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  1. Scott Danforth

    Another winterization question

    change engine oil, pull all block drains, manifold drains, intake manifold drain (only on the 4.3's), and then drain the large hose, and the raw water pump and supply hose. you are now winterized. add antifreeze if you want. to do the remainder of your yearly maintenance, pull the drive...
  2. Scott Danforth

    98 4.3 Mercruiser Engine Removal Advice

    your front mounts have adjustment screws thru the brackets, however lag bolts holding them to the stringer mounts. that block of wood that the lag bolts are driven into with a burp gun usually get rotten.
  3. Scott Danforth

    Water penetration in Alpha 1 sterndrive

    transom seals just dont go bad
  4. Scott Danforth

    Volvo AQ131D cruising speed

    too many variables. what direction is the wind blowing? how loaded will you be? where is the load in the boat, Bow, Stern, amidship? do you have the timing adjusted correctly? do you have a perfect prop or a dinged up prop? what angle of trim will you be running at? all those things affect...
  5. Scott Danforth

    Wizard Western Auto 6602 A47 7hp different electrical power source than I've seen

    its an Eska . start googling Eska. its basically a modified lawnmower power head
  6. Scott Danforth

    Water penetration in Alpha 1 sterndrive

    could be a leaking bellows, could be a soft transom that is leaking.
  7. Scott Danforth

    Keys...

    you stated you lost the spare keys. indicating you still have a set. visit the dealer. they can match up the factory ignition key, and will most likely have the cabin key as well.
  8. Scott Danforth

    Keys...

    There are about 15 Mercruiser keys. And about 10 cabin keys. My cabin used to have the same key as my tool box and the cabs on many construction equipment Check with your dealer
  9. Scott Danforth

    1986 Chris Craft gas gauge or sender issue?

    Did you read the ohms prior to yanking
  10. Scott Danforth

    Astroglass 1989 full rebuild

    Send some here
  11. Scott Danforth

    What is this thing on my Alpha One where a nut should be?

    weld a nut to it
  12. Scott Danforth

    Replacement Oil Filters

    You want a filter made by WIX, Champion laboratories, or Purolator. I would stay away from Allied Signal
  13. Scott Danforth

    Dpsm 1.95:1 outdrive toast

    You can probably save the rest of the drive, but you are going to have to do a complete teardown, inspection, and rebuild
  14. Scott Danforth

    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    Off the top of my head, no. Too many variations over the years. Would have to see the unit. However reach out to Ariens support line and they will get you the exploded view and section of manual
  15. Scott Danforth

    Dpsm 1.95:1 outdrive toast

    It does look like they changed from a retaining bolt to a snap ring.
  16. Scott Danforth

    Replacement Oil Filters

    The WIX filters listed are some of the best. Much better than the private labeled filters in the Quicksilver box Remember, Mercruiser does not make oil filters, they buy them and put them in their own boxes
  17. Scott Danforth

    Dpsm 1.95:1 outdrive toast

    The yoke thru the forward gear is retained by a hardened screw that is torqued and loctited in place. Milky fluid indicates there is a preceding issue. You have been pulling the drive ever 100 hours or yearly to inspect bellows, bearing and joints?
  18. Scott Danforth

    Anti-freeze Question . . . Change of Color ???

    If it's AF, it won't be clear.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Anti-freeze Question . . . Change of Color ???

    I have run RV antifreeze in a boiler with temps over 250. I have run RV antifreeze in various RVs and cabine plumbing systems. Never have had a color change Did you drain the water from the system first?
  20. Scott Danforth

    Volvo B20 Penta engine removal

    Put the bolts you removed into the threaded holes. Located at 10, 2 and 6 in the pic you show
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