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  1. Scott Danforth

    1993 carb 4.3 Mercruiser ?

    start by cleaning your battery connections, then move to the cables at the engine, then migrate your way cleaning every connection all the way to the helm.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Steering maintenance

    dont think so, however it was an issue with comparing outdoor equipment years ago. we had grease fittings and our competitors did not, however the competitor's equipment scored higher because of it. When asked why, it was simple, every service point is a negative to the score.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Chrysler 318 cooling issues

    I would hook a hose and back flush the inlet. you probably have some debris in there that allows a few bubbles, however not allowing water.
  4. Scott Danforth

    2008 4.3 ltr. TKS diesels when turning off

    post a pic there should not be any vacuum hose on the distributor, just some wires dieseling is from improper timing, or running lean is this a new to you boat?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Fuel

    welcome aboard my guess this is a new to you boat your pinto based OMC motor is not a 2-stroke, so there is no oil needed to be pre-mixed the dwell angle is 32 degrees +/-2. that would be about a 0.018 point gap. however use a dwell meter. timing is then set to 10 degrees BTDC how is the...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Steering maintenance

    same reason there are no grease fittings under your car in the garage. because maintenance points are deemed a detriment by consumer reports and those selling new cars/boats/atv's/etc. so if there is no maintenance required for the design life, it gets a better rating. its all about pushing...
  7. Scott Danforth

    How to separate Gunnel from Hull? (1990 Ebbtide Riviera project boat)

    Post pics or it didnt happen.......lol
  8. Scott Danforth

    Steering maintenance

    Start here.
  9. Scott Danforth

    stuck 3000 rpm max

    did you mic the journals and bores for the bearings?
  10. Scott Danforth

    Chrysler 318 cooling issues

    rubber impeller pumps are only self-priming if they are below the water line. they do not "suck" water or "pump" water, they only push water did you backflush with water or just air. if air, you need a lot of air (as in about 500 CFM of air at high pressure (think of a pumpkin cannon) a...
  11. Scott Danforth

    I need help identifying what kind of boat I have

    that list is only after 1984 with the current US MIC codes. all told there have been over 100,000 boat builders that have come and gone over the past 100-150 years. Many making only one or two hulls before going out of business.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Steering maintenance

    is this the searay with the I/O in your signature? if so, are you sure you have slop and not just suffering v-hull bow wander? this occurs between idle and when you are up on plane on all single engine v-hull boats. a single prop will cause the back of the boat to push to one side, until the...
  13. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7 gxi overheating

    first, welcome aboard most likely its not the water circulating pump did you find the missing bits of your old impeller? did you back flush the PS cooler and the incoming lines to the water pickup in the drive? did you check the hose between the drive and the transom shield, especialler where...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Trying to get some information

    the volvo SX came out of the 1990's joint venture with Volvo and OMC. OMC was on life-support thru the 1990's and after about 1996, I believe all their outdrives were volvos
  15. Scott Danforth

    I need help identifying what kind of boat I have

    you realize that boat was made 31 years before the internet existed. so the only information you will find is stuff that people posted long after that boat was made and most of them were scrapped. could be obscure, could have been common. what does your paperwork with the boat say it is.
  16. Scott Danforth

    I/O in a tritoon

    I would run for two reasons. first, its an OMC (read that as Obsolete Marine Company) second, unless you have a full shop of equipment, maintenance of an I/O in a toon log is difficult. think of your car, now change the radiator by going thru the trunk. many times routine maintenance requires...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Fuel leak

    its a $1 gasket (a pack of 6 bowl and metering block gaskets for like $10) suggest you pull the carb off and determine is it the metering block gasket or the bowl gasket.
  18. Scott Danforth

    Boat motor hatch/cover plastic inserts

    not sure what kind of boat. however boat vents fall into two categories: common off the shelf, or custom per manufacturer and boat line additionally, it looks like the vinyl in the back is toast.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Can someone help me find an owners manual for a 1989 Tracker Pro deep V 16 ft

    here is a misconception about recreational boats: things are documented here is the truth about recreational boats. not even tracker has a wiring harness drawing, routing for plumbing or even an idea of what manufacturers supplied common hardware by what serial number / HIN your boat livewell...
  20. Scott Danforth

    tank dimentions

    Maybe use a pneumatic saw
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