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  1. Scott Danforth

    Trim Tabs Killing All Power

    sounds like you have bad power connections. start at the battery and work your way to the helm cleaning and tightening every connection including the ground
  2. Scott Danforth

    New Boater Prop Troubles!

    a DP290 will be running two props you are way way way over proped for a 4.3, you will be in the B5 range. you dont have enough motor to spin J7's (closer to the A7 than the B7 prop).
  3. Scott Danforth

    Fuel tank clean out or removal help? And few other problems

    tank is most likely built in drain the tank pull the sender, fill tank with simple green and hot water. drive down the bumpiest road you can find drain tank repeat 3-4 times until the inside of the tank is clean drain tank, using a rag on a stick, get the remaining water from the corners of...
  4. Scott Danforth

    1988 omc 5.7 w/ omc outdrive rookie service

    get a factory manual your carb needs to be looked at again your shift cables need adjustment per the factory manual.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Help identifying this 60s boat.

    then legally he does not own it. have the guy get the paperwork sorted out before you spend any money on the boat.
  6. Scott Danforth

    SeaRay Seville vs Sea Ray 180BR

    Marketing reasons.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Nasty Cooling System - '93 Chevy Caprice

    The 93 caprice with the LT1 used orange coolant. I think you created your own mess
  8. Scott Danforth

    What is this guard around the valve spring?

    Talk to your local machine shop
  9. Scott Danforth

    Where to attach vacuum gauge to 3.0L?

    To adjust valves, 3/4 turn past zero lash Compression test and leak down test will tell you more than a vacuum reading
  10. Scott Danforth

    What is this guard around the valve spring?

    Are you using stock valve seals or upgraded? If using stock, use them. If using improved seals, you can eliminate them
  11. Scott Danforth

    Hydrofoil/Whale Tail Good or Bad

    I have brought in many boats to get broken AV plates welded
  12. Scott Danforth

    Where to attach vacuum gauge to 3.0L?

    Generally nowhere.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Nasty Cooling System - '93 Chevy Caprice

    If you mix orange and green AF, you get a brown sludge flush it
  14. Scott Danforth

    Urgent help - boat fell off trailer while backing down ramp

    Ouch. A1G2, most likely 1.62:1 ratio
  15. Scott Danforth

    Corsair 28 performance

    Boattest.com has a writeup
  16. Scott Danforth

    7.4 mericruiser thermostat good but still over heats

    when you drive the outdrive into the sand, everything from the raw water pump back to the drive is now impacted with sand, rocks, small crustaceans, etc. so backflush
  17. Scott Danforth

    What is this guard around the valve spring?

    as soon as you migrate away from wet exhaust, there is about another 50% more power in motors available without getting crazy
  18. Scott Danforth

    Are all Mercruiser 3.0 front sump oil pans the same?

    different pans for the1990 and older 2-piece RMS and the 1991 and later 1-piece RMS
  19. Scott Danforth

    What is this guard around the valve spring?

    for a 22 foot boat, not sure you need a pork chop motor. a 6.2/bravo would be a good mid 50's boat.
  20. Scott Danforth

    What is this guard around the valve spring?

    Yes. 2-piece RMS for a Mark IV, tin valve covers, Hi PO Pass and 454 cast on block 1-piece RMS for Gen V and VI Thin deck, 10 bolt timing cover, ribbed valve covers on Gen V. Unmachined fuel pump boss Thicker deck and 6 bolt timing cover, smooth valve covers on Gen VI. No fuel pump boss...
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