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  1. Scott Danforth

    '84 Aquasport osprey 19.5' - Good boat?

    from having recovered a swamped 13' whaler with soaked foam. the boat went straight to the bottom. that is how I found out about the soaked foam that plagues whalers. whaler uses plastic thru-hulls that fail and leak, causing the foam to get waterlogged.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Need gas cap for 1994 Larson SEI 174

    call larson and ask which company they buy the deck fills from. that will get you a manufacturer. then you can go from there. however the deck fills are cheap enough. may need to just buy a new one.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Recirculator Hose Failures OMC

    the hose material itself has a finite life. if its made by the same people that make weed whacker motors, that is about 15 months reality is the hoses probably last about 5 years, then the head and petroleum take their toll no, the zip ties are a better solution. get your hoses from your...
  4. Scott Danforth

    Drive Lube Bottle Cap

    that is the level sensor under the plastic reservoir
  5. Scott Danforth

    '69 creastliner hull strengthening

    Your fiberglass is most likely good Your wood structure is guaranteed to be rotted
  6. Scott Danforth

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    RPM hunting rapidly
  7. Scott Danforth

    Long distance commuters

    49.5 miles to work, 49.6 miles home from work from the on-board data on the vehicles; before covid: 55 minutes to get to work, average speed 51mph, average mpg 22 1 hour, 30 minutes to get home, average speed 46, average mpg 18 during first few months of covid: 39 minutes to get to work...
  8. Scott Danforth

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    bad plug wires and condensation would account for misfire, however not the tach. only way tach can go crazy, is if the motor is going crazy or the signal from the coil is junk. @tfret being a 1984, have you serviced the points?
  9. Scott Danforth

    Building a 50's OMC powerhead, to hone or not to hone?

    any used block bore to to make the cylinders round again hone to spec then buy pistons
  10. Scott Danforth

    5.7L 1984, Rough idle at start up, then ok after a minute or so

    Most likely leaking Q-jet welsh plugs and misadjusted choke Would explain the black soot
  11. Scott Danforth

    Engine idle RPM

    About 40-50 RPM
  12. Scott Danforth

    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    I have had much worse......
  13. Scott Danforth

    '84 Aquasport osprey 19.5' - Good boat?

    boat may have been great boat 28 years ago however Aquasports are known to need full restorations as the transom, stringers and deck get soft so, for a 28 year old boat..... is it good.... based solely on condition. FWIW, Boston Whalers suffer from wet foam after a while and no longer are...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    could have just unbolted the automotive circulating pump, as it should not be used with raw water cooled engine. then you dont have the fan or the pump
  15. Scott Danforth

    Channel Lock Stuck In Distributor?

    Use a light and look closer. You need to clean the notch of broken rotor bits
  16. Scott Danforth

    Red Tide

    its bad just north of the skyway
  17. Scott Danforth

    How to test for spark without cranking engine ?

    as long as you prime the oil system, used assembly lube during the build and pre-filled the lifters with oil, you can crank it. however based on post #4, its running.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    arsenic is no longer used in thread, foam, vinyl or wood treatment for anti-microbial. so todays product is not as good as the products from 15 years ago.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Internal Coolant Flush and Winterizing VP 4.3 GXI-BF

    also good idea to pull the HX end caps and clean out the debris in the tubes
  20. Scott Danforth

    Compression test results 4.3L V6 2005 what do You think?

    or simply use an electric impact. crack all the bolts loose, then with your dominant hand, grab the manifold, with your non-dominant hand, use the electric impact to zip off all the bolts to assemble, just line up the two outer bolts, and drop the gasket in place (the outer holes are slotted...
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