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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Ignition Troubleshoot Process

    at the top of the forums are threads that are stuck and the icon looks like a sticky note or post it note. the one that says mercruiser information. open that. in there is all the stuff you need for troubleshooting mercruiser stuff. every forum has at least one sticky.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3 Ignition Troubleshoot Process

    It's in the stickies at the top of the forum
  3. Scott Danforth

    Quit My Job . . .

    Ted, how close to the Carolinas are you, and are you open to mobile upholstery inspection and minor repair.
  4. Scott Danforth

    My OMC, 305 V8 stinger has a Prop Lyft problem

    Did you get a quality motor?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    talking to Scotty over at innovation marine. the coated bearings saved most of their high $ race motors when something goes awry (dry sump line breaks, etc) that is why I went coated. double roller because I needed to buy a new chain and it was same price as the GM leaf chain.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Reversed Battery Hook Up Question

    basically anything on the boat that is polarity sensitive will be "fried" potentially a few wires as well. look over the whole boat. you may be lucky with just the alternator diode pack, or if your boat has diodes in the wiring harness, those too.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    the double roller timing chain set I picked up fit under the factory cover, if you are interested, let me dig for that info. I upgraded to coated bearings both Melling and Mahle offer a higher psi spring for a pressure relieve on pumps.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    referring to the spun rod. the last two Gen VI's I pulled apart had either 1 or both of them spun
  9. Scott Danforth

    Quit My Job . . .

    we watched a guy (Illinois plates) back a 26'-28' express cruiser into the lake on a trailer. all the while we were saying, the lake is too shallow (clark lake in Door county). average depth is 5 feet, depth at ramp is about 3 and largest boat not a pontoon on the lake is 21 feet so the guy...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Tin Rig Tow Vehicle

    that is where the term "stand on the brakes" comes from. when you put both feet on the brake pedal and pull yourself off the seat trying to get more brake pressure.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    scat forged rods are cheaper than reconditioning the stock rods
  12. Scott Danforth

    Dean's List gets another motor

    was it cylinder #3 or #4 get the block line-honed and decked. you will find you need to true up the deck slightly
  13. Scott Danforth

    Boat Paint

    see post #19 in the stickies in the restoration forum. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-tos-and-other-great-information.283508/
  14. Scott Danforth

    Leaf Springs

    Shoreland'r has springs in stock for their trailers
  15. Scott Danforth

    454 Low Vacuum + Flutter?

    bog is probably either air valve or accelerator pump a compression test will tell you if you have sticky valves.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Bellow replacement job

    as long as they spin good and are not rough feeling, you are good
  17. Scott Danforth

    OMC sterndrive not moving in gear.

    you need a big C-clip pliers for the two C-clips. I used a 18" Blue-Point with a ratchet lock sterndrive.info has good videos on the OMG stringer and they have a good assortment of parts along with a rebuild service.
  18. Scott Danforth

    454 Low Vacuum + Flutter?

    timing affects vacuum at idle
  19. Scott Danforth

    Adding 100+hp. Would you re-prop ?

    Add the HX before the motor hits the water (any water). the debris that the leg picks up, sits in the bottom of the block until you put an HX on it. then it plugs up the HX on the side you cant clean
  20. Scott Danforth

    Humid/Dirty Boat

    My bud is in Speedwell, a bunch of floating houses near there.
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