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  1. Scott Danforth

    MerCruiser 496 HO 2008 - Engine Alarm (constant sound)

    a running motor will have between 13.7 and 14.4 volts your oil pressure is low the steam coming from the exhaust is concerning as you should have lots of water spraying out the exhaust you have more than one thing going on.
  2. Scott Danforth

    1969 Merc 110 Fuel Line Assembly

    you need the bayonette style connector as shown in post #3 up until when they changed in the early 90's do not attempt to use the attwood brand connector as they leak. you need the moeller brand or the factory made parts.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Alpha Drive wont wont go into Forward/Reverse

    yes you have been pulling the drive every year to do the proper maintenance, correct? there is a very limited amount of troubleshooting you can do while in the water. you will need to be on the hard and you will need to pull the drive for everything else
  4. Scott Danforth

    3M 5200/4200 Clean-up Strategies

    use acetone and immediately clean up
  5. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 thermostat

    yes a boat motor: raw water cooled and carbureted - 140F Raw water cooled and EFI - 160F Freshwater cooled and carbureted - 160F Freshwater cooled and carbureted - 180F a car motor drag racing - 3/4" orifice plate street/strip - 140F carbureted - 180F EFI (pre 1996) - 195F EFI post 1996 -...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Ford 302 thermostat

    160 degree
  7. Scott Danforth

    Alpha Drive wont wont go into Forward/Reverse

    welcome aboard. time to start diagnosing what the problem is. could be any of the following: bad upper cable bad lower cable bad coupler broken gear set broken drive shaft broken u-joints. your first step is to pull the boat then pull the drive
  8. Scott Danforth

    fire extinguishers

    the purpose of the fire extinquisher on a boat is to give you just enough time to get the PFD's on and get in the water prior to the fuel exploding. cleanup is usually not a concern
  9. Scott Danforth

    3.0 mercrusier runs badly after it warms

    You did nothing..... To clean a carb, you must remove the carb, disassemble the carb, siak the carb in carb cleaner, mechanically scrape gaskets, mechanically probe circuits, flush debris out, reassemble the carb and then set/adjust as needed. Spraying carb cleaner at most cleans the exterior...
  10. Scott Danforth

    fire extinguishers

    Type B
  11. Scott Danforth

    Using regular steel bolts on outdrive

    Generic 316 hardware is about 35-40ksi OEM bolts are about 70ksi
  12. Scott Danforth

    Small engine replacement. LoveJoy shaft connector. How does it remove?

    Use a torch to add heat and an impact driver
  13. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass Repair with big patches? Or fill with CSM and resin?

    Did you drill near the transom drain?
  14. Scott Danforth

    '74 Holiday 18 Restore Mod.... Convert to open bow.

    also known as percussive manufacturing..... hint - heat the aluminum to about 550 with a heat gun, and use a 2" piece of dowl or bat under the hammer to smooth out the bends a bit
  15. Scott Danforth

    Jet unit

    get a hydraulic jack plate. as indicated, you are not gaining much if any draft depth with your current boat.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Adding a Second Battery System

    your battery cables exit the cowl to charge the batteries...... that is how the motor works. so you simply add a second battery and ACR at the end of the cables at the battery. a simple 0.000002 second google search will pull that up, or go to the electrical sub-forum and look there. However...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Adding a Second Battery System

    dont reinvent the wheel. use a battery switch and ACR. wiring details in the electrical section.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Water coming in through exhaust

    you should be pulling the drive every year as standard PM service.
  19. Scott Danforth

    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    And if you dont have the tools Shop vac $100-$120 Multi tool $100 Sawzall $150 4.5" grinder $100 Circular saw $90 Drill motor $75 Air compressor $250 Drills/bits/blades/discs $100-$200
  20. Scott Danforth

    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Plywood- $750 to $1000 Hardware $100-250 Fiberglass cloth/resin/fillers/foam - $1500 EPA charges if you ship - $50-$250 Gel coat - $250 Buckets/brushes/tyvek suits/respirator/sanding discs - $300-$500 Misc $100-300
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