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  1. Scott Danforth

    Alpha 1 Gen 1 trim Cylinder air Bleed Procedure

    Replace line. Cycle up and down a dozen times
  2. Scott Danforth

    baby king cobra pinion shaft

    There used to be a custom gear and shaft shop in Elgin Illinois that was a bunch of old OMC machinist. They used to make replacement shafts. That's where I got a bunch of parts for the Obsolete Marine drive I had. However that was 25 years ago and the guys were in their late 60s then. Maybe...
  3. Scott Danforth

    VP 4.3GS Fuel Delivery Problem?

    Read the air horn numbers Go here and get part number of metering block. https://documents.holley.com/techlibrary_carb_numerical_listing.pdf Buy metering block from summit racing
  4. Scott Danforth

    AC Mr43T

    If plugs were not tightened correctly, they will overheat and blow out
  5. Scott Danforth

    When does anode require replacement?

    If in doubt..... replace them
  6. Scott Danforth

    Battery acts like it was dead

    Either really bad connections or a bad battery
  7. Scott Danforth

    Bow damage fix?

    You have holes showing in this picture where the boat was beached Fix the damaged keel Never fill a boat with water
  8. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta SX - Vibrates when turning or trimming

    Pull your drive and determine what you need before spending money
  9. Scott Danforth

    Required HP for slalom skiing

    Both my buddy (6'2" #275) and I (5'-8" #200) have slalomed behind my 17' boat with a 3.9, my 19' boat with a 5.0 and a few other boats What ever you pick, you will need to prop accordingly I would be looking for a 5.7 in a 21' boat
  10. Scott Danforth

    2014 4.3 liter TKS bogs after running 35 knots for 45 minutes.

    Carb cleaner Suggest berrymans
  11. Scott Danforth

    2014 4.3 liter TKS bogs after running 35 knots for 45 minutes.

    You clean the carb again Idle circuit is first to get plugged along with accelerator pump circuit as they are the lowest in the bowl High speed circuits s are higher in the bowl
  12. Scott Danforth

    VP 4.3GS Fuel Delivery Problem?

    Volvo buys kits from Holley and marks them up. Go to Holley and look in the library and get the kit that matches your air horn number However I personally would simply go to my bench where I have about 300 Holley gaskets. Most likely only needing a metering plate gasket, bowl gasket and...
  13. Scott Danforth

    2014 4.3 liter TKS bogs after running 35 knots for 45 minutes.

    Look at the accelerator pump on the carb
  14. Scott Danforth

    VP 4.3GS Fuel Delivery Problem?

    Your carb needs to be pulled apart and gone thru
  15. Scott Danforth

    '86 OMC Stringer Sterndrive...impeller R&R video?

    Sterndrive.info has videos for the stringers drives
  16. Scott Danforth

    Strip old carpet from pontoon deck

    Being a 1984, plan on replacing some of the deck too if the deck is plywood Recarpet requires removing the fence, seats, console, rub rail and nearly all hardware From there you will pull wiring, etc . Then if your deck is good, you will be using acetone and scrapers to remove the old glue...
  17. Scott Danforth

    High speed live well pick up.

    Are you using a seachest? High speed pickups will flow any time the boat is moving and usually flow much more than your livewells will need
  18. Scott Danforth

    Adding a temp alarm

    The Volvo 280 is the drive They were usually paired with an AQ260 or AQ230 motor. Since you stated 5.7 liter it will be the AQ260 The kit will be fine. A water pressure gauge will tell you the health of your raw water pump much sooner than a high temp alarm. Neither is a substitute for...
  19. Scott Danforth

    E10 and old 2-stroke engines?

    Make sure the fuel lines have been manufactured in the last 25 years to be ethanol friendly
  20. Scott Danforth

    '86 4.3L OMC Stringerdrive runs to almost 200°

    Pull the drive apart. Buy a complete new raw water pump assembly Grease the pivot shaft Replace the now burned exhaust rubber bits
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