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  1. Scott Danforth

    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    Fuel is the cheapest part of boating If your JB weld job doesnt work, you not only overheat the motor, you flood the bilge and sink your boat $75 in lumber, $8 in screws, $10 worth of chain, and a $20 come-a-long and you can build an A-frame and pull the motor
  2. Scott Danforth

    want to run my engine out of the boat.

    You mean the condenser on the points? It is to prevent the points from burning up. In the stickies are a tutorial on points ignition. You will want to read them
  3. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    Bob or Richard Cranium
  4. Scott Danforth

    After market fuel pumps

    The original pumps are Carter / Airtex. Cheap enough to avoid chinese knockoffs
  5. Scott Danforth

    2.3 timing belt

    The marks are on the pullies. The cover is just so you dont hurt yourself
  6. Scott Danforth

    2.00 ratio Alpha one gen 2

    Ppphhhlllbbnttttt Iron dukes are 2.5 liter / 151 cubic inch pontiac 4 cylinders ( half a 301 V8) 120hp / 2.5liter (153 cubic inch) motors are chevrolet 4-cylinders part of the inline 6 cylinder family. Not related at all to the iron duke other than similar displacements The 3.0 is a spin-off...
  7. Scott Danforth

    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    Pull the motor
  8. Scott Danforth

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

    Did you check for rotten stringers? If your stringers are rotten, and you are trying to bandaid the issue with a block of wood, is like pulling new pants over soiled underwear after you poop your pants. May look good for a moment
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    Cooling system question

    If you check before thevrawcwater pump, yes. Without the engine running, you wont get flow after the raw water pump if you have a good impeller
  10. Scott Danforth

    Water in oil

    Did you use sealant on the head bolts as most go into the water jacket?
  11. Scott Danforth

    2.3 timing belt

    From google. https://images.app.goo.gl/oHjytMr7gePhReqo8 Been same since the pinto motor came out in the early 70s
  12. Scott Danforth

    To fuel filter or not. 3.0

    Answered in first line of post #4
  13. Scott Danforth

    Hey Newbies

    and we need 100% of the data prior to being able to hazzard a guess. just saying Help with no other information does nothing again. posters need to take the time to annunciate, use punctuation, have patience and describe the problems, the history of the vessel, the vintage of equipment they...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Penta SX - new steering cable won’t go through the end of guide tube of power steering

    shoving a socket in the hole that is the same size of the shaft to hold the lip on the seal open while you push the shaft thru as stated in post #2
  15. Scott Danforth

    Cowl latch is broken : Is there a way another way to repair this in order to keep the cowl on ?

    however low volume plastic parts cost more than low volume metal parts until you get over the 250,000 piece part range once you factor in tooling, etc.
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    Cowl latch is broken : Is there a way another way to repair this in order to keep the cowl on ?

    and true
  17. Scott Danforth

    Cowl latch is broken : Is there a way another way to repair this in order to keep the cowl on ?

    buy an older motor with metal parts
  18. Scott Danforth

    Cowl latch is broken : Is there a way another way to repair this in order to keep the cowl on ?

    buying the new parts is fixing the cowl. plastic parts last a maximum of 15 years, that is the nature of plastic parts anywhere near an engine or exposed to UV
  19. Scott Danforth

    Blowby through vent tube? Mercruiser 3.7

    j-cat, we are sure you mean well, however most of your posts are 180 degrees off, or against the processes outlined in the manuals. Please read all the posts/replies and contemplate the answer prior to answering. make sure you read the details. the OP indicated he used break-in oil (which...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Just a minute to say Thank you.

    but you know they are there, and you will have pride in your restoration. Thank you for the great words which may inspire newbies along the way.
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