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  1. Scott Danforth

    Brake line Size

    hardline is 3/16" like AD mentioned. the tube nuts are standard 3/8" tube nuts. the ports are 3/8-24 inverted flare
  2. Scott Danforth

    03 Bay Stealth part needed.

    first, welcome aboard second, since VIP went belly up about 11 or 12 years ago, your going to have to either find on ebay, or you will have to make something yourself.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Closed Cooling Question

    first, welcome aboard second. you still need to service your raw water impeller every few years and I suggest since this is a new to you boat to pull the drive and do a bellows job as well as an alignment and do all the maintenance the prior owner didnt do prior to you buying it.
  4. Scott Danforth

    1986 178xl chapparal cc

    Officially your over powered You sure that is not a 135?
  5. Scott Danforth

    Good engine for rebuild

    Negligible cost difference A 377 or 383 is also similar in cost
  6. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    here is the TSP from a quick google search. https://www.v8sho.com/SHO/TSB982310MassAirFlowContamination.htm what the TSB says is replace the MAF (increases parts sales). what the ford garage guys did was spray brake clean on the sensor, let sit on the tool box for about 5 minutes for the...
  7. Scott Danforth

    Old Ford engine help

    get a can of electrical contact cleaner and clean the mass air flow sensor. there is TSB on it from ford. known issue. dirt and pollen coat the hot-wire sensor and throw the readings off. the K&N didnt help with this issue either.
  8. Scott Danforth

    1990 marine 4.3 CAM AND LIFTERS

    my recommendation. buy a newer running 4.3, preferably 1996 and newer. you will need to get new exhaust manifolds. then buy a proper marine distributor, verify the alternator and starter are marine or buy a new starter and alternator. cam can either be the factory GM marine grind for the...
  9. Scott Danforth

    Buoyancy requirements in Hatteras 19' plywood build

    welcome aboard. post a few more times so you can then upload pics. we like pics. is this a wooden boat, or is this a fiberglass over wood boat? If a fiberglass over wood, you could use polyester resin along with CSM and 1708 if this is a wooden boat, some of the more veteran wood boat...
  10. Scott Danforth

    Vortec or not?

    like others stated you can use the carb from the 95, however need a vortec specific intake for your 1999 motor
  11. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    hopefully its better than the POR15 products.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    I would pull the trim around the ski locker and look for evidence of a deck-over (where a few sheets of wood are screwed over your original deck that was rotten.)
  13. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    ok, now stand back 15 feet and take the pic. from what I see, the deck in your your boat may not be orginal
  14. Scott Danforth

    Total boat electrical refit - looking for advice

    1 - battery switch back by the batteries. get a 1-2-both-off 2 - 1 motor battery, 1 or two house-load battery (connected by the battery switch) 3 - your choice. I purchased carling circuit breakers and carling rocker switches and made my own panel. 4 - your choice. i have 4-gauge cables...
  15. Scott Danforth

    Fiberglass over painted deck?

    your 1994 maxum should have about 1/8" or more of fiberglass over the wood core with gel coat under the carpet. the carpet should have been glued in with contact adhesive. so.... need pics of what you are dealing with. if you have wood directly under the carpet. someone else was in there...
  16. Scott Danforth

    1989 3.7L 224/165H

    yes, a bad HX could go both ways.
  17. Scott Danforth

    1989 3.7L 224/165H

    without pressure testing, you do not know if you have a cracked tube sheet or other problems that would cause the symptoms you are describing.
  18. Scott Danforth

    New bearings: too much movement on spindle

    did you buy a new axle or try to put bearings on a buggered up spindle?
  19. Scott Danforth

    Stringer repair

    Clear paint may fail
  20. Scott Danforth

    efi to carb swap. fresh air to engine?

    agreed. bilge venting requirements have nothing to do with motor, motor size, induction system or brand. it has to do with bilge volume size
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