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  1. Scott Danforth

    1999 Mercruiser 5.0 L 8 Cylinder not engaging

    the cost of the parts and the tools required to set up a drive far exceed the cost of a brand new drive. if you grenaded the drive, the bits and chunks go thru the whole drive making it a box of broken bits.
  2. Scott Danforth

    1999 Mercruiser 5.0 L 8 Cylinder not engaging

    first, welcome aboard second, what maintenance did you do? or didnt do? from your post, you most likely lost the gears in the drive. which usually means needing a whole new drive.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Trim cylinder rebuild - stripped threads on fluid line connection

    its an SAE inverted flare port. the port tool is specific to SAE inverted flair. the threads are most likely 3/8-24, however because of the inverted flair port, a standard tap will not work. A bottoming tap may work enough to get the threads re-started some hydraulic shops have the inverted...
  4. Scott Danforth

    5.7 vortec oil pan gasket

    not needed, only the corner joint is needed.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Old Boater Collections

    I recently threw out about $10k worth of old car parts when I emptied a storage unit. motors, transmissions, radiators, body panels, lights, etc. all in great shape, however would take me a few years to sell or a few decades to use. Still have props for a few outboards I no longer have.
  6. Scott Danforth

    How smooth should hull be when tabbing in stringers

    all the light spots are delamination of the original tabing. you have to remove that
  7. Scott Danforth

    Poor man’s boat - 1988 sea Ray weekender 230

    you will want to make some test drills. I bet the transom is wet, if not rotted same goes for the stringers regarding your transom shield, you need a new one. as far as manuals go, you will need the motor and drive manuals.. boat side manuals do not exist (with a very few exceptions)
  8. Scott Danforth

    5.7 vortec oil pan gasket

    a small amount just dabbed into the corners where the timing cover meets the block and where the rear main cap meets the block. think of the amount of tooth paste you put on your tooth brush. then use half that.
  9. Scott Danforth

    How smooth should hull be when tabbing in stringers

    you have a lot more grinding to do
  10. Scott Danforth

    Cleaning aluminum gas tank

    there are about 30 other posts on cleaning fuel tanks. here are a few from a simple search https://forums.iboats.com/threads/fuel-tank-cleaning.741252/#post-5629898 https://forums.iboats.com/threads/cleaning-internal-fuel-tank.684055/...
  11. Scott Danforth

    OMC Cobra I/O Tight shifting

    that is not idle
  12. Scott Danforth

    5.7 vortec oil pan gasket

    the gasket should be rubber, and then the answer is no
  13. Scott Danforth

    A ghost is stealing my anchors...

    NEVER use a snap hook on an anchor. It will always come off the anchor there was even a video on an anchor site showing how a slight bit of slack allows the hook to drop a bit, then as you pull up, the snap comes undone.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Camshaft Replacement on Vortec 4.3L 262

    1996-98 VIN "W" WITH BALANCE SHAFT: The VIN "W" engine has a 10541691 Factory 4.3L Cam Specs * '96-'00, VIN W, w/ balance shaft - Lift (I/E) - .415/.429 - Dur @ .050 (I/E) - .191/.195 this is the marine cam shaft.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Merc High performance gear lube in VP dual prop

    VP requires synthetic GL-5 80W-90 marine gear lube If the Merc stuff meets it, then yes
  16. Scott Danforth

    Camshaft Replacement on Vortec 4.3L 262

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  17. Scott Danforth

    1-1/16" trailer axle spacer?

    NAPA has speedi sleeves in stock
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help understanding vacuum test

    At the 0 point if your timing light is set to 8BTDC
  19. Scott Danforth

    Bunks with plastic on top

    Use cypress. Do NOT use treated lumber
  20. Scott Danforth

    Crash video

    Not the first time he has been in the news
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