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  1. Scott Danforth

    VP DPS-A- running two different pitch propellers?

    While not ideal, I have run a mix of B5/B6 props with the small block and B7/B8 props with the big block. Usually when one of the props runs into an immovable object like earth or a sunken boat. I would run the F4's or the I series (4-blade rear)
  2. Scott Danforth

    Hardin Marine Exhaust on SBC (350 Mag)

    your fine...... install and go boating. or if you are bored, port match the heads to the manifolds, and while at it, clean the combustion chambers and blend the bowls
  3. Scott Danforth

    Quantity of Power Steering Fluid needed 2001 Merc 5.7 EFI

    its not published. work on enough things in life and you build up a bit of knowledge as @Lou C states, check for leaks. it is faster to pull the drive and motor to fix the actuator leak than doing it with the motor in place.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Replacing 1986 Bayliner penta 275 bellows and water hose connector

    no, that little white metal gem will corrode every 2 years regardless of what you do. it is sealed to the pivot tube with the gasket have small hands to reach in along the u-joints to turn the shaft a bit and guide it in. do not wear flip-flops and drop the drive on your toe (BTDT)
  5. Scott Danforth

    Project Fuggly - No Longer Fuggly And Splashed!!!!!!

    no, automotive had their own resistance ranges which were different than boats and industrial equipment
  6. Scott Danforth

    Quantity of Power Steering Fluid needed 2001 Merc 5.7 EFI

    welcome aboard between 1 and 2 quarts. fill reservoir, run motor and turn steering lock to lock to burp any air bubbles, top off to full line on dipstick
  7. Scott Danforth

    Hot light on dash

    replacing the impeller and doing every bit of maintenance is required with a new-to-you used motor. replace the impeller drain the gear lube and pressure test the gear box service any anode service every filter change the plugs if the motor came on a boat on a trailer, also service the...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Trying to figure out what kind of boat i have

    what does the paperwork say it is?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Help with transom.

    I would grind off the wood you havent ground off yet, apply a layer of CSM and 1708 with poly, then butter up the new transom wood and clamp in place. when cured, bevel the cracks on the outside, and build up with a few layers of 1708, then grind/fair straight and re-gelcoat
  10. Scott Danforth

    Throttle control options for a 1991 Cobia with a 5.7 liter.

    you mean I/O an inboard has a straight prop shaft, a shaft strut and a rudder. there is no tilt/trim on an inboard
  11. Scott Danforth

    Rec gas prices???

    my guess he tried E85. E85 needs lots of boost and nearly double the fueling
  12. Scott Danforth

    What would you do or offer?? 2003 Monterey 298 SC

    Any dealer can get you engine hours from the ECM if the engine is fuel injected Why are you worried about 800 hours? A 20 year old boat should have between 1000 and 2000 hours A well maintained motor will go beyond 5000 hours I would be more worried if a 20 year old boat has less than 400...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Droping a 302 in my boat

    the firing order is determined by the cam. many 302 marine motors used the 351 cam. if you have an OMC stringer, you should have a standard rotation motor
  14. Scott Danforth

    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    lithium and cobalt mines are running out of lithium and cobalt and will be leading to shortages soon. we still do not have a good global recycling program for heavy metal batteries other than lead-acid 15 years from now, I may be distilling fuel from grains and consuming the excess.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Thinking of upgrading to Sea Ray 210BR

    open the ski locker and stick your head in there your 1998 still used wood in the stringers, transom and deck core
  16. Scott Danforth

    Merc 4.3 Quench Distance

    salt and minerals come out of suspension at about 145 degrees, and that will extrude hone your water passages and crust up the heads. hence the 140F T-stat used for decades since the builder doesnt know what water the motor will be run in. if pure, clean fresh water, then yes, 160F you are...
  17. Scott Danforth

    4.3 Mercruiser 94 vs 98 interchangeability

    easy method: unbolt complete 1994 bobtail. bolt in complete 1998 bobtail where did the 1998 motor come from? some light reading: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/
  18. Scott Danforth

    Rec gas prices???

    yep, roughly 3% reduction in power using E10 vs E0 or 3% less economy.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Name for connector “nut”(?) for fuel line to fuel pump nipple

    Any good hydraulic shop has fittings
  20. Scott Danforth

    Merc 4.3 Quench Distance

    No need to run 91 at 9.3:1 140 T-stat is normal for a carbed raw water cooled motor Have your machine shop upgrade the seals
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