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  1. Scott Danforth

    1988 Rogue 2420

    Well, update required..... Pics in the AM. New carb came in last week snashed in transit. Won auction on its replacement.....
  2. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    if you put adhesive lined heat shrink over it, its fine. even the 304 stainless fittings rust
  3. Scott Danforth

    Fibreglass boat floor replacement - do I need to use fiberglass?

    you cant walk upright with half your spine missing...... consider the stingers hull and deck the spine of your boat.
  4. Scott Danforth

    470 Distributor Mechanical Advance

    you cant use springs from one manufacturer and expect them to work on another manufacturers distributor and expect them to work. only way to "experiment" is with a sunnen distributor machine.
  5. Scott Danforth

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

    yes. the 6 bolts on the AQ PDS housing clamp are accessible only from the outside, and only when you have the drive off (or at least the upper gear box/transmission off). the system is sealed with two rubber donuts you will need to buy new.
  6. Scott Danforth

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

    you can view it here http://boatinfo.no/lib/volvo/manuals/aq280-dpc_drive.html
  7. Scott Danforth

    470 Distributor Mechanical Advance

    and how do they help you with the prestolite distributor you have?
  8. Scott Danforth

    1988 GM OMC 5L points gap???

    make sure to file the points with a points file or you can use your wifes nail file use the gap as a rough set use the dwell meter to get you dialed in
  9. Scott Danforth

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

    once you have the drive off, the clamp ring is around the PDS housing sticking thru the transom. the front lag bolts should go into a big block of wood and fiberglass mounting to the stringers and the hull.
  10. Scott Danforth

    Merc 3.0 Cracked Block but Manifold ok?

    so hop in a car, drive south, buy it in the US, buy a tee shirt, drive back north.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    the first one is a -3ORB to -4JIC the second is a -4ORB to -4JIC 90 degree elbow both common hydraulic fittings if you look at goodridge pre-crimped brake lines, they are available in #3 and #4 and come pre-crimped. see your local race shop put heat srink tubing over the steel fitting, or...
  12. Scott Danforth

    wellcraft not charging

    the serial number is on the side of the motor just above the starter. it will be on a tag that is riveted to the block take your alternator off the motor and take it to a starter/alternator repair shop and have tested.
  13. Scott Danforth

    What is this boat

    what does your paperwork (title/registration/bill of sale) say it is? if there is no paperwork, its a yard planter in many cases.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Merc 3.0 Cracked Block but Manifold ok?

    over a $300 manifold you want to chance the engine? buy a new manifold
  15. Scott Danforth

    It's 2020

    release the mantis..... Mantis eating Murder Hornet
  16. Scott Danforth

    470 Distributor Mechanical Advance

    you dont have a billet distributor, you also dont have a sunnen distributor machine to set the distributor up
  17. Scott Danforth

    470 Distributor Mechanical Advance

    Pull the dizzy, knock the roll pin out of the gear, pull the inner shaft, look in the housing. All dizzys have bushings, and napa has generic bushings for dizzys cheap
  18. Scott Danforth

    Tachometer conversion

    if you have twins, you also have an engine sync gauge both tachs need to be connected for the "system" to read properly
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