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  1. Scott Danforth

    Old ford 302 no spark

    Check if your fuel pump diaphragm ruptured
  2. Scott Danforth

    Merc 470 modifying water pump seal problem

    If you had any overheat. Change the head gasket
  3. Scott Danforth

    Old ford 302 no spark

    a compression test will tell you if you have a stuck valve stuck valve makes a puffing sound out of the intake or exhaustwhen running at idle hard knocking is from a bearing getting pounded from detonation, or a bearing getting destroyed from lack of oil soft knocking can be from a bad plug...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Merc 470 modifying water pump seal problem

    or pull the cam out and re-weld the groove in the snout, grind it down and flame harden / carburize the snout. speedi sleeves are faster and cheaper.
  5. Scott Danforth

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    if you switch to Aquabuff, you should only need to wetsand to about 800 grit, then compound with Aquabuff, then finish off with FinessIT however, 500 grit to 1000 to 1200 to 1500 should not see marks unless the paper gummed up and you are dragging a gel-booger. I did mine with a pneumatic DA...
  6. Scott Danforth

    57 Golden Javelin

    Most of the folks knowledgeable in older motors are not on facetube also goes with old trucks, old cars, etc. (ie Stovebolt, H.A.M.B, etc) However you are now here at the worlds largest DIY boat community. Welcome aboard If starting manually, start in the start position with the gear lever...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Cannot find a drain plug to fit new drain tube installed in transom/bilge

    did you expand the tube (required installation step) look up transom drain tube flaring tools.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Alpha1 350 raw cooled boils and ticks rapidly after short time on muffs

    only way a drum of water works is if you can get the whole outdrive in the drum. that makes the drum big enough to float the whole boat in it you have a blockage somewhere. or you replumbed wrong
  9. Scott Danforth

    Eagle , Scat rod question

    Plenty of 383s in front of A1G2s. Hust need to watch your hole shot and use a rev limiter Check prices on getting your crank reground....then compare to new. New usually costs less
  10. Scott Danforth

    Can you help me find the name of this thing

    Old pelican hook
  11. Scott Danforth

    Eagle , Scat rod question

    Under $100 difference to build a 377/383 or a 350/355 if you are buying a rotating assembly
  12. Scott Danforth

    Eagle , Scat rod question

    Eagle is crap, (was, is and will continue to be). SCAT is what all 3 of my prior engine builders recommend. While they are still sourced off-shore, their quality control is much much better. complete SCAT rotating assembly with LCQ pistons from https://www.competitionproducts.com/ is the...
  13. Scott Danforth

    79 Crestliner Norseman 22 Cuddy in need of repower

    no need. knee braces only needed on outboards you need to replace the transom with the giant hole and re-fiberglass the aft end of the boat. then you need to repair the rotten stringers you most likely have and run them to the transom then cut out the proper key-hole, mount the transom...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    I stand corrected on the block and heads however VP did not source ignition components from Ford. the distributor gear is still cast iron.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Overheat on 5.0 with SX outdrive

    what does a ford 302 have to do with the GM 305? you are comparing potatoes and cacti
  16. Scott Danforth

    Sharkhide retailer in Canada?

    yet I can find it in under .00001 seconds on Amazon.ca https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=sharkshide&ref=nb_sb_noss and if I add a random CA postal code such as S4N 0A3, it gives me a delivery price and date
  17. Scott Danforth

    Sharkhide retailer in Canada?

    Try amazon.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Will carport help mold/mildew issues?

    No. you basically need to put your toys in a garage. and if you live in an area of high humidity, have a fan at a minimum moving air. mold and mildew are from moisture that is in the air that collects on your car/boat/etc in the cool hours. however where a car surface takes a lot longer to...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Finishing before gelcoat

    If you added wax, you now get to resand befor the next coat
  20. Scott Danforth

    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Bought one for the shoreland'r under the searay and never needed it. Didn have one for current trailer, lost a dust cap and toasted a hub. Suggest following Bruce's lead
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