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  1. Scott Danforth

    1993 Volvo Penta 570A New Distributor Issues

    Your 570 should never have had points. VP engines quit using points on the V8s and V6s back in the early 80s. Prior to the 570s were the 260s and 271s which used prestolite electronic distributors Kenny has you covered on the pertronix trigger
  2. Scott Danforth

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    dont know, I always added a layer or two of glass, then hit that with 40 grit on the DA, followed by some good fairing compound. then I textured the floor with thickened gel
  3. Scott Danforth

    Low pressure fuel pump is screaming after a few seconds of running 1996 5.0Fi.

    check for a restriction in the anti-siphon valve
  4. Scott Danforth

    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    yes
  5. Scott Danforth

    Plating, not the eating type

    Hey GM, @mickyryan may want a carpenter bee trap or at least the plans
  6. Scott Danforth

    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    Mallory makes a marine ford dizzy, however since Sierra bought the rights to sell Mallory marine dizzys a few years, the price went from $300 to $600. Summit , jegs, etc, can no longer sell the marine dizzys (they are listed on the sites as out of stock) it would be a YLM-6XX something if you...
  7. Scott Danforth

    1979 omc sterndrive oil type

    the T15-W40 has zinc in it. OEM manual for your 3.0 says SAE 30 just run the T15-W40
  8. Scott Danforth

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    it was in the 80's for temp. so after I globbed it on the tapped off area, I used a notched trowel to mush it around, then climbed off the boat, put the notched trowel in the bucket of acetone, went back on the boat, and used the roller to make the pattern. the roller flattened and pulled...
  9. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP QUICK PLS: Replacement Engine choices for 350 MPI

    chris, its still a LH motor with switched cables, no mater if they changed the thrust washer in the lower or not.
  10. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP QUICK PLS: Replacement Engine choices for 350 MPI

    since the motor is a salt water motor and was neglected. consider that the only thing salvagable will be the carburetor, front accessories, ignition, and rotating electrics. the block, heads, intake and exhaust manifolds are toast the other will not be far behind. however you will need to...
  11. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP QUICK PLS: Replacement Engine choices for 350 MPI

    its actually true. every motor in front of any sterndrive is standard left-hand rotation. right hand rotation motors were used on inboard applications only, and that requirement went away over 40 years ago. dont believe me, or @achris who is a trained mercruiser tech. maybe you should call...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Engine starts to sputter/breakup/lose power after warm 3.0 ‘98

    i agree, most likely plugged anti siphon valve, or plugged pickup strainer, or plugged tank vent, or crud in the tank, or water in the tank, etc. all leading to the engine running horribly lean. when it does that, that detonation you hear is the pistons being eaten by pre-ignition detonation.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Boat seat cushion parts Question

    call searay. those are searay seat retainers, the upholstry was made either in-house in the searay factory upholstry shop, or by a sister division of Brunswick back then. they may have been made by Garelick (no longer in the seating business - in fact sold to attwood many years ago) or by...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    there may only be one style of distributor cap available. that is it. you get what is available. you most likely do not get to change style of lead connections.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Prepping Diamond Tread for Refinish Gelcoat

    I would sand it down and do your own non-skid. I used fumed silica to thicken the gel, rolled it on thick, then used a bed liner roller to make the texture. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1988-rogue-2420.486013/page-9#post-3435737
  16. Scott Danforth

    Plating, not the eating type

    any process where you learn something is a valuable experience, no mater what the outcome. remember, Edison did not fail 10,000 times building a light bulb. he simply learned 10,000 ways to not make a light bulb. rock on GM......rock on if successful, will you take donations to plate parts?
  17. Scott Danforth

    Need help finding a HEI conversion distributor cap for prestolite

    HEI is GM's term for their "High-Energy-Ignition" coil-in-cap automotive distributor. truth is, all ignitions are high energy. however Matt is correct, they were NEVER used in a boat because as they came from GM, they were never tested for SAE 1171, nor were they available without vacuum...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Help me rewire my Pontoon

    lots of info in the electrical forum stickies
  19. Scott Danforth

    New to me 2015 350 mag, any more maintenance items?

    trailer bearings, trailer brakes, trailer winch, trailer jack upholstery protectant canvas sealant.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Repairing Plexiglass Windshield

    sharp bit, nothing to worry about. make sure to chamfer the edges.
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