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  1. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    use a remote start button with the key in the on position. you can be right there next to the motor, press the remote start button, see the dwell meter and read it, adjust as needed. in/out and done in under 5 minutes.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Adding Grommets To New Budge Cover

    I have them in my old cockpit cover. worked great. now to make the new cover that works with the wakeboard tower.
  3. Scott Danforth

    How long to idle engine to circulate fuel stabilizer through system

    but ethanol is in your beer.....
  4. Scott Danforth

    1998 Volvo Penta 4.3L GL

    agreed, what happened? from there we can point you in a direction. I would go with new exhaust on a used motor. or rebuild what you have (depending on what is wrong), or if you are on a tight budget, a salvage yard motor stripped down and built back up as a marine motor would be the most...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Where should water come out if no tell tale?

    you cant put muffs on the 9.8. the water intake is on the bottom of the anti-cav plate just behind the prop. it has to be run in a bucket later 7.5's and 9.8's have the pee hole on the starboard side, running with a hose to the bottom cowl. if it was me, I would just replace the raw water...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Adding Grommets To New Budge Cover

    go to a canvas shop and have them use their big press
  7. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    a friend of mine has been the manager of Camera Corner in Madison for many decades. his camera collection is in the many rooms full.... going back in time to flash-powder cameras
  8. Scott Danforth

    Donzi Boat Owners Manual

    there are literally less than 1 dozen boat makers (out of nearly 1/2 million boat manufactures that have come and gone in the past 100 years) that make boat manuals, and Chap is one like mentioned. very early chris-craft, some searays, some fourwinns. the wiring on the motor and controls and...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    whats crazier, there are people that collect old film cameras
  10. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    the cap with the door is not marine, its automotive you can still use the dwell meter to dial in the points without the cap and rotor installed. simply because the dwell meter goes across the coil and you can do that while cranking.
  11. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    Hhmmmm.....dwell meter.....
  12. Scott Danforth

    Holley Gurus needed

    Talked to holley's tech line for a while. the guy said start by restricting the LSAB's since my carb is an early HP, that means epoxying the holes shut and re-drilling (or drill and tap for changeable jets). he suggested going down from the .072 that are supposed to be in there to closer to...
  13. Scott Danforth

    What did I do wrong with Transom?

    I have used rustoleum oul based paint for years on tinnys
  14. Scott Danforth

    EZ Drain Plugs for Exhaust Manifold & Engine Block on 3.0 Mercruiser?

    I would not replace what has worked for well over 70 years for a plastic plug you can not probe with a wire
  15. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    Condenser is fine if its still wired and you get spark by grounding the point wire. Willing to bet both your other coils are fine
  16. Scott Danforth

    Donzi Boat Owners Manual

    Try calling their tech support However most of the panels are generic
  17. Scott Danforth

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

    Mast automotive machine shops rhat also support marine and racing. Would seny you to my guy here in Florida, hoewever he retired last year. A few in the midwest
  18. Scott Danforth

    No spark plug spark... 170 MC , 1985 Sea Ray

    Make sure your batteries are charged
  19. Scott Danforth

    Overheating - Strange Issue.

    Stick your head in the bilge and look. When you overheated, it was probably the raw water pump.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Donzi Boat Owners Manual

    You realize that a boat "owners manual" is nothing more than a 4 page pamphlet that has a list of servicing dealers, and a general safety message stating wear pfds. Its usually packaged with tge motor and drive operation manual, a trailer manual and the stereo manual What information are you...
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