locks only keep honest people honest Best would be pull the motor and take inside
  12. Scott Danforth

    Is there a combo Tach and Depth finder?

    VeeThree may have a 3" NMEA 2000 gauge that can work
  13. Scott Danforth

    Re-carpeting over old carpet.

    Fire up a grinder with a wire brush to remove the old carpet
  14. Scott Danforth

    Stalls out hot

    You should never have a 180 degree thermostat unless you have a heat exchanger. With tlyour carbureted 2.3 you should've running a 140 degree thermostat
  15. Scott Danforth

    Stalls out hot

    What troubleshooting did you do? It would never be a mechanical pump Are you loosing spark, or are you overheating? What is the the actual temp of the block and heads (not what the gauge reads, however what your diagnostic IR thermometer tells you) Have you serviced the points? Check the...
  16. Scott Danforth

    77 Carver 2866 Santa Cruz wiring help

    Carver has changed ownership 3 or 4 times since your boat was built You would have to call them to see if they have wiring info from 45 years ago
  17. Scott Danforth

    Do VP 5.7 differ in winterizing procedures?

    Depending on year will determine how many plugs/hoses to drain However with all I/Os To winterize Change oil and filter Drain all the water from the block, heads, manifolds, hoses, heat exchangers. Service the drive and check alignment
  18. Scott Danforth

    TWIN 1994 VOLVO PENTA 8.2 OVERHEATING

    Are you running in the water or on muffs? Who's freshwater cooling system? F5B-9 or F6B-9 raw water pump? Stock drive plumbing or seacocks?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Antenna for 203FX

    Go 8' or larger Remember to lower going under bridges
  20. Scott Danforth

    One pump of lube with vent screw in

    You're talking the little plastic lube pumps that screw in the quart bottle? If so, you could try to pump 10 or so pumps before the hose slips off the end and blows lube on your shoes. Your fine
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