Search results

  1. Scott Danforth

    Craigslist /marketplace or junkyard for donor motor?

    you dont want any automotive accessories (you cant use them) you only want a long block (short block and heads) as you need the marine accessories, rotating electrics and ignition system. you will need to buy a new intake as your non-vortec intake wont work on a vortec headed motor. if you...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Flooding...

    6" of water above the floor means the starter and alternator were submerged. the crank centerline was under water. pull the starter and alternator and go thru them. pull the drive and get the water out of the bellows
  3. Scott Danforth

    Adhesive

    what are we trying to fix? the sender - buy a new one.
  4. Scott Danforth

    Gas vapor out the secondaries at WOT

    pull the exhaust manifolds, if its rusty valves, the exhaust ports will look like rusty hell. at that point, you are pulling the head.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Stickies on Winterizing 3.0 cobra

    about 3/4" above the oil pan rail, mid block under the manifold. it will simply be a 1/4" pipe plug
  6. Scott Danforth

    Remove quadrant gear and Stern leg is stuck in down position

    connect the ratchet strap to the lower unit the two large hex bolts are the cap bolts. just a turn is all that is needed.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Gas vapor out the secondaries at WOT

    or leaking exhaust manifold and rusted valve seats. BTW, since a new motor is 150 psi, if you have 180-200 psi, you either have water in the cylinders or you have a bad gauge
  8. Scott Danforth

    Epoxy type to use in water jacket

    aluminum enhanced enecon
  9. Scott Danforth

    Stickies on Winterizing 3.0 cobra

    drain the block, drain the manifold, pull the large hose and drain that if you want to add antifreeze, use a funnel at the thermostat housing after draining.
  10. Scott Danforth

    8'6" Beam

    Carver, cruisers, searay, bayliner all have had express cruisers in the 26-28 foot length with a 8.6" beam There most likely are others However most of these are late 80s or early 90s
  11. Scott Danforth

    5.0

    you sure you have spark? the 1999-2003's suffered from crappy ignition trigger modules easy to check for fuel. with spark arrestor off, look down the throat of the carb for a stream of fuel when someone gives it throttle. if you have fuel, you may not have spark.
  12. Scott Danforth

    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    My father did the same thing in the 80's
  13. Scott Danforth

    Break in fresh built mercruiser 230 out of boat

    always best to break in a flat tappet cam
  14. Scott Danforth

    Tried everything, except what's really wrong.

    You have spark..... Now look at compression and if the flywheel and ither items
  15. Scott Danforth

    Break in fresh built mercruiser 230 out of boat

    run the garden hose into the t-stat housing where the line from the transom shield comes in. make sure you have good water pressure. if you have a 3/4" hose, use it. you want the hose spigot on full. start engine, bring RPM up to 2000 and let it run for 20 minutes. idle mix screws at 1.5...
  16. Scott Danforth

    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    2' wake wont do it. 3' rollers on Winnebago will make you sick. the pro16 and pro17 are a variant of the earlier BT2 and BT3
  17. Scott Danforth

    Fuel leak

    use google
  18. Scott Danforth

    '94 Bass Tracker handling question

    bass tracker what? most likely a 1 or 2 its a modified multi-chine semi-v hull. they turn just fine. if you turn tight stay on the throttle. yes, the inside gunwale will be about 8" under the water. however your speed and momentum will keep the water at bay. Grew up with a Bass Tracker...
  19. Scott Danforth

    Drain plug confused

    the bilge drain is the threaded one in the floor the mouse-hole drain is to keep crap from building up in the seat bases. there should not be a plug there. if water is coming out of there, you have a crack or hole in your boat
  20. Scott Danforth

    Penta 4.3 Overheating

    Volvo recommends changing the impeller every 2 years what vintage? did you check the pot-metal or plastic fitting at the drive where the raw water hose is connected? pull the hoses from the thermostat housing and back-flush to get all the pieces out?
Top