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  1. Scott Danforth

    Rubbing compound for heavy oxidation

    If you use the aquabuff 1000 and 2000, you only need to sand to 800
  2. Scott Danforth

    1987 350 Mercruiser thermostat choices

    Your motor does not have roller cam / lifters
  3. Scott Danforth

    1987 350 Mercruiser thermostat choices

    Raw water cooled, 140. Fresh water cooled 160. Raw water cooled and efi 160, fresh water cooled and efi 180
  4. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Still waiting for parts from volvopentastore (iboats).
  5. Scott Danforth

    Hook up boat engine to permanent magnet generator.

    I used to design generators for cummins between 20kw and 1.2mw. Yes the technology is out there. Simply add another battery and a 3kw inverter just like the emergency vehicles and many of todays boats and RVs
  6. Scott Danforth

    Oil pump

    Yes, pull the pan. Use paydoh between pickup and tank to make sure you have 1/4 to 3/8 gap
  7. Scott Danforth

    1987 Sundancer owners manuel

    Welcome aboard. What you are looking for doesnt exist. Owners manuals for boats are not like cars. They are a 4 page safety brochure with a list of servicing dealers The engine operation, service, and parts manual would be beneficial. What information are you looking for?
  8. Scott Danforth

    Oil pump

    Normally about 20 seconds of spinni,g and the drill rpm drops significantly as the pump gets loaded. If not, spin it the other way. My 3/8 drill will stop completly. I normally need the 1/2"
  9. Scott Danforth

    Oil pump

    Did the drill load up? If not you were not building pressure
  10. Scott Danforth

    2006 Sea Ray 185 Sport Seats

    your boats came from the factory with Brunswick (attwood/Garelick) supplied roto-molded seat cores and molded foam and covers from a local upholsterer in Reynosa Mexico that services the Searay/bayliner plant down there. that same seat is about $600 each on the open market...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Closed cooling diagram

    In your defense, you probably did not have coffee yet.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Hook up boat engine to permanent magnet generator.

    generators run at either 1800 RPM or 3600 RPM only depending if they are a 2-pole or 4-pole alternator. unless the generator is an inverter duty. 3000 watts at 110 volts is basically a 45 amp alternator. however the portable generator is not SAE j1171 compliant, so you would be building a bomb
  13. Scott Danforth

    Boat identification help needed!

    without paperwork, the boat isnt yours, even if its on your property as stated above, no value. best use for the boat.
  14. Scott Danforth

    2.3l has 150psi across all cylinders, but small amount of water in oil.

    a half hour with a flat file may true up the surface.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Help a new guy out . Pcv valve

    since you are mixing and matching generations of parts, you cant go off of the parts lists from mercruiser. your accessory drive pulleys may need a 7 gauge (3/16") spacer made because the 96 and later motor has a different balancer than the 95 and earlier This will help on the base engine side...
  16. Scott Danforth

    4.3 MPI Possible ECM issues

    codes mean nothing on a boat motor or a car motor as usually the code is thrown because 4 other systems are out of norm. As Chris and Ted mentioned. you have to be looking at live data Case in point. my car motor was throwing a cam bank out of range which is generally the cam position sensor...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Help a new guy out . Pcv valve

    10066061 is a 93 to 95 block
  18. Scott Danforth

    What´s the best replacement for AQ271C (or 570) 5.7 GM engine, ideally stroker?

    At $21 a piece x 16 pcs from GM vs $195. Its price. GM gets theire valve train pieces from melling or mahle depending on part number
  19. Scott Danforth

    Best out board motor lock

    if a thief wants your motor, they will take it, regardless of locks or bolts just south of me in Lee county, they will steel the whole boat, drag it about a mile down the road, then strip it in under 15 minutes using saws to cut the tansom
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