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  1. Scott Danforth

    Yamaha I/O power steering lines

    welcome aboard. you can take your old lines to any good hydraulic shop and they can make you new lines.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0 not keeping charge on batter

    also, once the battery is charged, is there current between the battery + and the cable (motor off, and key switch off) is there a battery switch?
  3. Scott Danforth

    Exhaust Manifold Advice

    Osco is a production casting house used by both Mercruiser and Volvo in the past. HGE is a will-fit aftermarket company. if these are your only two choices. the Osco will most likely be a better casting.
  4. Scott Danforth

    1998 Volvo Penta 3.0 misfiring on plugs 3&4

    a cheap aftermarket distributor cap with bad terminals could cause cylinders 3&4 to loose spark after a while so could not having the plug wires seated all the way on the plug or cap towers
  5. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    dont use a screw driver. that will muff up the paint and the aluminum. you most likely have corrosion in the holes where the studs are make sure the nuts are off, and all the fasteners are out. I would get a few plastic window/door frame shims. and wedge between the lower and upper, then...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    ???? that is the excite wire and probably a charge light indicator on the dash. most 3 wire alternators will work. your current alternator is a 42 amp. I personally would just take it to the local starter/alternator shop and pay the $50 to put in new diode pack, regulator, etc.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Gelcoating keel

    you have some pin holes. I would do another layer on the areas with the pinholes.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Pic of Milkshake spew all over my engine. Help please

    Pressure test the cooling water jacket. May just be failed batwings
  9. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 alternator proper amp size

    Most likely your alternator is a 35 amp unit.
  10. Scott Danforth

    one drive slower to raise and lower than the other

    Check your PTT reservoir to meke sure you have oil
  11. Scott Danforth

    1989 Mercruiser 3.0 Cranking but no spark.

    File the points Set dwell with a meter Set timing Adjust idle speed It's almost never the coil
  12. Scott Danforth

    2003 Volvo Penta 4.3GL Cracked Block on Starter

    You can get a new short block, or pull a 4.3 from a truck, strip it down to the short block, and build it back up to a marine engine with brass core plugs, marine head gaskets, and a marine water pump
  13. Scott Danforth

    1998 Volvo Penta 3.0 misfiring on plugs 3&4

    What is compression on all 4 cylinders?
  14. Scott Danforth

    77 evenrude only wants to run while key ingaged

    Could be a bad ignition switch, or as F_R states, may only be running on one or two cylinders
  15. Scott Danforth

    converting from ammeter to voltmeter

    To remove ammeter, join the two wires together Remember all the power goes thru the ammeter now. If you intend to add a load or bigger alternator, you will need to increase the wire size. A volt meter goes between that junction point and ground
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser - GM Inline 6 (165hp) starter?

    Auto starters do not have the additional spark arrestor. May as well light the fuse on the bomb Is there water in your bilge? That will rust your starter
  17. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    if you have not pulled it apart for a while, then yes, you could be corroded.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Volvo penta dp-sm splitting outdrive questions

    if you have not pulled it apart for a while, then yes, you could be corroded.
  19. Scott Danforth

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

    use thread sealant on NPT threads use a drop of oil on SAE inverted flare use teflon tape on your shower fitting in the bathroom
  20. Scott Danforth

    Identify this old motor

    Not a Goodyear
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