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  1. Scott Danforth

    Tow Strut?

    stow your bimini down
  2. Scott Danforth

    Fuel gauge always says full. Which variable resistor/potentiometer?

    you need to get the float arm to properly move also, if your sender is at the back of the tank and you have a shallow tank, it will most likely read full if your bow is always pointed upwards. does your boat sit level?
  3. Scott Danforth

    Problem with a Mercruiser 5.7 V8 LX

    yes, the price went up
  4. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    its a standard timing tape. mostly used on performance engines so you can check timing advance without an advance timing gun so your timing is good now check fuel pressure at the carb
  5. Scott Danforth

    292 inline 6 with prealpha drive for 19.5 cuddy

    I hope you mean heat exchanger
  6. Scott Danforth

    292 inline 6 with prealpha drive for 19.5 cuddy

    Get the appropriate thermostat housing for raw water cooling 1/2" NPT is a bit small.
  7. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    You have timing tape on the damper. It's used to validate full advance the groove is TDC or 0 Timing tab is standard SBC. The big V is TDC At 2800 RPM, your total advance should be 32 or 34 (see decal on vanity cover)
  8. Scott Danforth

    1988 3.0 and 1994 3.0 swap

    Both
  9. Scott Danforth

    FWD Drive (forward facing drive) Volvo Penta

    Have you kept up with anode service?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Outdrive seal 12 hole

    I believe they are different sizes. Maybe @kenny nunez can chime in
  11. Scott Danforth

    Need help with New EST Delco Distributor and coil wiring

    Or remove the resistor wire and replace with a section of 16 gauge (purple colored insulation)
  12. Scott Danforth

    Problem with a Mercruiser 5.7 V8 LX

    did you troubleshoot? most of the time, its the trigger assembly. especially if you have the old-design 2-wire ignition trigger (labeled as "sensor" in the diagrams) its a $60 part (was $40 2 years ago)
  13. Scott Danforth

    So i was gifted a boat..

    unless you are emotionally attached to the boat, I would sell the motor off of it and get rid of the rest. tri-hull boats have the worst ride quality ever unless the water is glass smooth. the way boats rot, the transom is the first thing to go, the stringers next, and the floor last. this...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Does compression determine horsepower???

    no yes, compression is directly tied to power output try yamaha ring-free to see if your compression numbers come back up.
  15. Scott Danforth

    Carpet bunks and salt water

    wash the boat often not really a worry yes, this will rub the paint off, just slightly faster than the carpet, especially if there is sand in the water that gets stuck between carpet or UHMW bunk slides are both acceptable. make sure your bunks are plain wood or cypress. do not ever use...
  16. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    you have to do the diagnostic work to know what is going on. being "all of a sudden" I would lean toward bad fuel or blown power valve or bad compression.
  17. Scott Danforth

    1988 3.0 and 1994 3.0 swap

    the 4.3 will actually use less fuel overall than the 3.0 remember, with 3.0's you want to stick with 1990 and older or 1991 and newer to not mix generations
  18. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    check the fuel pressure. may be easiest to remove the fuel line and drill a 1/8 NPT port in the Y-block (its a steel block with 3 holes drilled into it and the 3 lines brazed in place) you can also get another bowl inlet plug and plumb the fuel gauge there
  19. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    147psi is good are your plugs black? if so, you could have a blown power valve (from a backfire) or the fuel tell-tale hose is full of fuel indicating a bad fuel pump can you smell the engine burning rich? what is your timing set to? should be all in at 32 degrees BTDC at about 2800 RPM...
  20. Scott Danforth

    So i was gifted a boat..

    first, welcome aboard second, get the boat in your name third, expect this to be a big project.
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