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  1. Scott Danforth

    5.7 harmonic balancer

    You pull one spark plug at a time and observe idle RPM. Every cylinder should drop 40--50 RPM. When you get a cylinder that doesn't drop, you have a dead cylinders If pulling a plug wire results in a higher idle, you have cross-firing happening
  2. Scott Danforth

    5.7 Overheating

    Remove drive Back flush PS cooler Hook hose directly to thermostat housing Verify engine is cooling Replace raw water pump
  3. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 120 Non-Start Condition - Wiring?

    Grey wire is tach No need to go to electronic, just service the points File the points Set gap Verify dwell with a meter Then set timing
  4. Scott Danforth

    1997 carver 5.7 port engine removal

    Pull the drive first
  5. Scott Danforth

    PSA on Winterization Antifreeze

    That's odd, because before AF, cars were drained and the cooling system were filled with alcohol
  6. Scott Danforth

    Maintenance costs?

    Doesn't matter if you use your boat or not. You have maintenance items described in the factory manual as 50 hours or annually (which ever occurs first) You have annual oil changes, gear lube changes, etc
  7. Scott Danforth

    4.3 GXI-G Timing Cover/Oil Pan

    Buy a factory manual However pull the drive Pull the motor Put motor on engine stand Rotate over Pull oil pan and discard Pull damper and replace front cover See @achris thread on oil leak and dealing with the 4.3. it has GM part numbers
  8. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    If you want another prestolite dizzy, PM me. I switched to a Mallory and haven't looked back
  9. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    Remove the rev limiter as it's not needed
  10. Scott Danforth

    89 Volvo Penta AQ271C ignition or carb, maybe something else

    Swap out the prestolite dizzy Your secondaries won't open until you have enough RPMs and the vacuum drops to about 5 inches of vac
  11. Scott Danforth

    5.7 harmonic balancer

    Did you do a dynamic balance test to make sure it's firing on all cylinders
  12. Scott Danforth

    Gauges

    Made by VeeThree. Double check you have the correct sender range
  13. Scott Danforth

    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    I would make test drills into the flotation boxes and the bulkhead in front of the motor. My bet is you have more demo work ahead
  14. Scott Danforth

    Gauges

    To be honest, I never heard of Omega Kustom gauges before this thread.
  15. Scott Danforth

    5.7 harmonic balancer

    Are you running on all 8 cylinders
  16. Scott Danforth

    Flywheel bolts came apart

    PO either didn't use loctite or didn't torque to spec
  17. Scott Danforth

    Leaving Tampa, Osprey, Fort Myers ? ?

    Just getting coffee. We lost 2 palm trees. One that was sick snapped off. A healthy one got taken out by the root ball Our oak trees lost a lot of leaves and debris
  18. Scott Danforth

    Leaving Tampa, Osprey, Fort Myers ? ?

  19. Scott Danforth

    Leaving Tampa, Osprey, Fort Myers ? ?

    Lost the canopy over the boat. One of the mooring cover polls collapsed. Bailed out the cover, un strapped it in 75mph gusts and put a bucket on the sundeck (engine cover) Wind is changing directions. We still have power. Cell coverage is iffy, had to switch to wifi calling
  20. Scott Danforth

    Gauges

    Get a proper set of gauges
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