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  1. Scott Danforth

    What boat is this?

    what does the title and registration say it is?
  2. Scott Danforth

    Omc 5.7 cobra. 1992 sunbird.

    file the points with a points file ( or your wife's nail file) set the dwell with a dwell meter
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    who doesnt have olive oil? not going to ask about the hand cream
  4. Scott Danforth

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    Do all the maintenance that the prior owner didn't do
  5. Scott Danforth

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    Ky jelly works Olive oil works The grease is to allow the o-ring to properly flow into the groove and not tear
  6. Scott Danforth

    07 5.0GL WOT Issue

    Your moment passed unless you have another fuel filter
  7. Scott Danforth

    How to change cap and rotor?

    the special tool is a screw driver firing order is 1342
  8. Scott Danforth

    1987 350 Mercruiser thermostat choices

    you can order them on amazon, your local automotive store, etc. always use STANT (that is what Mercuiser used for years and that is what CHAMP heat exchangers used)
  9. Scott Danforth

    Prop advice needed

    you cant get both with a prop to get a better hole shot, you need to go down in pitch to get a higher cruising speed, you need to go up in motor hp, change gears and go higher in pitch
  10. Scott Danforth

    Water tank geyser

    or something is stuck in the fill line
  11. Scott Danforth

    OMC sterndrive not moving in gear.

    you wont know until you now put it together and find out how far you have to drop in pitch about 200 RPM for every 1" of pitch. what prop do you have now?
  12. Scott Danforth

    OMC sterndrive not moving in gear.

    fit - yes work correctly - no
  13. Scott Danforth

    Battery Leads hooked up backwards

    Chris, op posted in multiple forums. So in the elecrtical forum, no brand of motor/drive was given. Volvo uses diodes in the harness
  14. Scott Danforth

    OMC sterndrive not moving in gear.

    With the wrong gearing, you have to drop down in pitch on the prop. If your current prop is a 21 pitch, you can drop to a 15 or 17. However there are not props below 15. I would get the right gear ratio
  15. Scott Danforth

    How to test for spark?

    No you want to make sure the spark can jump the correct gap. So use the tester shown above
  16. Scott Danforth

    07 5.0GL WOT Issue

    Did you empty the contents of the fuel filter into a clear container and check for water in the fuel?
  17. Scott Danforth

    SX-A, what does a bad gimbal feel like when inspecting?

    You have to pull the drive off to get to the gimbal bearing that supports the drive shaft. Your issue has nothing to do with the thread topic
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