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  1. Scott Danforth

    How to remove engine from 1987 Starcraft Islander 221V

    the 470 weighs just under #500#.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Vintage Trolling Motor " Twin Fins" manual trolling motor circa 1950's

    as far as value, maybe as wall art. using it would get old after 50 feet and it would scare the fish away.
  3. Scott Danforth

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

    if there was any current, you would be dead when it shocks you points film over when sitting however you have stated repeatedly that you have spark at the coil. if you have spark at the coil and none at the plugs, its either the cap, rotor, or wires if you do not have spark at the coil, the...
  4. Scott Danforth

    1972 Hi-Laker 14 foot Fiberglass Boat

    check for rot
  5. Scott Danforth

    Outdrive trim pump, where is the power source

    follow the red and black heavy gauge wires from the trim pump relays (not the green and blue from the switch). where it attaches to the starter. there will either be a fuse or a circuit breaker. yes, look at the connection on the back of the starter
  6. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 120 1968 2.5 not idling tight

    first, start with the basics. is the motor healthy? what are the compression numbers? a good motor should be 140psi or so, a tired motor will be about 110psi per cylinder second, what is your fuel pressure (you will need the test adapter) it should be between 4 and 6 psi third, what is the...
  7. Scott Danforth

    1972 Hi-Laker 14 foot Fiberglass Boat

    first, welcome aboard. second, I believe its only rated for 35hp
  8. Scott Danforth

    Outdrive trim pump, where is the power source

    Controls have separate power source than the motor
  9. Scott Danforth

    How to remove engine from 1987 Starcraft Islander 221V

    Few things I have done Used the 5 ton overheads at work to pull a motor Build an A-frame gantry with 2x10s and 2x6s and use a come-along Or pull the wheels off the trailer and run the hubs on a 2x4 Pull the heads off the block to lower the weight of the motor to just the short block, then...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Tried to help a guy selling a vintage Alumacraft

    you cant fix stupid, my guess billy 6-pack with the boat probably has a multitude of issues
  11. Scott Danforth

    stern drive interchange

    Sweet....a spare drive to blow up
  12. Scott Danforth

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

    Ther should never be current. Only 40,000 volts Why are you looking for current?
  13. Scott Danforth

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

    Huhhh? they wont have current going thru them, they only will have high voltage when the rotor lines up with the button on the cap as the magnetic field in the coil is collapsing as the points open up. I highly recommend you do some research on the theory of the otto cycle and how a points...
  14. Scott Danforth

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

    unless I personally stabbed the distributor into the side of the motor and made sure a particular tower was aimed for cylinder #1, there is no way for me to ever know how many times the distributor was pulled, or which tower is for cylinder #1 the only true way to know is to pull spark plug #1...
  15. Scott Danforth

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

    use a points file or your wifes nail file sand paper rounds them off too much
  16. Scott Danforth

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

    bring the motor up to TDC on #1 cylinder (you need plug out to verify TDC and light up the timing mark) make sure the rotor is pointing to the same wire that is going to #1
  17. Scott Danforth

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

    if your getting spark with an in-line tester at the coil, then the points, condenser and coil are working. the issue will lie with your coil wire to cap, wires to plugs, the cap itself or the rotor. the dwell meter will help you dial in the gap (dwell) prior to setting timing
  18. Scott Danforth

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

    how are you checking spark? have you hooked up a dwell meter? a dwell meter will tell you immediately if you have a good gap and if the points are working. with points, if they sat for a while, they film up. which is why the service manual calls to file the points, rough gap them, verify the...
  19. Scott Danforth

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

    no, if you are correct and there is spark being generated at the coil, then the culprit is your distributor cap, rotor or wires. with points, you MUST re-set timing after adjusting dwell.
  20. Scott Danforth

    Hard starting

    sitting for a month, there will be no fuel in the carb, so it will need to crank a bit to get fuel to the fuel bowls. if you have an electric pump, you may not need to crank as much. on an omc, you pull the throttle handle out toward you. it will move about 3/8" outward. you grab the base...
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