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  1. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    here is your alternator. 12 volts, 42 amps. wilson part number 90-01-3103 https://www.wilsonautoelectric.com/Shared/PartSearch (you will have to put the part number in the search bar)
  2. Scott Danforth

    Replacing the steel cable on a boat lift

    What size are the winders? That will determine if you can change cable size
  3. Scott Danforth

    3L core plug

    No, and if you lost a core plug, you most likely have a cracked block as well. How did you winterize?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    Then buy a 35 to 45 amp alternator
  5. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ125/270 overheating raw water not pumping

    You need water over the top of the drive to flood the impeller to prime it. That is 18" higher than tou can get with a tub
  6. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    You have to rewire your boat to use anything over a 42 amp alternator. It can be done, however you need to replace wiring from the alternator to the battery and the helm. You have to bypass the ammeter.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta AQ125/270 overheating raw water not pumping

    STOP. Unless that tub is big enough to submerge the whole drive, the pump can not prime You toasted your impeller. Impellers do not "suck", they only push fluid and must be submerged to prime. So replace your impeller and use a set of muffs
  8. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    Yes.
  9. Scott Danforth

    1400hrs 5.7l 2001

    A 2001 boat should have between 1100 hours and 2200 hours if it was used With normal maintenance, 5000 hours plus is the norm. As Bondo states, boat motors are normally murdered by lack of maintenance and do not die of normal wear. Plus, I am willing to bet the key was left on more than once.
  10. Scott Danforth

    1988 2.3 Idle

    Setting dwell while cranking is normal. Dizzy doesn't know if it's in a boat, or a tractor, or genset
  11. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon 20’ long bunks

    because the salts and chemicals used to treat the lumber will attack the aluminum and you will have pits along the area where the toon logs sit on the bunks.
  12. Scott Danforth

    5.0 Mercruiser MPI Question After Stalling On Me This Weekend

    do not reuse the old filter (because the dirty side mixes with the clean side when you pour the contents.)
  13. Scott Danforth

    Coolant in 3 cylinders after winter storage? Hasn't been started

    you have water pooled on top of the valve, and the valve and seat are rusted. your manifolds need to be acetone tested as visual inspection doesnt mean squat......as that is pooled water in the center port you need to pressure test the cooling water jacket and do a compression and leak down...
  14. Scott Danforth

    I/O 18 ft. Does it sit too low in the stern?

    yes, see post #29
  15. Scott Danforth

    Coolant in 3 cylinders after winter storage? Hasn't been started

    did you poke each and every drain in the block, manifolds, hoses, etc to ensure that water did drain? or does this have the 3-point or single point drain system which may or may not drain the block, heads, manifolds, etc.?
  16. Scott Danforth

    1999 7.4L mercruiser fuel pressure regulator crossover part?

    you will have to do a cross-reference to the GM part. however the L29 was in 1996-2000 3/4 and 1 ton trucks
  17. Scott Danforth

    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    No
  18. Scott Danforth

    King Cobra (1993-1994) prop shaft removal

    No one is questioning your background. However the truth is, most of the tech's trained 30 years ago have long since retired or passed. Those tools would have been owned by the shop and not the individual techs. so you are looking for an independent shop owner that was factory trained and...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    again, Osco is used by both Volvo and Mercruiser and has a great reputation, or at least they did as they recently sold off their patterns and got out of the marine manifold business. Barr is a better supplier than Osco and is the same casting house used by every marine company out there as...
  20. Scott Danforth

    King Cobra (1993-1994) prop shaft removal

    trying to buy the thousands of dollars worth of tools to service a non-desirable drive with no parts support is a fools errand. besides throwing away the clymer and seloc manual (they make ok knee pads, however do not work well as toilet paper) you will need to have factory training (which no...
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