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  1. Scott Danforth

    Vovlvo penta Alternator, starter and fuel pump questions

    Holy corrosion batman As indicated above, clean all the connections with 150 grit sandpaper until each mating connection surface is clean and shiny enough for your mother in law to eat off them If you have any green between the terminal and the cable conductor, you need new cables
  2. Scott Danforth

    Can you get rid of water in foam flotation, and if so, How?

    Carolina Skiff and Boston Whaler would not exist without the foam
  3. Scott Danforth

    Flooded boat

    If it sat for any length of time with the water in the crank case, it may be a serious issue
  4. Scott Danforth

    Turning Vintage and going Chrome

    So, lots of cranking and praying to get moving? LMAO Needed the laugh
  5. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3L starter ring gear grinding

    Actually sounds too long..... as the bolts for PMGR starters are 10mm necked down to 3/8" threads and are about 4-1/8" long The type 2 GM starter bolt is 3/8 x 4-21/64 or 4-5/16 and type 1 GM starter bolt is 3/8 x 3-5/8" long that are used on the direct drive motor LS starters use a M11x113mm...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Can you get rid of water in foam flotation, and if so, How?

    However many boats rely on foam for added structure
  7. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 170 Rough Idle on Start and High Oil Pressure

    any good mechanic knows to clean a carburetor is to remove the carburetor, pull it apart, go thru every passage and then install new gaskets and re-assemble the carburetor. as Mike stated there is no way to clean the carburetor and not "rebuild" it.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Where to find a solid boat

    You may have to wait until fall, or when the market returns to sanity
  9. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3L starter ring gear grinding

    Did you get OEM bolts for the old starter, or correct bolts for the new starter?
  10. Scott Danforth

    1999 Volvo Penta 4.3L starter ring gear grinding

    A few hardened washers under the bolt heads also works
  11. Scott Danforth

    Disconnecting the fuel line, let engine burn gas ?

    Use the boat every weekend and there is no need to do anything but key off and tilt up
  12. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 diagnosis / serial number decode

    Test the condenser (it's a capacitor) if it's shorted, replace it
  13. Scott Danforth

    boat seats

    Take seat off pedestal, put seat directly on base when trailering Never had one come out of the basstracker over 30,000 miles of pulling the boats to fishing holes.
  14. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 diagnosis / serial number decode

    You are missing the condenser. Did you replace the condenser? Yes or no? Check the condenser with the capacitor setting on the meter. If good, then take the meter and set aside Now connect a dwell meter, and while cranking, what dwell are you getting. Above 32 degrees, open the point gap...
  15. Scott Danforth

    '95 OMC 5.0L fuel line

    The metal tube is nothing more than 3/8" metal brake line that is formed
  16. Scott Danforth

    Anyone know where to find this piece?

    Rub rail splice cap or rub rail trim cap. Most likely a TACO part or similar
  17. Scott Danforth

    exhaust flapper question

    VP doesn't need flappers as the exhaust exits the drive above the prop
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 diagnosis / serial number decode

    The wire is merely a conductor to the points. The points are an electo-mechanical switch. When the points close (path to ground), the coil charges by creating a magnetic field. As the points open, the magnetic field collapses and that is what provides the high voltage from the coil secondary...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 diagnosis / serial number decode

    The black wire is the points wire
  20. Scott Danforth

    Hi all from new Searay owner

    The newest sundancer 220 is a 1991 They came with a 260hp V8 While your 50hp Suzuki may get better fuel economy, not sure it has enough power to get up on plane
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