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  1. Scott Danforth

    Shifter question?

    Its been 5 days and you havent spent the 10 minutes to move the cable to the correct side of the contols yet?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3L Thunderbolt 5 engine age

    Rebuild for a 3.7 should not be $3k. Its half a ford 460 with GM inline main bearings $2500 in 2021 is a fair price for a complete 4.3 bobtail
  3. Scott Danforth

    Backfiring

    Why did you change carbs?
  4. Scott Danforth

    OMC 2.3l Lima Engine Timing

    you are off at least 2 teeth if your timing is set that far advanced also, prior to setting timing, you really have to set the dwell on points ignition first
  5. Scott Danforth

    3.0 merCruiser Max out at 4000 RPM.

    check the tach, gm inliner motor wont spin above 5000 on its own
  6. Scott Danforth

    Could a 4 blade actually be faster?

    put a certified laser tach on that motor to verify your RPM's. you may want to do some reading on the GM inliners over at http://inliners.org/ if you want to understand why these motors dont go above 5k without serious valve/lifter/cam/head/intake work
  7. Scott Danforth

    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    I pull my 5800# of boat/trailer/gaer all day long with my 2014 Sierra 1500 with a 5.3 and about an extra 2000# in the bed and I know my 26 foot boat weighs a whole heck of a lot more than your 20 foot boat. check your tongue weight on the trailer, make sure that the boat is cinched up against...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Wrong prop or bad tachometer....4.3 Mercruiser AlphaOne

    put a shop tach on it and verify
  9. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 3.0 GLP-D (PCV valve popping off while running - carbon buildup on boat thru exhaust)

    in the really old days we had open valve train and you oiled it ever 10-15 miles with an oil can
  10. Scott Danforth

    3.0 merCruiser Max out at 4000 RPM.

    3.0's wont spin a prop above 21p just not enough motor there for the 1.98:1 so the 23p is not going to happen the stingray 185x weighs 2200# which is a lot of boat for that little motor.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Gauges

    test the gauges and the sender. gauges like fuel gauge and temp sender read 240 ohms at bottom of scale and 33 ohms at top of scale agreed, a bad ground will cause issues gauges can be repaired, however cost to repair gauges is about 5X the cost of replacing.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 3.0 GLP-D (PCV valve popping off while running - carbon buildup on boat thru exhaust)

    they quit teaching Autos in the late 80's and it shows
  13. Scott Danforth

    No spark 2.3l omc

    did you set the points with a dwell meter? check your connections, you most likely have a bad connection. Start at the battery, work your way up to the helm cleaning and verifying every connection. points during cranking get 12 volts thru the starter, however only 8-10 volts when running...
  14. Scott Danforth

    What was mounted here?

    that is a block drain port, there is one on the other side too
  15. Scott Danforth

    9.8 hp vs 9.9 hp outboard engines

    merc started the 9.8's in the 60's the 7.5hp and 9.8hp motors were 11 cubic inch twins. same motor, different carb. later the merc 9.9's and the 15's were same as the motors got fatter, er bigger in displacement like the OMC product. the 9.9's getting a smaller carb the whole thing started...
  16. Scott Danforth

    1980 OMC 140hp electrical

    you obviously do not understand points type ignition systems standard resistors do not work for ignition systems. no color coding as found on 1/4 watt and 1/2 watt resistors will help you here. you need an ignition ballast resistor which is ~ 1.5 ohms (and about 200 watts), or you need about a...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Looking for Titan Model 60 rebuilt kit - 1" piston

    Im all for fixing things that can be fixed. however for trailer brake parts, I would not trust 10 year old rubber bits.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Cavitation plate

    foam should be a replace all thing
  19. Scott Danforth

    Looking for Titan Model 60 rebuilt kit - 1" piston

    if your that tight that you cant replace the whole master cylinder on a boat trailer, boating is not a hobby for you. I wouldnt trust 10 year old korean made rubber bits wheel cylinders come on loaded backing plates. I think the last time I paid under $100 for new backing plates, all...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Primary and Secondary Imbalance - Alfadan Outboard Motor ?

    another investment link
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