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  1. Scott Danforth

    Ignition switch & ignition circuit

    no, kill switch breaks the purple wire to the motor on an I/O on a outboard, it grounds the ignition. the yellow/red wire is your cranking signal
  2. Scott Danforth

    Broken tongue bolt.

    buy new coupler, cut off the old one, weld on new one
  3. Scott Danforth

    Looking At A 1992 LUHRS TOURNAMENT 342

    consider it may need a full hull restoration. the motors are the least of the problems
  4. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 3.0: Dead cylinder? very sluggish!

    for a cam change? pull motor, put on stand, pull pan hose out crank case with brake clean, removing the bits of trash pull cam and lifters and throw away install new cam and lifters install pan fill with 15W40 diesel oil (it still has zinc) and add extra zinc for break-in re-install motor align...
  5. Scott Danforth

    How much should extra weight slow me down?

    move some people forward, if youre butt-heavy, she wont level out.
  6. Scott Danforth

    aq penta volvo 140a

    yes, with a heat exchanger, you put in a 50-50 mix of antifreeze
  7. Scott Danforth

    1988 omc king cobra

    did you align the motor? if not, that rubber smell may be the coupler eating itself. are you running the motor on the muffs, or at the boat ramp? the other screeching noise could be your impeller eating itself from lack of water. if you tried to suck water from a bucket, you toasted your...
  8. Scott Danforth

    Overheat Mystery

    first, check the temperature with an IR thermometer. dont rely on a 35 year old $3 gauge
  9. Scott Danforth

    aq penta volvo 140a

    with heat exchanger, thru the radiator cap without heat exchanger (seawater cooled), launch boat, it will automatically fill when the pump starts spinning
  10. Scott Danforth

    Help! Need advise!

    You need about 20hp to get your boat on plane at that weight
  11. Scott Danforth

    Near Miss with Cutoff Wheel - Hull Cut

    blue rags and zip ties
  12. Scott Danforth

    Backfiring

    $150 is not a new carb. at best its a reman.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Hydraulic steering hose leak

    the rubber grommet is dried out, so its not pliable. however work the grommet thru the hole in the hull and you can then get the hoses out the slits
  14. Scott Danforth

    No power?

    Clean the battery cable connections at the engin, and the block and starter
  15. Scott Danforth

    Wood cost

    Im holding off to build my shed because prices are nuts
  16. Scott Danforth

    Anyone still have the link for the 96' 225 Johnson OceanRunner manual??

    Go to outboardbooks.com and buy a manual
  17. Scott Danforth

    Nightmare of a first time boat buying experience. Comments and advice appreciated!

    Geico is in the business of making money. Yes the towing seems excessive Boat towing insurance from boat us, or tow biat is ony $150 per year and will tow up to 25 miles. However without it, towing 25 miles would only be $1200 down here in FL You did buy the boat without a seatrial. Best...
  18. Scott Danforth

    VP vs GM balancer

    Measure your diameter Buy damper that matches diameter Most have the holes
  19. Scott Danforth

    Recommended fuel for 1973 inline 6

    did you redo the head to change to hardened valve seats? if not, what ever fuel you get, you should be running lead substitute in it.
  20. Scott Danforth

    VP vs GM balancer

    it is a generic SBC balancer. VP buys the long block with the balancer from GM. GM buys the balancer from Frontier the difference is the VP balancer is re-packaged in a VP box personally I would get an SFI rated balancer
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