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Well stretched the springs out and changed out the thermostat again and I'm back to normal temps. The new thermostat that I changed out last month was actually stuck closed. Thank you everyone for the great advise.

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Scorpio. I have read similar situations with the inlet hoses too. Could you see from inside the engine compartment where the kink was in the hose? Of course having the boat pulled out is the last resort, but if I does come to that I will the hoses and water pumps changed out on both. I also...

I bought the boat last spring and I have no idea if or when the risers or manifolds have been changed.

Pretty sure I don't have the "T" thing, but I will check it out this weekend.

I had the impeller changed last spring.

My port engine this spring started running hot at idle and would cool down at higher RPM. I changed out the thermostat and it was all good. I could let it idle for 45 mins. and it would never go above 150deg. Just recently I noticed it starting to run hotter again at idle (200deg). I can put...

That price is for both drives with boots, alignment, gimble check and inspection.

Does $1100 sound right to have repaired?

Well, I bought the 280 and it is awesome. I am having a problem with the engines stalling when shifting gears, which makes it pretty challenging to dock. Does anyone have any advise why the engines stall. It run great cruising (3200 rpm) and at WOT (4500 rpm). I have heard that it could be...

Thanks guys for the response. Well, the boat checked out great and I put a deposit down. Just waiting to make the sale final after the sea trail. Unfortunatly I will have to wait till late April. Can't wait to drive twins for the first time. So now I have to sell the 1987 250DA.

I am currently looking to buy a 1990 280 Sundancer. I havent been able to find much info. on the boat and I was wondering if anyone could help me out. It has twin 305s with Alpha 1s, and 10'6" beam. I am wondering what the cruising speed, WOT speed and any pros or cons known about this boat...

I can telll you that it is not the 15 x 17 prop. I run one on my 87' 250 Sundancer and it does 42 mph at 4800 rpm. 36 mph with 9 people on board fully loaded. Are you sure that the drive is all the way down? What is the max rpm that you are getting?

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Got the heads back from the machine shop at noon on Friday and had it running by 7:00 pm that night. We were able to enjoy the boat on Sat. and Sun. with no issues. Total cost was $660 in parts and a lifetime of beer for the labor. Thanks to everyone for all your help and suggestions!!

I have a 350 260 hp with 462624 heads. If i were to put a set of 14014416 heads on it, what would be the perfomance outcome? I know that the 416 has a smaller cc, and smaller valves, and would give me more compression, but what would be the difference in over all performance be?

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best place to get a marine top end engine gasket set, or what brand is the best to use.

Has anyone used the Sea Foam products here? Do they really work like they are claimed to?

The length may be labeled on the transom side of the steering cable. There is a formula for getting the correct length, but i dont remember what it is. Search the net and i sure you can find the correct way.

We are going to service the other head as well. Should be ready to go by next weekend.