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  1. Scott Danforth

    Artificial Intelligence

    One of the facetube groups I am on for the 1957-1955 GM trucks recently had a poster use AI on removing the tailgate hinges. Those trucks use two carriage bolts to hold the hinges. Accessible from inside the stake pocket. Yet the two AI answers that were posted both were made up with 20% of...
  2. Scott Danforth

    Gauges don't work

    The gauges are all daisy chained together on both power and ground
  3. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    Will sell you a 22" personal pace
  4. Scott Danforth

    projects other than boats

    A tilton 7-1/4" triple clutch and flywheel showed up on Facetube marketplace...pick it up before noon
  5. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 454 I Need Help Identifying This Engine

    There are about a dozen great machine shops in New Jersey LRB is one D&F, Olsen Engines, or Chucks Automotive come to mind
  6. Scott Danforth

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Bet the anticipation is building
  7. Scott Danforth

    290 trim cylinder ?

    Do you need a cylinder or a rebuild kit? Because most likely you just need a $75 rebuild kit (covers 2 cylinders)
  8. Scott Danforth

    GPS Speedo

    Most gauges no longer have studs
  9. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 454 I Need Help Identifying This Engine

    You can't just dingleberry hone cylinders. You need to bore the block, then hone it. Not sure where you are at, but there should be a good machine shop within an hour or two
  10. Scott Danforth

    I need a recommendation for steering in an old LUND boat

    Get a u-flex or seastar. Most of the companies from the 70s-90s no longer exist
  11. Scott Danforth

    Artificial Intelligence

    And on August 29th skynet became self-aware
  12. Scott Danforth

    Fuel Gauge issue

    Check the ground and signal wires. 98% chance it's a bad connection, only 2% chance it's the sender
  13. Scott Danforth

    West Marine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Yes, a few weeks back. Posted on Bloomberg. A good friend of mine is a supplier to West Marine. They owe about $800M to their suppliers. Tony has to write off about $2M due to Worst Marine
  14. Scott Danforth

    Artificial Intelligence

    Common sense died in the mid 80s
  15. Scott Danforth

    Artificial Intelligence

    We have a natural intelligence deficit
  16. Scott Danforth

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    Ted, if it really bothers you, scuff the extension, mix up some gel paste, and spot fill the low points with a putty spreader. Then hit the extension with 330 grit, then 400, then 600 then 800. Then polish Most of the imperfections should disappear
  17. Scott Danforth

    2012 4.3L TKS removal form boat

    with ANY I/O boat engine except the old OMC's pull the drive (you should be doing this for yearly maintenance) disconnect the battery and the ground cable to the back of the block unplug the large harness plug disconnect the throttle and shift linkages disconnect and plug the fuel lines...
  18. Scott Danforth

    Trim Pump Bench Bleeding?

    do you have the reservoir installed? and filled? the oildyne 108 is a very very simple pump. however if water sat in the pump for a long period of time, the check valves could have rusted. the pump can be pulled apart and rebuilt if needed. I see that the cost has skyrocketed in the last 15...
  19. Scott Danforth

    1971 Silverline Comoro 16.5

    generally the center was the ski locker or ski locker and a floor cooler. any limber holes cut in the stringers or bulkheads for water drainage should have the edges addressed with resin and cloth to ensure full encapsulation. (remember, the factory did nothing and it lasted 20+ years) a bit...
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