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  1. Scott Danforth

    302 ring gear replacement

    What ^ he said. I usually also tack weld the ring gear
  2. Scott Danforth

    mercruiser 140 low compression & cracked exhaust manifold

    buy a new motor. suggest buying a 1992 or later 3.0 with an Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive and replace the whole long tail. that way you get a much better motor and a much better drive than what you have for very little money. your motor needs a full rebuild. the cost just to rebuild your motor is more...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Your Worst Nightmare.-

    the owner come in and catches me drinking his beer....... seriously, if it was a common motor, i would not deal with an extremely seized salted powerhead, I would buy a fresh water motor however if it was rare, and i mean rare. and someone came to me to fix. I would use heat (a good tip) , a...
  4. Scott Danforth

    2004 Volvo Penta 3.0 manifold and riser replacement

    you need to investigate IF you have a problem before you throw money at it.
  5. Scott Danforth

    88 mercruiser 4.3 low compression and water in oil.

    a 4.3 in a boat and a 4.3 from a truck are the same short block and heads how the motor is upfit is what makes the difference. you can pull a 4.3 from an S-10 or silverado, however, you have to pull the motor apart, install marine head gaskets and brass core plugs. you then need to use a...
  6. Scott Danforth

    HULL REPAIR QUESTION

    love old farm pickups..... my 1948 was used to herd cattle
  7. Scott Danforth

    Parts For 1989 Cummins diesel V903 engines

    the V903 marine motor was long in the tooth in the early 80's being replaced with the N14 and other motors. many of the old marine parts are hard to get. there are aftermarket people to get heat exchanger cores like Sen-dure, etc. the housings may be an issue. the marine manifolds may be...
  8. Scott Danforth

    HULL REPAIR QUESTION

    sounds like a smart move on your part
  9. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 3.0 Manifold and Riser Replacement advice

    before throwing parts at it. have you pulled the manifold and elbow and inspected them? they may be fine, they may need minor maintenance, they may need replacing
  10. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    so, last night as I was picking up the trash in the yard from some animal tearing the garbage can apart and dragging it all over..... I have all the parts needed to build a second drive. so, going to build the second drive while re-sealing this one. that way I will never need it...... and it...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Parts For 1989 Cummins diesel V903 engines

    many of the old V engines are gone, however there are places that specialize in them. time to start googling. may be time to replace them with the QSM11 marine or even the QSL
  12. Scott Danforth

    CCM:Lever1 error. HELP PLEASE

    do you have Rinda? start there
  13. Scott Danforth

    88 mercruiser 4.3 low compression and water in oil.

    white smoke is water. most likely cracked head assume the motor is toast
  14. Scott Danforth

    1988 mercruiser alpha one water pump issue

    which is why I asked this question of the OP prior
  15. Scott Danforth

    Arcoa deck cap

    welcome to iboats. Ercoa and many other pontoon manufacturers would have gotten their trim from companies like TACO marine. some had the stuff extruded themselves. much of the rub-rail from the 80's is no longer made having been redesigned many times. time to start hitting the old catalogs.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Divorced choke

    make one. a piece of 1/8" steel scrap, a hack saw, drill press and some permatex #1
  17. Scott Danforth

    454 Lifter Adjustment

    I miss the gas company advertising of the 60's and 70's Marathon - Better in the long run Gulf - Gas with guts win with Sunoco
  18. Scott Danforth

    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    should have gotten him "official beer fetcher" since he didnt want deck hand duties.
  19. Scott Danforth

    merc inline 6 165hp temperature problem ( ive changed the exhaust )

    by OK, what does that mean? how quickly does the raw water supply hose from the transom shield fill a 5 gallon bucket with the motor running at 1000 RPM?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    you cant separate the unit and the thermister on the main board on these. the whole unit must sit in the room you are trying to cool. for canada, and a boat sitting in the water, you should not need more than a fan. here in florida, that unit will run between 10 and 20 minutes and shut off if...
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