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    Finding the right starter for my 7.4 mercruiser

    As far as I know, it ran the old starter that smoked out on me lol
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    Finding the right starter for my 7.4 mercruiser

    So maybe I have a bad solenoid, I have this drawing and it was correct, I looked at a couple other systems and Red/ purple wasn't right, I had meant to say yellow/purple which isn't in this harness at all. So you are correct on that. Might have been a newer harness I looked at trying to figure...
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    Finding the right starter for my 7.4 mercruiser

    So I'm assuming I have a PMGR as the shipping weight comes in just under 11#. I would love to say the engine number would help but it's a 2005 in a 97 boat. I've wired it ignoring the extra post and nothing, Ive used the extra post and not the other and nothing, The starter does bolt up and does...
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    Finding the right starter for my 7.4 mercruiser

    I ordered a starter, obviously not right or I wouldn't be here LOL. Somehow I ended up with a Sierra 18-6275-1. This starter has the extra post for red/purple which I don't have. I need a starter that just takes the orange and red on one post w/battery and yellow/red for switch. Can I work...
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    7.4 Mercruiser Distributor, Ignition, coil

    So I found another boat shop close to me that had some parts. The older fella gave me a heck of a deal I believe and got a different distributor with module on it and she fires and started on a shot of fuel into the carb! Now I have to chase down a starter because this one barely whirled it and...
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    7.4 Mercruiser Distributor, Ignition, coil

    Ok, when you say ignition, can you explain please. Are you talking the whole distributor and coil kit or just the sensor in my distributor? I have a round coil which is new, the distributor is an tb IV I believe with posts on the back, I don't have a module so trying to avoid it if possible...
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    7.4 Mercruiser Distributor, Ignition, coil

    Thanks for the input! I tried to look it up on here before I was a member and got lost! Couldn't see some of the diagrams and thought well maybe these guys didn't use one somehow. I didn't even have a distributor when i started. Got lucky and ran into a fella that owns a performance boat shop...
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    7.4 Mercruiser Distributor, Ignition, coil

    So new to the group, I bought a serious basket case this spring SMH, you can imagine what I've learned in the process. Motor was in pieces, ended up purchasing another long block so it was correct. new rings, bearings, gaskets ect. Now I'm to the in the boat, make it run phase. I DO NOT have a...
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