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  1. Scott Danforth

    Another v6 to v8 swap question

    you mean the motor mounting blocks? then yes, cut out the old, hang and align the motor and then build new motor mounting blocks and glass them in to come up to the new motor mount location.
  2. Scott Danforth

    Tying to dock/reaching it

    boat hook is your friend
  3. Scott Danforth

    Need help wiring up electronic ignitor

    and what kind of motor is the distributor installed on, and why are you not following the pertronix instructions?
  4. Scott Danforth

    1984 470 initial carb set up to get idle

    if you have a new cam, that is 20 minutes at 2000 RPM to break in the cam and lifters prior to the normal break in proceedure which is varying loads.
  5. Scott Danforth

    Repowering 97 crownline. Best options?

    buy a running motor for $300 and swap it in ~ $1000 out of pocket (price of motor, gaskets, incidentals) buy a complete long block for $3800 and swap it in ~ $4400 out of pocket (price of motor, gaskets, incidentals) buy a complete stroker long block for $6000 and swap it in ~ $6600 out of...
  6. Scott Danforth

    Material Availability for DIY/Home Improvement Projects?

    a pressure treated 2x4 is currently $15. used to be $4
  7. Scott Danforth

    1984 470 initial carb set up to get idle

    most likely corrosion somewhere along the circuit
  8. Scott Danforth

    Repowering 97 crownline. Best options?

    Joe, welcome aboard being a 1997 is not that old. generally the motors in boats are usually murdered, only very few wear out (4000+ hours) is your boat carbureted or fuel injected? Alpha or Bravo drive are you looking for stock reman or more power? you will need to determine the cause of...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mating Engine to Mercrusier problem

    Any 1986 and later GM SBC manual transmission 153 tooth flywheel ( for 10" clutch) the should be about $70 for cast iron and $150ish for SFI rated billet steel
  10. Scott Danforth

    Scout 153 leaking aerator problem

    measure what you have. you either have 3/4" or 1-1/8" and no, fix any other issue.
  11. Scott Danforth

    Drain tubes

    drain tubes are expanded in place you need a drain tube or water will rot your transom like 'kogs indicated
  12. Scott Danforth

    Mating Engine to Mercrusier problem

    NO, the drives are very similar. however the engine on the other hand went thru 3 major design changes and a bunch of minor changes your boat being a 1981 may have a 1980 block first design change was block changed in 1980 for the 1981 model year. this flopped the dip stick and there were...
  13. Scott Danforth

    1984 470 initial carb set up to get idle

    so this thread was started after your thread on a motor missing on 1 cylinder?
  14. Scott Danforth

    wont shift out of reverse mystery issue

    no. its the shift interrupt switch back at the motor where the two cables come together just like Bondo stated. the neutral starting switch is in the hand controls. never jumper safety switches. if you havent replaced your lower shift cable, start with replacing that, and then adjust it like...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Scout 153 leaking aerator problem

    no. you need to replace the thru-hull fittings and not attempt to cap them. the fittings themselves are cracked and need replacing if you put a rubber drain plug in the cracked plastic, the plastic will fail and you will most likely sink the boat you need to replace them. Plastic fittings...
  16. Scott Danforth

    350 mercruiser block

    first, need to identify the year. you want a replacement block from the same vintage. things like crank mounting, head accessory holes, intake, etc all depend on specific vintage of motor and casting numbers. so when you say "standard 350" remember, there is nothing "standard" when you...
  17. Scott Danforth

    Taking on water

    first, welcome aboard second, Volvo Penta has been building drives for decades. would help if we knew what vintage drive and boat third, most likely you have an older boat with a rotten transom and banging into the sand simply squashed the rotten wood in the transom. or your boat is well...
  18. Scott Danforth

    470 4 barrel conversion, one cylinder missing

    the only difference is the manifold and carb. so yes, you can slap a 4 bbl on a 470 and get a 485. nothing special about a marine motor except the core plugs are brass or stainless, the head gasket has a stainless core and the cam has very little overlap due to the wet exhaust. if you want to...
  19. Scott Danforth

    470 4 barrel conversion, one cylinder missing

    You and your local "guru" are wrong
  20. Scott Danforth

    Can someone PLEASE tell me which bellows are which? taking on some water...

    how do you know the transom is solid? there is only one way to know and that involves test drilling from the inside of the bilge.
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