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  1. Scott Danforth

    5.3 Direct Injection Volvo motor carbon cleaning. Often a problem and done on 5.3 GM vehicles - why not on boats?

    on all direct injected motors no mater what they power, intake valve cleaner is a must every oil change
  2. Scott Danforth

    bow cover

    for a 32 year old boat, you will need to visit your local marine upholstery and canvas shop and get one made
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta DP-1 Outdrive

    righty tighty, lefty loosy
  4. Scott Danforth

    Telescoping emergency paddle

    small boats used to be required to have an emergency means of propulsion such as oars (60s thru 80s)
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 to Mercruiser 4.3 swap

    what does that have to do with anything? just curious if you are worried about horspower or engine size and insurance. being an I/O, if you wanted to install a 40000000 hp jet engine you can. restrictions are on outboard installation and have to do with transom height, etc. I/O's do not have...
  6. Scott Danforth

    No power to ignition (need help please)

    yes, pressure washing your engine put water in areas its not supposed to be.
  7. Scott Danforth

    SX drive

    translated via google. Hi! I have a faulty SX drive. I would like to rebuild. Does anyone have a workshop manual? site for manuals. https://www.volvopenta.com/en-us/service-and-support/your-engine/manuals-and-handbooks/ http://volvopenta.store.elanders.com/default.aspx?guestid=00059431...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Fuel treatment question.....

    you should use the boat and burn off the fuel or siphon out the fuel thru the sender hole. it wont last more than 12 months. adding good fuel to the bad fuel just makes more bad fuel. I personally would not let the fuel that is in there go much longer.
  9. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    I heard the intro in my head when I saw it. Just sit right back and you will hear a tale a tale of a fateful trip that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship
  10. Scott Danforth

    No power to ignition (need help please)

    that is a circuit breaker, not a fuse and that is what powers the engine and gauges and everything powered off the key switch.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta DP-1 Outdrive

    its a cylinder pin wrench. I just bought a closed one on amazon that was cheaper than the open one and used a cut-off wheel to modify. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DX97HB3 the seal kit came from fivestar marine. they list them by the cylinder number. so know the number of your...
  12. Scott Danforth

    HELP 2005 5.0 MPI OVER REV

    Your tach has a switch on it's side to select number of cylinders ECM has nothing to do with tach reading
  13. Scott Danforth

    HELP 2005 5.0 MPI OVER REV

    Unless you paid money to balance the motor and to pay for engine fuel maping. It can't turn 6000 RPM My guess is your tach is set to 6 cylinder and you were turning 4800 RPM You will know when you bounce off the rev limiter
  14. Scott Danforth

    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

  15. Scott Danforth

    Upgrades to old alluminum boat

    The splashwell and dash say the boat had a helm Agree with grub, go back to a helm and upgrade from 6hp to 25-40 (or what ever the capacity tag states) Other than that, a full cooler of beer and a full bucket of bait
  16. Scott Danforth

    HELP 2005 5.0 MPI OVER REV

    Your idle should be 650 RPM. There is no fuel map above 5200, so the only way for the motor to get to 5800 RPM is to manually spin it that fast. It won't get there on it's own I suspect your tach is significantly off
  17. Scott Danforth

    Updating the 39 year old Tyee

    Taken juse west of Sneed island boat works
  18. Scott Danforth

    Trailer Axle Wear Sleeve Alternatives?

    Heat up the speedy sleeve with a torch or heat gun to about 500 and slip on
  19. Scott Danforth

    First time winterizing 4.3 mercruiser, alpha one.

    Change engine oil and filter Pull the 5 drains and poke each port with a stiff wire Pull the large J hose and drain Pull the drive and inspect the u-joints, gimbal, and bellows. Replace the raw water pump if needed You are now winterized per the manual Optional: if you want antifreeze pour...
  20. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta DP-1 Outdrive

    You can leave the drive in the boat and reseal. I did it. See posts in the thread in my sig from this past April
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