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  1. Scott Danforth

    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    no need for a WD hitch below 6k
  2. Scott Danforth

    OMC cobra trim only going down not up

    start there
  3. Scott Danforth

    Varnishing an oak swim platform - need advice please

    Use the red oak as a pattern to make a teak swim step
  4. Scott Danforth

    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    if your tongue weight is that light, I am going with the whole boat is rocking fore/aft over the CG and lifting/bucking against the truck in addition other things too little tongue weight and the trailer becomes unstable and wags side-to-side
  5. Scott Danforth

    OMC cobra trim only going down not up

    welcome aboard did you test the relay with a meter to see if the relay is good?
  6. Scott Danforth

    Near Miss with Cutoff Wheel - Hull Cut

    i am not sure that is deep enough to worry about.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Problem with Sierra riser 18–19 36

    thin wall socket if you dont have a thin wall socket, use a grinder and turn a standard $4 socket into a thin wall socket.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Distributor timing problems

    you dont understand distributors so here is the process. How to stab a dizzy the way I was taught by dad when I was 8 (also the way every high school kid was taught that took autos class) with distributor out, plugs out. wire a remote start switch (every mechanic has at least one) put finger...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Distributor timing problems

    Make sure the distributor is installed correctly. If you dont know how to stab a dizzy, hire someone that knows. Its high school autos 101. Stop looking to youtube. You either know what you are doing, or you go to the factory Mercruiser manual Statements like this make me laugh. If you...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Smells like gas sludge from L.U.

    Take it out and give it an italian tune up
  11. Scott Danforth

    Smells like gas sludge from L.U.

    Unburned fuel, common with 2-strokes that spend lots of time idling
  12. Scott Danforth

    1980 OMC 140hp electrical

    Test before you buy Have you checked the MOB switch? Have you checked the wiring connections?
  13. Scott Danforth

    Transom Leak Help

    Its broken.... PERIOD pull the drive, pull the motor and start finding what needs repair / replace. Im with GPS.... Looks like rot
  14. Scott Danforth

    Shifter question?

    Its been 5 days and you havent spent the 10 minutes to move the cable to the correct side of the contols yet?
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 4.3L Thunderbolt 5 engine age

    Rebuild for a 3.7 should not be $3k. Its half a ford 460 with GM inline main bearings $2500 in 2021 is a fair price for a complete 4.3 bobtail
  16. Scott Danforth

    Backfiring

    Why did you change carbs?
  17. Scott Danforth

    OMC 2.3l Lima Engine Timing

    you are off at least 2 teeth if your timing is set that far advanced also, prior to setting timing, you really have to set the dwell on points ignition first
  18. Scott Danforth

    3.0 merCruiser Max out at 4000 RPM.

    check the tach, gm inliner motor wont spin above 5000 on its own
  19. Scott Danforth

    Could a 4 blade actually be faster?

    put a certified laser tach on that motor to verify your RPM's. you may want to do some reading on the GM inliners over at http://inliners.org/ if you want to understand why these motors dont go above 5k without serious valve/lifter/cam/head/intake work
  20. Scott Danforth

    Questions regarding tow vehicle

    I pull my 5800# of boat/trailer/gaer all day long with my 2014 Sierra 1500 with a 5.3 and about an extra 2000# in the bed and I know my 26 foot boat weighs a whole heck of a lot more than your 20 foot boat. check your tongue weight on the trailer, make sure that the boat is cinched up against...
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