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  1. Scott Danforth

    Water temp sensor for 88 60hp 2 stroke Merc.

    however it cant. you bought a chinesium special. guaranteed it does not have the correct input for 2-stroke outboards and you would have to read the requirements of the resistance range of the temp switch.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Electric key start not working. 703

    You have the factory manual? If so, everything is labeled
  3. Scott Danforth

    1984 Conroy Ski Boat - Rotten Floor

    My guess when you keep digging, you will find that someone else has been in there No boat builders ever used chip board
  4. Scott Danforth

    Electric key start not working. 703

    Take the factory manual with the factory wiring diagram for the motor and controls, use a digital volt meter and find where the issue is
  5. Scott Danforth

    1984 Conroy Ski Boat - Rotten Floor

    welcome aboard. will depend on the boat construction that you can see and we cant. if you can get to the whole floor, all the stringers, all the bulkheads and the transom without pulling the cap, then do so. however I find it much easier on most boats to just make a cradle and pull the cap.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Racing Tunnel hull - need advice on long shaft vs short shaft motor

    what is wrong with the TOP and speedmaster lower that is in the pic?
  7. Scott Danforth

    Transom repair done, what type of paint for bilge?

    gel if your boat is fiberglass
  8. Scott Danforth

    Information - 3L Mercruiser

    everything in the world requires you to maintain it. that is your car, your boat, your family, your relationships, your health, etc. literally everything takes work to maintain todays outboards have nearly the exact same maintenance requirements as an I/O, with the I/O only having alignment...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Reverse works at low RPM but ‘slips out’ with throttle

    First, welcome aboard Second, with any new to you boat, you need to do all the maintenance that the PO did not do Third, a slipping cone clutch could be any of the following: Shift linkage at trans not adjusted right. Wrong gear lube used and you burnished the cone clutch Insufficient gear...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Reverse works at low RPM but ‘slips out’ with throttle

    Volvo outdrives do not have dog clutches, they have cone clutches in the upper transmission
  11. Scott Danforth

    1989 bayliner capri force 125 hp inboard with L drive.

    Bayliners on creation at taking an outboard and morphing it to an I/O. Drive parts are NLA, most of the e gine parts are NLA Was an idea worse than the Mercruiser 470
  12. Scott Danforth

    2020 Regal 28 Express Cruiser How to Install a remote Spotlight on the Power Tower

    Most towers only have 1 wire chase You will have to look if the tower pads or tubes were drilled As far as whether or not regal ran the wiring, you could call them
  13. Scott Danforth

    95 Mercruiser 4.3 water in oil

    @poconojoe , @Lou C balance shafts started in 92.
  14. Scott Danforth

    95 Mercruiser 4.3 water in oil

    Having water in the cylinders is an indicator of failed winterization or failed exhaust manifolds The pic of your motor shows moisture in the intake ports Do a compression test How did you do your winterization?
  15. Scott Danforth

    95 Mercruiser 4.3 water in oil

    Balance shaft
  16. Scott Danforth

    Stain removal on cushions

    Magic eraser is basically 600 grit sand paper
  17. Scott Danforth

    Stain removal on cushions

    If it was blood, hydrogen peroxide works
  18. Scott Danforth

    1984 Mercruiser GM 350 engine no start, not even trying to fire

    Cam, oil pump and distributor rotate the same regardless of RH vs LH. Clockwise. LH motors have a timing chain where cam and crank rotate same direction. RH motors have timing gears where Crank turns RH and the cam turns LH. the distributor and oil pump still turn Clockwise
  19. Scott Danforth

    1984 Mercruiser GM 350 engine no start, not even trying to fire

    If you have an I/O you have a standard rotation motor PERIOD Only with pure inboards were RH and LH motors used, and only when twins
  20. Scott Danforth

    1984 Mercruiser GM 350 engine no start, not even trying to fire

    yes, its a standard rotation. go to the stickies, follow the Thunderbolt Ignition troubleshooting guide.
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