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  1. Scott Danforth

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

    Your 2 year old stuff is no longer fuel Pump it out, clean the tank, get fresh fuel
  2. Scott Danforth

    Question About Speedi-Sleeve Installation

    I freeze the shaft and put the sleeve in the oven and heat to 350. Then drop on
  3. Scott Danforth

    R.I.P Chuck Norris

    Our sell by date is still about 78-79. So he lives past the sell by date
  4. Scott Danforth

    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    Yes, the process for filling and checking VAG and many ZF transmissions requires the car in gear and running to add fluid
  5. Scott Danforth

    No dipstick on 1989 era 3.0L?

    Maybe so, however a setup that requires 2 people to check and fill a transmission is stupid. One under the vehicle with a pump and fluid, the other in the car,with the car in gear and running is a recipe for disaster. The mods to the trans pan cost 3x the price of a dipstick
  6. Scott Danforth

    Random

    jet sprints turn the speakers up for this one.
  7. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    you going to fill that pocket with foam and skin it?
  8. Scott Danforth

    Family of 5, 19ft or 21ft?

    the ford roll-overs were primarily because the ford/firestone relationship and the 721 tires being used under heavy SUV's the tires failed, causing instability with socker moms driving.
  9. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, regarding the tube, get a bit of fiberglass tube and glass it in since you are bonding the pod to the hull anyway. Im in agreement with @Pmt133 .... I cannot and will not support 3M sealants after the repeated failure of my boat which isnt used as often as it should. would hate to see a...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Bevel Prop Washer

    most likely 17-7ph. should have a dull greyish tint. will eventually "patina" in salt water. the 300 series bellevilles loose their springiness when flattened.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Changing a 22 foot Starcraft Islander from I/O to outboard with the engine hanging on a modified transom.

    most people add a pod/bracket.
  12. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, most of the armstrong brackets have a vertical drain. being aluminum, they simply weld a tapped boss in the aluminum, or if the material is thick enough, just tap the base material. I would take the garboard drain you show, recess it in the bottom of your keel on the extension. and use...
  13. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Not much change in boat stylings over the years...... Pointy end and blunt end with propellers
  14. Scott Danforth

    Bevel Prop Washer

    that is a belleville spring washer. (We used them in actuator clutch packs). fastest way to get them is McMaster Carr https://www.mcmaster.com/products/belleville-washers/disc-springs-2~/
  15. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Holy heavyweight batman
  16. Scott Danforth

    exhaust manifold.

    running the motor without the raw water flowing means that you burned up the rubber flappers and the couplings in the exhaust..... those little rubber bits have a maximum temperature of 250F. your exhaust with water flowing is normally 200F. however without water, you were between 900F and...
  17. Scott Danforth

    exhaust manifold.

    is this a heat exchanged motor? Raw water cooled motor? without running fresh water, your exhaust temps are 900-1100. so any rubber in the exhaust system gets burned to a crisp and any water vapor in the exhaust manifold gets turned to steam
  18. Scott Danforth

    I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I'm going with 425-435
  19. Scott Danforth

    Specs for external "shop" tachometer

    I have a laser photo tach I use on 2-strokes I have 5 old tach / dwell meters that I use. One of them was my father's from the 60's, one is mine from the 80s, and the other is from my wife's late father and 2 from a garage sale. Paid $8 for the last two about 2 months ago My recommendation...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Been a little cold.

    From my bud in Sturgeon Bay This was yesterday when only 24" fell. Today total is 3' +
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