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  1. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3mpi Tach

    regardless of induction. the coil still has a ground wire. look at the coil connections.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta SX - water leak help

    need to pull the motor to look at the y-pipe could also be steering pivot, or it could be bad transom
  3. Scott Danforth

    5.0 mpi to 383 conversion thoughts?

    you will need to get the ECM reprogrammed for the stroker motors. since all the Small Block chevy motors are dimensionally identical from the 265 to the 400 cubic inch. yes, dropping in the 377 or 383 or even a 396 standard deck SBC is possible. if you can have the exhaust manifolds spread...
  4. Scott Danforth

    How do these manifolds, risers, elbows look? 1998 5.0Gi's

    the cooling passages are clogged with rust. time to buy new ones.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Easiest way to weigh a boat

    if the boat is neglected and sitting on an unregistered trailer. assume its waterlogged and move on to the next boat in your search.
  6. Scott Danforth

    Gent's, I think I screwed up

    Nah.....that comment is "see jewelry department"
  7. Scott Danforth

    Dented pontoon log with tear

    You may or may not have an option depending on your insurance company and your policy
  8. Scott Danforth

    Dented pontoon log with tear

    Anything man made can be remade. However the cost to repair will be more than it's value
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mechanic needed

    Is the carb a marine carb? If not, besides the obvious issues, the power valve will be wrong for a boat what are the airhorn numbers?
  10. Scott Danforth

    1994 MerCruiser 7.4L / Bravo 3 26' Envision

    When the boat was new, the motors were great. Now it will be purely dependent on the maintenance received. Being a 1994, they are Gen V motors
  11. Scott Danforth

    Best wrench to remove 5.0 water separator filter

    Strap wrench. Have a pair of cheap kobalt ones, a vice grip one, and a home made one
  12. Scott Danforth

    1995 5.0L Carb Replacement Options

    Browny points for those that know what AFB stands for. Just hit like. Let the others guess. No googling.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Old Boater Collections

    Any Farmall 460 parts? Good collection to have...
  14. Scott Danforth

    1999 Mercruiser 5.0 L 8 Cylinder not engaging

    the cost of the parts and the tools required to set up a drive far exceed the cost of a brand new drive. if you grenaded the drive, the bits and chunks go thru the whole drive making it a box of broken bits.
  15. Scott Danforth

    1999 Mercruiser 5.0 L 8 Cylinder not engaging

    first, welcome aboard second, what maintenance did you do? or didnt do? from your post, you most likely lost the gears in the drive. which usually means needing a whole new drive.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Trim cylinder rebuild - stripped threads on fluid line connection

    its an SAE inverted flare port. the port tool is specific to SAE inverted flair. the threads are most likely 3/8-24, however because of the inverted flair port, a standard tap will not work. A bottoming tap may work enough to get the threads re-started some hydraulic shops have the inverted...
  17. Scott Danforth

    5.7 vortec oil pan gasket

    not needed, only the corner joint is needed.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Old Boater Collections

    I recently threw out about $10k worth of old car parts when I emptied a storage unit. motors, transmissions, radiators, body panels, lights, etc. all in great shape, however would take me a few years to sell or a few decades to use. Still have props for a few outboards I no longer have.
  19. Scott Danforth

    How smooth should hull be when tabbing in stringers

    all the light spots are delamination of the original tabing. you have to remove that
  20. Scott Danforth

    Poor man’s boat - 1988 sea Ray weekender 230

    you will want to make some test drills. I bet the transom is wet, if not rotted same goes for the stringers regarding your transom shield, you need a new one. as far as manuals go, you will need the motor and drive manuals.. boat side manuals do not exist (with a very few exceptions)
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