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  1. Scott Danforth

    What is the part number for this regulator?

    you should see 3 bar or just shy of 45 psi from the pump.
  2. Scott Danforth

    What is the part number for this regulator?

    with only 34 psi with the vac line removed from the regulator. the regulator is fine. your pump is weak
  3. Scott Danforth

    Boat transport

    talk to the broker you are using. they will have recommendations. Make sure they are licensed and bonded. that way if things go awry, its covered.
  4. Scott Danforth

    What is the part number for this regulator?

    Unplugging the vacuum to the regulator is the test.
  5. Scott Danforth

    1981 MerCruiser 120 tick/ squeak

    Your compression is low, and you are describing a washed out cam love I would pull the lifter cover and measure lifter movement with a dial indicator
  6. Scott Danforth

    Stoked

    Not sure why you would say that. When I worked from home at a prior job during covid, I put in 65 hours a week and was 2x as efficient compared to going into the office. I would wake up and start working in my PJs
  7. Scott Danforth

    New SEI drive, need a new prop.

    Unless you swapped to a Voyager EST distributor, you have points. The dwell and timing is an every year thing
  8. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system

    usually the burned flappers drop down the Y-pipe, plug exhaust causing the motor to run like crap, then the flapper pin wears a hole in the y-pipe and you develop a leak in the boat.
  9. Scott Danforth

    New SEI drive, need a new prop.

    I would file the points, set the dwell and timing and do a tune up to see if the RPM's come back.
  10. Scott Danforth

    1965 starcraft nassau transom

    My local lumber store caries door skins. a tad less than 1/8" thick, and you can almost cut with a utility knife. however on a tinny, the transom is usually only from the top cap of the transom down to the notch in the knee braces. you can trace the outside of the transom, off-set the ends...
  11. Scott Danforth

    Stoked

    I need a gig like that.
  12. Scott Danforth

    Power steering fluid in bilge?

    I personally use a bucket of hot water and dawn dish soap and scrub away, then rinse it out when the boat is on the trailer.
  13. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system

    5-10 seconds is max to run without water. at 5-10 minutes, you definitely burned up the flappers and most likely the rubber connectors.
  14. Scott Danforth

    What is the part number for this regulator?

    unplug the vacuum line to the regulator. fuel pressure should spike to about 50 psi. if the fuel doesnt spike, look at the pump or the plumbing
  15. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system

    flappers and the rubber exhaust couplings. both rated to 250F max. however without water running, your exhaust goes from 200F to 950F
  16. Scott Danforth

    Mercruiser 5 L mpi cooling system

    Since you did not have cooling water flowing to the motor when you ran it, you burned all the rubber bits in your exhaust the white smoke is most likely steam and burning rubber If you drained the block, heads, and exhaust manifolds prior to adding antifreeze, you should have been protected
  17. Scott Danforth

    What is the part number for this regulator?

    The manual covers testing the regulator and pump. I would follow the manual
  18. Scott Danforth

    What is the part number for this regulator?

    test the regulator before trying to replace it. test the fuel pump output by itself.
  19. Scott Danforth

    Anyone have any experience selling items on Vinted?

    Wife buys and sells on poshmark. It has become her hobby.
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