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  1. Scott Danforth

    Filling coolant reservoir 3.0 TKS?

    welcome aboard so you have a heat exchanger? are you looking in the expansion tank on the heat exchanger, or the puke tank along the side of the engine? the expansion tank should be full at all times. the puke tank will have just a trace of coolant when the engine is cold, and be close to...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass storage .... Shelf life ?

    the cloth itself will last a really long time if stored wrapped in paper and dry CSM may have issues with the binder if exposed to UV Now, Resin and Gel on the other hand, does have a short shelf life
  3. Scott Danforth

    Cracks in aluminum hull repair options

    one path is an arm swinging a hammer to hit a tool (converting impact into force). the other is a pneumatic piston and spring to smack a tool (also converting impact to force) the result is a bucked rivet in both cases
  4. Scott Danforth

    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    the break the core up. the core is to take up space between the two layers of fiberglass. to separate them and keep them from compressing together.
  5. Scott Danforth

    1986 Advantage Magnum 190

    Since you are new to boats there are no boat level manuals. they never existed. in many cases there is no documentation other than a notebook on the factory floor The boat hull is either made by the boat company or bought from another boat company. the boat interior is either made in-house...
  6. Scott Danforth

    1986 Advantage Magnum 190

    some only lasted one boat as stated, there have been well over 100,000 boat companies that have come and gone in the last 100 years. the engine/drive combination is OMC. the engine block is a 1986 only V6, however can be replaced with any 1986-1992 The drive is the early Cobra OMC is out of...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Cracks in aluminum hull repair options

    hammer, rivet tool, and a helper with a big hammer to back up the head
  8. Scott Danforth

    HELP!! 2001 Volvo Penta SX running hot

    check the fitting at the drive that the hose connects to. if its cracked, you start sucking air as soon as you are on plane
  9. Scott Danforth

    HELP - trying to drive in inner bearing race... NEED TRICKS

    UFP axles?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Repair balsa core from inside boat

    I would trim the lip off, grind it back a bit for proper tabbing, and not have to try to stuff anything in there, just bond the new core. there are many on-line tutorials about re-coring sailboats that you can get some pointers
  11. Scott Danforth

    Cracks in aluminum hull repair options

    2 methods: tig welding and patch plates. since the rib and transom lips come together, I would lean toward using a patch plate
  12. Scott Danforth

    out drive

    new gaskets and o-rings
  13. Scott Danforth

    Two different motors same issue

    if it is carb icing, it would need to be a foggy day between 20F and 40F. Above 40 is too warm and below 20F, you end up with ice fog and not fog vapor
  14. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    Hey..... We are Vintage and going Chrome
  15. Scott Danforth

    Can the base of engine work? Two to bolts under engine are rusted and can

    a load leveler is always going to make handling an engine easier you may or may not have the room for it.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Two different motors same issue

    The milky looking fluid is most likely water
  17. Scott Danforth

    aquasport 175 osprey

    an ozone machine is the ticket.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Two different motors same issue

    The fuel tank, fuel, pickup, anti siphon valve, and plumbing is on the boat side. I would look there. Specifically st the fuel quality
  19. Scott Danforth

    Vacuum line

    welcome aboard. we cant see what you are working on, so a good picture is worth a lot here 2-stroke motors do not have vacuum lines. they do have fuel lines, enrichment lines and drain lines. other than trading the motorcycle and eagerly dropping the motor into the water. Have you done any...
  20. Scott Danforth

    1988 2.3 Idle

    make sure the dwell is set correctly, then verify the timing. that will affect idle quality
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