When mounting my new starter in my pre 1985 Chevy 350 Short Block 5.7L mercruiser engine I can't get it installed. I can get the inboard bolt in but then the outboard bolt doesn't line up correctly. If I start with the outboard bolt the inboard bolt doesn't line up correctly. I have been advised...
We are wiring the Starter Motor on our Mercrusier. It is a 1985(ish) Short Block Chevy 350 5.7L V8. There are three (3) wires to the Starter Motor. Two Red and One Yellow. The big Red one comes from the battery. The smaller red and yellow come from a solenoid. We have the shop manual but the...
Put a new engine in my 22' Bell-boy and now I'm looking for BOTH parts of the wiring harness. The section that goes from the plug to all of the engine components and the long section that goes from the engine, through the throttle and shift handle to the instrument cluster. Everything I'm...
I have a Chevy short block 5.7L engine I put in my Glasply. At the same time I converted from log style exhaust manifolds to center risers. Unfortunately the alternator used to attach to the underside of the log style exhaust. Now I have to have a front mount bracket that will allow the...
I am replacing the alternator on my Mercruiser Chevy V8 5.7L. The old one has a label which says "transpo #45-193A" or it MIGHT be 15-193A. Can any one tell me what these numbers mean or how I can find the RIGHT alternator for my application?
I have a Reinell 197RLX the back of which looks like the attached picture. I want to mount a kicker bracket to the swim step. Any recommendations for products or systems?
So, the continuing saga of Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. We put the outdrive back on and everything is fine. The drive is in forward gear (we never moved it). The lower unit seems good, the prop only moves in one direction. Everything's GREAT!
Then we decide we should have replaced the impeller...
So, I'm spraying fogger in the engine through the spark plug hole and the little red tube (like the one on a can of WD40) goes "poof" into the hole. I've tried everything to retrieve it but cannot. So, my question is this; Do I need to? Will the heat of the engine eventually melt it and burn it...
Not quite completed project must be stored for the winter. Installed a new V8 5.7 in my boat. SOME oil in the lower end. Must store uncompleted for the winter. What do I do to protect the engine for the next few months? I can't start it because I'm not that far along. I'm concerned about the...
So ..... I remove the lower unit on my pre-alpha (R) outdrive to replace the impeller and impeller housing. When reading the manual to insure I'm following all the steps to re-install the lower unit I come across THIS bit of news; "Observe closely that the stainless steel special washer is...
That's VERY helpful. The heat exchanger does not have the capacity to cool the manifolds. I'm pretty certain that the manifolds are cooled with raw water. That brings the question of riser gaskets up. The gaskets that came with the risers look like the one pictured here. Do the slots go fore and...
I have replaced the engine in my 1979 Bellboy and, in the process converted from log style exhaust to center riser exhaust. I have searched the shop manual and can not figure out how to hook the various hoses up. The cooling system uses both coolant and raw water. Raw water comes in through the...
