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  1. Scott Danforth

    mounting a bilge pump

    And acetone
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.7 carbureted wont start when warm

    You need the Mercruiser fuel pressure checking fitting. It's about $45 Merc part number 91-18078 https://www.cpperformance.com/p-62701-fuel-fitting-connector-91-18078.aspx
  3. Scott Danforth

    mounting a bilge pump

    Clean the crap out of the hull bottom, some 3M VHB tape to hold it in place L-shapped bracket attached to a bulkhead
  4. Scott Danforth

    Leftover parts…

    Spacer for anti-rotation bracket on raw water pump?
  5. Scott Danforth

    boat year and model?

    Try finding a lower shift cable, or a factory shim pack. Good luck
  6. Scott Danforth

    boat year and model?

    you have a 1984 OMC stringer 400. the 1981-1984 only came in one flavor there were no 1985 stringers as the plant was torn apart for making cobras, just left over 1984's in a warehouse put into some 1985 boats you need the factory manual. only legal place to buy them...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha Sterndrive Engine Coupler

    I was referring bringing the coupler in to see what you can use. however if it was up to me, I would never have bought a yamaha drive.
  8. Scott Danforth

    boat year and model?

    without a HIN, its most likely stolen. the motor is a 1981-1984 OMC 3.0 / stringer 400
  9. Scott Danforth

    Registering A Boat In Texas With No Title

    https://dmv.vermont.gov/faq/do-i-have-to-be-a-vermont-resident-to-register-a-vehicle-in-vermont google vermont loophole https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=vermont+loophole
  10. Scott Danforth

    Registering A Boat In Texas With No Title

    As Matt stated, Vermont would register it, then Texas wouldn't
  11. Scott Danforth

    omc 400 series engine wiring diagram?

    As stated in the other post of yours, get a factory manual
  12. Scott Danforth

    New to boats and about to burn down my boat. Need some help with wiring.

    Follow the troubleshooting guide that @Scott06 posted If your trigger sensor in the distributor has only 2 wires, it may have gone south. The new design of ignition triggers have 3 wires
  13. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha Sterndrive Engine Coupler

    There is no cross reference. You can try going to a high volume marina service center to see if one is close enough to be used
  14. Scott Danforth

    1985 3.7L 470 170hp mercruiser

    The boats that would have had wood stringers wrapped in fiberglass and woot transom wrapped in fiberglass That wood rots long before the floor rots Failure to fixing the rot, the boat will sink
  15. Scott Danforth

    Registering A Boat In Texas With No Title

    You need to get the boat registered in your name before you even think of fixing it up You need to call your local registration office and talk to them
  16. Scott Danforth

    1985 3.7L 470 170hp mercruiser

    Welcome aboard Free boats are the most expensive If the floor is rotten, the stringers and transom long ago rotted If you didn't use a factory Mercruiser head gasket, that could also be an issue
  17. Scott Danforth

    2012 VP 300 C-A Exhaust manifolds getting too hot - DTC 441 & 442

    Anything that may be plugging the system
  18. Scott Danforth

    Are these couplers interchangeable?

    they interchange when used ad paperweights and pen holders. however as Bondo pointed out, not as couplers.
  19. Scott Danforth

    2012 VP 300 C-A Exhaust manifolds getting too hot - DTC 441 & 442

    just backflush from the raw water pump backwards. simply undo the hose at the raw water pump, shove the end of the garden hose in there and tighten the clamp. no adapter needed.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1985 16 or 17 ft. closed bow sunray cuddy?

    Manuals for boats do not exist You have an OMC stringer 400 Wiring diagram for motor/controls/gauges will be in the OMC factory manual only available new from outboardbooks.com. Used factory manuals available on eBay/Craigslist Remainder of boat wiring (nav lights and horn) are simple and...
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