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  1. Scott Danforth

    Advice on a 4 winns restoration

    just like every restoration 40 years ago, fourwinns was an OMC company that was pumping out 18 boats a week. quality was not high on the list. getting them out the door fast was.
  2. Scott Danforth

    1991 4.3 OMC Oil and Water

    my suspicion as well confirmed. winterization failure for two reasons first, its in Houston and that whole area of texas went thru a hard freeze last year second, first run of the year. @bytwnracer .... seriously doubt the block, heads, and exhaust manifolds are salvageable. specifically...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Drain Plug Stuck

    you should have vents on top of the tank.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Hole shot, or up easy?

    at idle you are at displacement speed. burning very little fuel on plane you are at planing speed. burning very little fuel trying to climb the hole, you are burning lots of fuel. save fuel, get out of the hole quickly
  5. Scott Danforth

    Replacement Gas Cap - help needed

    since none of the deck fills are standardized, you will most likely be buying a new deck fill and not just the cap.
  6. Scott Danforth

    A/c malfunction

    start by pulling the impeller for the AC pump and replacing it.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Does anyone have experience with “Race only” push to start system install,

    your key switch on an outboard is for magneto ignition. it also controls the choke. the panel you have is for powered ignition. with lots of know-how, you could get it wired. however the switches will fail. a cover isnt going to help.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Water temp sensor for 88 60hp 2 stroke Merc.

    however it cant. you bought a chinesium special. guaranteed it does not have the correct input for 2-stroke outboards and you would have to read the requirements of the resistance range of the temp switch.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Electric key start not working. 703

    You have the factory manual? If so, everything is labeled
  10. Scott Danforth

    1984 Conroy Ski Boat - Rotten Floor

    My guess when you keep digging, you will find that someone else has been in there No boat builders ever used chip board
  11. Scott Danforth

    Electric key start not working. 703

    Take the factory manual with the factory wiring diagram for the motor and controls, use a digital volt meter and find where the issue is
  12. Scott Danforth

    1984 Conroy Ski Boat - Rotten Floor

    welcome aboard. will depend on the boat construction that you can see and we cant. if you can get to the whole floor, all the stringers, all the bulkheads and the transom without pulling the cap, then do so. however I find it much easier on most boats to just make a cradle and pull the cap.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Racing Tunnel hull - need advice on long shaft vs short shaft motor

    what is wrong with the TOP and speedmaster lower that is in the pic?
  14. Scott Danforth

    Transom repair done, what type of paint for bilge?

    gel if your boat is fiberglass
  15. Scott Danforth

    Information - 3L Mercruiser

    everything in the world requires you to maintain it. that is your car, your boat, your family, your relationships, your health, etc. literally everything takes work to maintain todays outboards have nearly the exact same maintenance requirements as an I/O, with the I/O only having alignment...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Reverse works at low RPM but ‘slips out’ with throttle

    First, welcome aboard Second, with any new to you boat, you need to do all the maintenance that the PO did not do Third, a slipping cone clutch could be any of the following: Shift linkage at trans not adjusted right. Wrong gear lube used and you burnished the cone clutch Insufficient gear...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Reverse works at low RPM but ‘slips out’ with throttle

    Volvo outdrives do not have dog clutches, they have cone clutches in the upper transmission
  18. Scott Danforth

    1989 bayliner capri force 125 hp inboard with L drive.

    Bayliners on creation at taking an outboard and morphing it to an I/O. Drive parts are NLA, most of the e gine parts are NLA Was an idea worse than the Mercruiser 470
  19. Scott Danforth

    2020 Regal 28 Express Cruiser How to Install a remote Spotlight on the Power Tower

    Most towers only have 1 wire chase You will have to look if the tower pads or tubes were drilled As far as whether or not regal ran the wiring, you could call them
  20. Scott Danforth

    95 Mercruiser 4.3 water in oil

    @poconojoe , @Lou C balance shafts started in 92.
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