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  1. Scott Danforth

    Lost bill of sale

    Not knowing where you are, my recommendation is to contact your local registration authority In some states, you have a yard planter In other states you may be OK
  2. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Ted, I would suggest a longer tab for more surface area if you have a problem with the hole shot
  3. Scott Danforth

    Electronic fuel pump.

    Mechanical fuel pumps usually last decades and cost less than 50. Electric fuel pumps cost more and fail every few years
  4. Scott Danforth

    Im fed up with this Boating life.

    Did you replace the exhaust manifold when you swapped motors, or are you using the freeze busted manifold from the freeze busted motor? Water in the cylinders is either a freeze busted head or a freeze busted manifold. I'm leaning towards a bad manifold or bad elbow Yes, boats are a...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Alternator upgrade

    If you are installing a larger alternator, you will need to up-size the cable from the B terminal to the battery Wire colors are standardized as to their function. Check the sticky in the electrical forum for the wire color standard
  6. Scott Danforth

    overheat

    Back flush the line from the raw water pump to the PS cooler
  7. Scott Danforth

    No oil pressure after changing engine oil ?

    You should change oil before winter layup Prefill the filter Pull the plugs and crank it until you get oil pressure
  8. Scott Danforth

    When I turn the key starter rapidly clicks

    Your battery is either toast, or you have bad connections. Changing parts without testing is just burning money
  9. Scott Danforth

    Engine just clicks but no start

    The 470 is a heat-exchaned full system. Other than the one hose to the heat exchanger to drain what did your mechanic do?
  10. Scott Danforth

    2018 V6 200 J Oil pressure dropping and alarm

    So 2018 to 2023 is 5 seasons Oil should have been changed after break-in and 5 more times. Should already be on your 2nd impeller
  11. Scott Danforth

    Outboard lifter was struggling.

    If you have water in the fluid, your cylinders will be corroding from the inside
  12. Scott Danforth

    6hp tohatsu won’t turn on

    If the flywheel key is sheared. It won't run on either or anything else
  13. Scott Danforth

    My boat is being a boat . . .

    Ted. It's wired correctly The port side switch is supposed to operate the starboard side and visa versa If you want port side bow down, you press port side switch forward and the starboard side extends, lowering the starboard tab, which lifts the starboard arse and drops the port side bow
  14. Scott Danforth

    How to bleed trailer brakes

    use a 2x4 and a helper. lower the master cylinder down to the ground. wrap the two chains around the bottom of the 2x4 and use it as a pry-bar to push in the tongue while your helper cracks the bleeders or buy a mity-vac 8500 so you can vacuum bleed the brakes by yourself. it also comes in...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Engine just clicks but no start

    inrush current on the old direct drive starters on the mercruiser 470 is 57 amps to pull in the solenoid and about 350 amps to get the motor starting to turn. then the solenoid amperage drops to about 5 amps to hold and the motor amperage drops to about 200 amps.
  16. Scott Danforth

    2018 V6 200 J Oil pressure dropping and alarm

    your logic and reasoning is flawed. oil changes are to be every 50 hours or every year, which ever occurs first your boat should be on its 6th oil change if the maintenance was kept up. change the oil and the filter. also, since you are supposed to pull the drive every year to inspect the...
  17. Scott Danforth

    trouble getting reverse.

    Seriously it the first thread in the forum at the top Here, let me spoon feed you Main sticky https://forums.iboats.com/threads/must-have-technical-information-for-diyers.335378/ Sub link https://forums.iboats.com/threads/miscellaneous-mercruiser-information.323278/ Videos...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Engine just clicks but no start

    Start at the battery and work your way to the helm cleaning every connection and clean them with 150 grit. They need to be clean and shiny enough the queen would eat off them Pull every one, one at a time. It will take the weekend
  19. Scott Danforth

    Help with new Lenco Trim Tab Switch

    The wiring schematic is all the help you need If you do not understand the wiring schematic or how to proceed. Then open your wallet to pay someone who does
  20. Scott Danforth

    Help with new Lenco Trim Tab Switch

    In one picture you have a switch panel with 2 broken Carling switches. In the other 3 pictures you have 2 Carling switches with a wiring harness and your broken switches Either your boat has that sub-harness or it doesn't Based on the pictures you do not have the sub-harness So pull the...
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