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  1. Scott Danforth

    Transferring fuel from truck to garage to dock to boats (PITB)

    so your drinking old style? FYI - case of beer in 12 ounce bottles is 36#, 5 gallon gas in plastic jug is 36#
  2. Scott Danforth

    1995 Mercruiser 3.0 starter will not engage flywheel

    clean every connection from the battery to the starter. by clean, use 150 grit sand paper or a wire brush on the cordless drill and clean them until they are shiny enough your mother would eat off them. if you come across a cable that is crunchy, throw it away then when every connection is...
  3. Scott Danforth

    Another blown head gasket - Fuel Mixture?

    my guess is the tach is way off and you are actually lugging the motor
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 350 poor performance

    your low on fuel pressure for both a 2-bar and 3-bar system never re-use a fuel filter (its like putting on a used diaper) re-check your fuel pressure under load at WOT
  5. Scott Danforth

    Timing issue 3.0 TKS

    @achris Grande SA coming out there
  6. Scott Danforth

    Another blown head gasket - Fuel Mixture?

    at 4600 RPM, the motor starts go come apart (literally, the deck starts to flex and the bolts start to loose clamp force) at 4800 RPM, the deck moves a bit more, the head bolts stretch a bit more, the head warps from the crappy design in cooling and the motor spits the head gaskets at 5500 RPM...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Timing issue 3.0 TKS

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  8. Scott Danforth

    Mercury Carbureted vs Fuel injection timeline

    if you look at overall carbon footprint at end of life (the only place it matters), a 1948 chevrolet pickup truck pulling a 18 foot wooden boat with a 75hp merc TOP spewing gas has a smaller carbon foot print over 74 years than a 10 year old prius pulling a row boat. and that truck is still...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Transferring fuel from truck to garage to dock to boats (PITB)

    a 5-gallon can of fuel weighs the same as a case of beer...... consider it cross-training
  10. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 260 stern drive serial No. 5384708 knocking sound HELP!!

    first, run the motor without the drive (could be your u-joints and gimbal)
  11. Scott Danforth

    Volvo 5.7gxi-a

    that is good, those pins are worth their weight in platinum no need for the starter, buy new PMGR new flywheel is $55. so its up to you to track down the prior owner. however the exhaust manifolds would also be helpful link to flywheel...
  12. Scott Danforth

    Timing issue 3.0 TKS

    no, you adjust idle separate from timing doesnt matter on the shunt
  13. Scott Danforth

    Tuning Holley 80551 (4160)

    that 600 CFM carb will be a bit small for a 5.7 (considering they installed 600 CFM carbs on 4.3's and 715 CFM carbs on 5.7's) to answer @kenny nunez , yes its a 600 CFM vac secondary 4160 marine carb However you are most likely going lean base on what you are describing best you can do with...
  14. Scott Danforth

    Timing issue 3.0 TKS

    yes it runs like crap in base timing mode however that is how you set base timing, once you get the dizzy to 2 degrees ATDC in base timing, lock it down and pull the shunt
  15. Scott Danforth

    Monterey Hull Emblems/Lettering

    try calling Monterey's customer service line
  16. Scott Danforth

    Fletcher speed boat.

    so you bought a boat without paperwork from a guy that didnt have paperwork?
  17. Scott Danforth

    120 Mercruiser 2.5L - No spark

    there should not be a spark at the points. that would indicate that the condenser is bad Just gapping points is close enough to run, setting the dwell with a meter is precise. ignition dwell is the period of time the points are closed to charge the coil, which then fires when the points open...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 7.4L MPI Throttle Adjustment ???

    you may have slack on the port engine cable, with the engine off, have someone move the throttle while you check for movement in the cable just off idle some controls have multiple anchor points for the cable, could it have been installed at the wrong point at the controls
  19. Scott Danforth

    Volvo 5.7gxi-a

    do you have the pins to mount the 290 to the transom? there will be 5 pins total, the helmet pin, about 1-1/4" in diameter and about 1-1/2" long held to the drive with two bolts the pivot pins, about 3/4" diameter, about 2.5" long, notch in the side and a screw driver slot on one end the...
  20. Scott Danforth

    120 Mercruiser 2.5L - No spark

    A feeler gauge set to rough gap the points, a dwell meter to adjust dwell
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