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  1. Scott Danforth

    1989 Sea Ray 160

    the fuel pump is part of the carb. its two bits of floppy material
  2. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    I personally recommend new vs used as I view manifolds like I do underwear. only you can make the determination between the two. If it was me, and I was looking at two used manifolds, one HGE and one Osco, unless the Osco had big amounts of flaking rust, I would buy the Osco
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.0 Mercruiser MPI Question After Stalling On Me This Weekend

    did you inspect the contents of your fuel filter when you changed filters? what is your fuel pressure? that will tell you the health of your pump?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    you bought a non-running boat with a yamaha drive?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    the return line is easy. its just a 3/8" Power Steering return line. the difficulty will be the fitting at the actuator and identifying which of the 24 variations of hydraulic port is there the pressure line at the back of the pump is easy, that is a standard 5/8-16 thread for an SAE inverted...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    most likely a bearing going bad. they are 6000 series bearings (under $5) However if you want to go new, get a 3-wire
  7. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon 20’ long bunks

    order in 20 foot lengths from your local wood supplier. galvanized metal brackets and your aluminum toon logs do not make a good combination if you introduce water. additionally, the galvanized material will soon start to rust. do not use pressure treated lumber
  8. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    welcome aboard. you can take your old lines to any good hydraulic shop and they can make you new lines.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 not keeping charge on batter

    also, once the battery is charged, is there current between the battery + and the cable (motor off, and key switch off) is there a battery switch?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    Osco is a production casting house used by both Mercruiser and Volvo in the past. HGE is a will-fit aftermarket company. if these are your only two choices. the Osco will most likely be a better casting.
  11. Scott Danforth

    1998 Volvo Penta 3.0 misfiring on plugs 3&4

    a cheap aftermarket distributor cap with bad terminals could cause cylinders 3&4 to loose spark after a while so could not having the plug wires seated all the way on the plug or cap towers
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    dont use a screw driver. that will muff up the paint and the aluminum. you most likely have corrosion in the holes where the studs are make sure the nuts are off, and all the fasteners are out. I would get a few plastic window/door frame shims. and wedge between the lower and upper, then...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    ???? that is the excite wire and probably a charge light indicator on the dash. most 3 wire alternators will work. your current alternator is a 42 amp. I personally would just take it to the local starter/alternator shop and pay the $50 to put in new diode pack, regulator, etc.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoating keel

    you have some pin holes. I would do another layer on the areas with the pinholes.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Pic of Milkshake spew all over my engine. Help please

    Pressure test the cooling water jacket. May just be failed batwings
  16. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    Most likely your alternator is a 35 amp unit.
  17. Scott Danforth

    one drive slower to raise and lower than the other

    Check your PTT reservoir to meke sure you have oil
  18. Scott Danforth

    1989 Mercruiser 3.0 Cranking but no spark.

    File the points Set dwell with a meter Set timing Adjust idle speed It's almost never the coil
  19. Scott Danforth

    2003 Volvo Penta 4.3GL Cracked Block on Starter

    You can get a new short block, or pull a 4.3 from a truck, strip it down to the short block, and build it back up to a marine engine with brass core plugs, marine head gaskets, and a marine water pump
  20. Scott Danforth

    1998 Volvo Penta 3.0 misfiring on plugs 3&4

    What is compression on all 4 cylinders?
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