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  1. Scott Danforth

    Roller To Bunk Conversion

    first, welcome aboard? why would you step backwards from a roller trailer to bunks
  2. Scott Danforth

    Main fuse

    first. clean every battery terminal and connection starter in the battery posts and work your way up the wires to the dash. use a volt meter and a test light to troubleshoot where the power stops. going to assume this is an outboard. there is not a "main fuse" per se. there is sometimes a...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Carburetor Issues, Dripping Carbs...

    Love the Holley external needle/float adjustment. The whole cartridge is $5. Takes 20 seconds to adjust
  4. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta | Power Steering Hose Size

    Going to assume you are in the UK because the rest of the world calls them hose clamps
  5. Scott Danforth

    Electrical Diode for Triton 2002 WA2486

    Diodes go by wattage A 3 watt diode would be about 1/8" diameter. A 5 watt diode is about 9/32" diameter. A 30 watt diode will be in an aluminum heat sink about 5/8" diameter
  6. Scott Danforth

    Any tips to keeping your boat clean with engine work?

    Cheap moving blankets from harbor freight
  7. Scott Danforth

    No spark, no service manual...

    Purple is the ignition circuit. It's used as the excite for the alternator, the power to the choke. It goes up to the MOB switch and then the the back of the key Wire color is standard
  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta 5.7 power problem

    what is the compression numbers what is the fuel pressure not wanting to rev under load is either fuel delivery problem or a low compression problem
  9. Scott Danforth

    No spark, no service manual...

    only place you can get Mercruiser service manuals from is http://publications.brunswick.com/
  10. Scott Danforth

    Rebuilt 5.7 vortec wil not turn over

    you cant get a good connection with jumper cables
  11. Scott Danforth

    Risers - think I caught this just in time?

    the profile is a bit more aggressive with the later engines. However the 4.3 is just a bit closer to reversion than the V8's
  12. Scott Danforth

    Using blind rivets under the waterline on aluminum boat in saltwater, are dissimilar metals a concern?

    aluminum, steel and salt water make a battery
  13. Scott Danforth

    What’s this parts name and number?

    Its name is Jenny, and the number is 8675309 would help us know what you are working on. then if you had the serial number, someone could post the parts list that you can also search for by serial number.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Boat identification?

    looks like an aristocraft
  15. Scott Danforth

    2004 Volvo Penta 3.0L engine knocking

    so drive across the boarder with your busted longblock in the back of the truck, drive back across the boarder with freshly machined longblock in the back of the truck
  16. Scott Danforth

    6/8/9.9 differences

    1985 and earlier 7.5 and 9.8 shared a same block. 1986 and later the 9.9 and 15 shared a block, the 18-30 shared a block and the 6-8hp shared a block.
  17. Scott Danforth

    6/8/9.9 differences

    the 9.9 is a bigger displacement than the 8hp since the 9.9 shares the block with the 15
  18. Scott Danforth

    Newer 3.0L in place of an Older 3.0 QUESTIONS

    my local machine shop has Mahle sleeves in stock. however if you want to buy them yourself. Summit has them. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mah-2268247 you need to bore the block, heat the block and freeze the sleeve, then install.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Newer 3.0L in place of an Older 3.0 QUESTIONS

    a set of sleeves for the bores is $100
  20. Scott Danforth

    Newer 3.0L in place of an Older 3.0 QUESTIONS

    I believe the 1991 and later 3.0 came with the 168 tooth flywheel (14") vs the prior 153 tooth flywheel (12-3/4") i believe you must use the newer coupler and flywheel cover or source a smaller diameter flywheel here are two choices...
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