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  1. Scott Danforth

    I/O 18 ft. Does it sit too low in the stern?

    suggest you buy a new boot remove the drive and do a drive service with the drive off, remove the old boot and inspect the transom if the transom is good, replace the boot re-install the drive go to www.sterndrive.info for videos on removing the drive be very very very carefull with the shift...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Bolts/screws boke off, thread/pipe tap -size? Alpha One Gen 2

    what is the diameter? looks like a #10 screw. there would be 24 or 32 threads per inch
  3. Scott Danforth

    I/O 18 ft. Does it sit too low in the stern?

    Got a pic?
  4. Scott Danforth

    Boat swamped, let's see if we can get it running...

    www.fgci.com for small quantities of resin and gel
  5. Scott Danforth

    OMC 3.8l dying at high rpm and weird cranking issue.

    No, air pockets not normal. You are sucking air somewhere
  6. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    Go to the parts links on iboats and it takes you to www.volvopentastore.com which is the north America parts distribution run by iboats
  7. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    Easiest to pull whole drive, however you can weld in place if you want you do pull the drive every year for maintenance, correct? you will need a seal kit
  8. Scott Danforth

    HT383 crate engine?

    Head gaskets, core plugs, water pump will need to be changed You could go to a better cam, or switch to 1.6:1 rockers. The cam in there is a bit mild, even for a boat
  9. Scott Danforth

    I/O 18 ft. Does it sit too low in the stern?

    Not to mention you now have water in areas that shouldn't have water
  10. Scott Danforth

    correct plugs and wires for points type distributor on 140 engine

    good luck, I tried pertronix twice and went back to points when they failed. a few others on this site had same issue.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Started the Regal refurbish finally

    glad we dont have smell-o-vision
  12. Scott Danforth

    Merc/GM 4.3 tops out at 4000 rpm

    at 6000 foot elevation, you are down almost 20% on motor power (3% per 1000' of elevation) if you were always at 6000 feet. that is one thing.
  13. Scott Danforth

    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Buy a lottery ticket
  14. Scott Danforth

    how do i set timing on 2010 PCM inboard small block v 8

    contact PCM for the manual for your motor. its covered in there.
  15. Scott Danforth

    correct plugs and wires for points type distributor on 140 engine

    only you can answer if spending $400 for a new Delco Voyager EST ignition is worth it. to me, 5 minutes every spring to run a file thru them and using the dwell meter to set the dwell was just the extra step in spring time commissioning your harness has the resistor wire in it (assuming your...
  16. Scott Danforth

    Worth flame arrestor upgrade for Mercruiser engines?

    Maintenance takes care of clogging. Original is better than Sierra. Holley makes great spark arrestors
  17. Scott Danforth

    I/O 18 ft. Does it sit too low in the stern?

    It should not take on any water. You have a leak
  18. Scott Danforth

    Shortening a Bimini top?

    Just grab the legs with a short section of rope and pull them in a bit. You can tweek the bend by hand. Just don't kink the bend
  19. Scott Danforth

    Shortening a Bimini top?

    Why not just bend the legs in a bit?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Merc/GM 4.3 tops out at 4000 rpm

    Is the prop same? Did you service the fuel system? Reving in neutral doesn't mean anything. The motor would rev to destruction running on 2 cylinders. Your base timing seems high. I think spec is 8 BTDC
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