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  1. Scott Danforth

    Pontoon in the snow

    pee in the hip waders to warm your feet
  2. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta I/O & Inboard Gas Engines & Outdrives

    dont forget the annual drive service
  3. Scott Danforth

    Boat Hard to Start After a Long Sit

    the ignition module in the distributor or sensor as you mentioned. the new one is 3 wire vs the old one with 2-wire.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta I/O & Inboard Gas Engines & Outdrives

    or look in your factory service manual drain the block drains and exhaust manifold drains - use a wire to probe the drains to make sure they are clear. if you have a 4.3, drain the thermostat housing drain as well. then pull the J-hose, the raw water pump cover to drain water out of the...
  5. Scott Danforth

    intermittans spark, poor spark Delco EST coil

    I hate the open frame coils for that reason. once the laminations start to separate, the magnetic field gauss is reduced
  6. Scott Danforth

    Water Tank

    they are dirt cheap. I would replace it. what size do you have? for example, a 20 gallon tank is under $80
  7. Scott Danforth

    Boat Hard to Start After a Long Sit

    BTW, after 19 years, you may want to change spark plugs, cap, rotor, and I would look at ordering a new 3-wire ignition module to have on hand when (not if) the ignition module in your distributor goes bad
  8. Scott Danforth

    Boat Hard to Start After a Long Sit

    in addition, what is your ambient temperature? gas will evaporate faster out of the carburetors at higher temperatures.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 TKS vs 4.3 MPI

    carbs were available on many boats up until 2008-10. then it was only the racing boat motors and the 3.0. this was due to the EPA requirements and cat exhausts. in 2012, VP did away with all the carbs (and the 3.0) Merc followed suit with EFI on the 3.0 for a few years and now the 3.0 is...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Hot cables and starter when cranking

    start with cleaning your connections everywhere between the battery and the starter. if that is not it and your cables are corroded, replace them
  11. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5.0 TKS vs 4.3 MPI

    my daily driver in college was an opel GT.....with a transplanted 330hp naturally aspirated Buick V6 the VW rabbit went on to be the 1978-1990 dodge Omni over here with a JV between VW and Chrysler. the Dodge was powered bu a VW shortblock with a Chrysler head and a carburetor (the vw's of the...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Aq271c fuel feed pipe to Holley 4106 4bbl

    do you have the stock vanity cover?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Lead Paint in 1976

    It would have been enamel
  14. Scott Danforth

    $800 1983 Sea Ray Cuddy

    Hermetically seal the boat in a vacuum...... Or start with an aluminum boat. Even todays boats with minimal wood and stringer tubs glues togeter with plexus are only designed to last 15 years and be replaced
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 470 no spark issue

    Service the points
  16. Scott Danforth

    $800 1983 Sea Ray Cuddy

    First, welcome aboard Second, the least of your problems is the motor...... Will cover that later Most importantly, a 38 year old searay wit a soft spot on the deck will have a rotten transom and stringers. Plan on $3000 to $4000 to restore the hull. Estimate another $2k for interior, and a...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Aq271c fuel feed pipe to Holley 4106 4bbl

    the 740 used a 850 CFM 4175 stock manifold was a square bore, stock carb is a square bore. using an adapter and a small carb will run, however you are just down on power.
  18. Scott Danforth

    gl5 oil all the same?

    BTW, Amsoil at Fleet Farm (if you live in the midwest) is $11 a quart. its $13.40 on the Amsoil site (and about $15 everywhere else)
  19. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 470, 2 to 4 barrel carb conversion.

    you could have installed a HX on your 4.3
  20. Scott Danforth

    Aq271c fuel feed pipe to Holley 4106 4bbl

    that is a 600 CFM holley 4160 (what should be on a 4.3 V6). someone replaced the 715 CFM holley 4150. you are not making anywhere near the factory power of 275hp.
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