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  1. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    No, your current thermostat housing is a mix valve housing (mixes incoming water with the hot water to maintain block temp while keeping constant flow to the exhaust if you want to run a HX, you need a new dedicated glycol side housing and a the exhaust feed is from the HX
  2. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    I am sure it will run. It wont pull full power
  3. Scott Danforth

    Ideal Mercruiser 350 cu.in. running temperature?

    I would have to see the cam card
  4. Scott Danforth

    Ran outdrive without lube! Bad sound.

    you get to spend about $3k for a new outdrive
  5. Scott Danforth

    Ideal Mercruiser 350 cu.in. running temperature?

    140 degrees for carbureted and seawater cooled 160 degrees for carbureted and heat exchanged cooled or EFI and seawater cooled 180 degrees for EFI and heat exchanged cooled make sure you have a good ground to the gauge sender not sure how you got 400hp out of a 350 with a marine cam and...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Help with materials (recommendations needed)

    not in florida where the OP is unless he keeps it in the house. I have thrown away at least 4 jugs that turned solid due to 95 degree heat
  7. Scott Danforth

    Anyone sells a closed cooling kit for a V8 petrol MPI? Preferably Volvo Penta

    it doesnt need to be more complex than what you outlined in the beginning. a raw water cooled thermostat housing has much more connections because it has to keep constant flow to the manifolds while it mixes hot and cold water. the HX and the stock thermostat housing have the same number of...
  8. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    start looking at CDI ignition systems for parts. there is a merc inline group on facetube with a bunch of people that buy/sell/swap
  9. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    you know that that motor has close to 150psi on the cylinders new. so its been overheated or run lean for cylinder #3 to be down to 100 psi
  10. Scott Danforth

    Hill marine prop repair?

    Hill marine are proprietary designed props. however a good prop shop should be able to repair them
  11. Scott Danforth

    1986 Mercury Inline 6 outboard intermittent or no reverse

    is it the motor or the control cables?
  12. Scott Danforth

    Electric Cars or Trucks

    oooohhhh another electric vehicle thread. where is the eating popcorn emoji. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-far-can-an-electric-truck-tow.754061/ you are correct, early adoptors of the technology will be paying more than the established infrastructure supported CI and SI cars. I...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Has anyone seen or heard of a trailer tire doing this?

    FWIW..... I have an old set of westlakes on similar vintage galvanized trailer wheels that elso did the exact same thing. They have a date code of 1996 and 1997 I had Goodyears also fail by pealing the cap back in 2010 (2001 date code)
  14. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    take compression readings on the motor. specifically cylinder #3 which is the first to go lean and eat itself on the TOP's
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4 mpi

    If you are getting 40 psi on the gauge when running, however the ECM is seeing 0, then plumb in a mechanical gauge to see which sender is bad. you either have oil pressure and the ECM sensor isnt working, or you do not have oil pressure and the gauge/sensor is faulty
  16. Scott Danforth

    Trim motor

    relays are a coil wound contactor that is used for switching power a solenoid is a coil wound actuator that is used for mechanical movement
  17. Scott Danforth

    Strange behavior

    compression numbers? interior liner of the hose has deteriorated and is clogging the fuel line, or the line has a hole in it a worn needle would not do it because that is basically an on/off type of device to limit in-coming fuel. a sticking needle, maybe
  18. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    the foam that is sprayed on the bottom side of the cap is never in contact with water unless there is a breach in the hull. the foam that is under the deck in between the stringers is what gets waterlogged and rots the deck after the stringers get wet. as stated before, weight the boat, motor...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Has anyone seen or heard of a trailer tire doing this?

    look at the date code. tires are probably over 10 years old.
  20. Scott Danforth

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    there is no way you reached the flotation foam under the deck
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