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  1. Scott Danforth

    Are press-in rubber hubs still obtainable?

    you sure thats a press in hub? Most VP AQ series props are bonded and all the DP A, B, and C series props are bonded I know that General Propeller in Bradenton Florida is one of the very few prop shops that still re-bonds Volvo hubs. they charge about $100
  2. Scott Danforth

    Carb Recommendations for 5.7L Vortec?

    your missing things like BMEP, cam profile, plenum size, heads, etc. depending on how your motor was built, you may be a bit lean on the top end.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Strange starter issue.

    see post #2
  4. Scott Danforth

    Carb Recommendations for 5.7L Vortec?

    When I put vortec heads on the 350 in the Rogue I had to relocate all these bits because they didnt fit. ended up zip-tying most to the harness itself. made a relay bracket for the transom just aft of the motor coil was held with a generic P-clamp to the back of the cylinder head I used a...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Hard to turn crank while rebuilding GM 350

    so how did you fix the bores on the overheated motor that had seized? you stated you honed. did you use a sunnen ridgid hone system after boring, or did you use a useless dingleberry or spring-loaded 3-jaw deglazer? because the block was overheated, the bore is no longer round. it is also...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    If Mama aint happy...... No one is happy
  7. Scott Danforth

    Carb Recommendations for 5.7L Vortec?

    However to just run, no need for cables
  8. Scott Danforth

    Carb Recommendations for 5.7L Vortec?

    A holley carb bracket
  9. Scott Danforth

    Hard to turn crank while rebuilding GM 350

    Go back and measure journals and sadles
  10. Scott Danforth

    Fuel pump problem

    Have you pulled the pickup tube and checked it? If tou have a hole, you are sucking air. If there is a filter in the tube, its probably clogged
  11. Scott Danforth

    What is the best easiest way to clean hull?

    Usually hard hats have the wearers name on it to identify the dark/wet spot after such an incident. Was at a job site after a headache ball and hook came off the becket (cotter was probably forgot) from 180 feet up and pushed a workers hard had and its contents thru his rib cage and into his...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Opinion on types of starting batteries

    your choice group 24, group 27 or group 31 Enersys (and all their companies) makes a great battery Deka makes a good battery the 6-pack spiral cell ones not so much
  13. Scott Danforth

    Random

    from a PZEV vehicle, probably BMW
  14. Scott Danforth

    Oil filter for Volvo Penta 3.0, 1998

    volvo penta buys the same 3.0 liter engine from GM that Mercruiser and OMC did. I know if you google it, you will find hundreds of threads on the same thing. companies like Wix and purolator have application guides and cross reference listings
  15. Scott Danforth

    Is this repairable? Outdrive Chip

    stainless bolted to aluminum? from a galvanic corrosion point of view, no thank you
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser Pre-Alpha (MC1) Broken Beyond Repair... Options/Recommendations?

    $250 for 45 minutes worth of work?
  17. Scott Danforth

    Is this repairable? Outdrive Chip

    I would leave it however if it bothers you, take it to any of the following: marina that does weld repair propeller shop fabrication shop radiator shop that is about a 10 minute repair
  18. Scott Danforth

    5.0GL Possible Carb issue

    Check your fuel pressure Read the plugs
  19. Scott Danforth

    Volvo duoprop

    Your props are fine. Buy the washers
  20. Scott Danforth

    Winterizing

    by kit, do you mean some sort of block-buster 2000, or scam-u instant winterizing kit? the best kit you can do with a fresh motor (brand new or newly rebuilt) is install a heat exchanger. (you can not install a heat exchanger on a used motor) if you do not want to go with fresh water cooling...
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