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  1. Scott Danforth

    Thoughts on Sierra carb rebuild kits

    for the extra $36, go OE
  2. Scott Danforth

    470 swap to 4.3

    The $4k is just labor (shop rate). That is assuming you find a motor
  3. Scott Danforth

    470 swap to 4.3

    Yes, from WI. You probably won't find anyone to do the work. If you do, expect to pay about $4k
  4. Scott Danforth

    470 swap to 4.3

    Check with green bay propeller. The have a boat salvage yard Scott just posted a 4.3 that he found
  5. Scott Danforth

    Oil Change and Gear Oil Change issue . Can you help ?

    Any of the oils listed above are fine. SAE 30 is SAE 30. Good for motor oil, power steering fluid, hydraulic fluid, etc Pull your drives and pressure test Check your alignment, bellows, u-joints and gimbal
  6. Scott Danforth

    Draining the engine

    Block drains (each side of the block, just above pan rail) Manifold drains (hex plug on back of manifolds) Large J hose Raw water hose from raw water pump to PS cooler
  7. Scott Danforth

    Engine flushing

    Unless you have a heat exchanger, you are raw water cooled You can flush with a set of muffs or a kit such as superflush sf-400
  8. Scott Danforth

    Transom patch

    Because if there is a hull breach it's the difference between living and dying. Boat with foam will still float, boat without foam will sink
  9. Scott Danforth

    470 swap to 4.3

    Core test drills is the only way to verify rot or no rot I would look for a 1996 and later bobtail
  10. Scott Danforth

    470 swap to 4.3

    Hey... @nola mike
  11. Scott Danforth

    Transom patch

    I wouldn't skip the foam
  12. Scott Danforth

    Removing caliper bolts

    It's going to be 5/16hex or 3/8 hex. Or it's 8mm or 10mm it is the one that fits.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Lowe 1448 corrosion

    Remember casting decks make small boats tippy and that extra weight detracts from the capacity
  14. Scott Danforth

    Gas container for winterizing fuel injected VP engine

    Take the gas can from your lawn mower, pull the cap off and shove the 3/8 fuel line in the cap hole
  15. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust elbow for Volvo Penta engine with catalytic converter

    The OEM paid to prove they are compliant when they emissions tested the motor. The aftermarket would have to pay for testing. The juice is not worth the squeeze
  16. Scott Danforth

    1987 Larson DC-215 restoration

    With a good push, you can splash this year
  17. Scott Danforth

    Removing caliper bolts

    Standard hex key, not torx
  18. Scott Danforth

    Glass gasoline filter bowl

    You will win the lottery 2-3 times before that glass bowl breaks on it's own with normal use
  19. Scott Danforth

    Sylvan Eliminator question...

    Probably a cigarette lighter socket
  20. Scott Danforth

    Herters boats

    You would have to create the info because it most likely never existed. Herters went out of business over 30 years before the internet.
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