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  1. Scott Danforth

    Replacement Gauge

    Verify the gauge has failed. Is it just one of the air cores? Or all 3. Because if all 3 gauges are not working, it's either power or ground
  2. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Summit racing ships to the UK
  3. Scott Danforth

    which carb to upgrade/replace too

    Get a new bowl and swap it over. As I stated earlier, only 6 moving parts
  4. Scott Danforth

    Tiny boat performance help

    My Wooster Hellion required you to lean forward over the steering wheel until you are on plane I made a mini set of trim tabs (mini version of Bennett sport tabs. The plan was to use Bimba air cylinders and a Bennett pump unit. Sold the boat before trying them
  5. Scott Danforth

    Tiny boat performance help

    A piece of PVC pipe for a tiller extension Also add trim tabs to extend the running surface
  6. Scott Danforth

    Old 4hp Evinrude takes a nap

    you should have replaced the impeller BEFORE running it.
  7. Scott Danforth

    NEED HELP WITH CHAPARRAL 224 REAR BENCH SLIDING

    remember, with seating, the factory sliding/folding backrest is subjected to the ABYC load and impact test for safety reasons. this is to prevent injuries from someone plopping their backside into a seat and the seat back failing and the substrate or slide failing This is NOT a simply DIY...
  8. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Could always have the admiral help you. Didn't she do bathroom remodeling earlier this year. It's just like mudding drywall
  9. Scott Danforth

    Vent Hose Flange Question

    bilge vent hardware was what ever cheap hardware the boat company used that month.
  10. Scott Danforth

    350 MAG MPI Head Bolt spec

    its also on the package the head gasket came in as well as the package the head bolts came in. if the old bolts are TTY (Torque to Yield), then they are a one-time use bolt. if the head of the bolt is 1/2", its a TTY bolt. and you need new head bolts. if the head of the bolt is 5/8", use the...
  11. Scott Danforth

    4.3 electrical issues (intermittent is a nasty word!)

    wiggle the key when you are testing the switch.
  12. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    And go-jo is also goop..... And according to Joe, everything is goop
  13. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Australian and British car guys called it bog starting about 70 years ago .....It's also the term for the toilet or crapper. Because well.....2-part fillers have the consistency of cow dung
  14. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Goop is what you clean your hands with Mud or bog or fairing compound are what you are mixing tomorrow
  15. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    just wait until Ted starts to use a wee bit of bog on his extension. (insert homer simpson backing into the shrub GIF here)
  16. Scott Danforth

    Need trailer roller arm mount thing

    what is the trailer manufacturer? have you contacted them? nearly all trailer manufacturers have a parts manual and sell parts
  17. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    you could have used a piece of starboard. because short of one specialty solvent based glue, not a thing sticks to starboard.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Advice / Tips for Draining Old gas and checking fuel lines.

    I usually pull the fuel sender as @muc suggests. I have a small section of aluminum tube (3/8" fuel line from a hotrod project) on the end of a hose going to a manual squeeze ball pump to get most out. it also allows you to hose down the tank with simple green to clean it if you need to. on...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Corrosion - degradation on shiny surfaces

    post a pic couple of other things that can be done are chrome vinyl wrap, etc there are also spare parts for VP controls.
  20. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo Penta 5.0 GL freeze plug kits

    to hear hollow sounds, the wood must first be wet, then rot, then get eaten by insects and dry out. wood will be wet and rotten for about 20 years before the insects get to it. only way to know is to make some test drills and look at the shavings. chuck up a 5/16" drill. tape off all but...
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