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  1. Redrig

    OMC electric tilt motor wiring

    Hello all, I am in the process of re-wiring by boat, the PO's had it a rats nest behind the dash. I have completed new gauges, switches, ect. quick question on our tilt motors, previously it was just wired directly from the always hot part of the key switch and not fused. I installed a new...
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    help with fuse size

    Hello all, I am in the process of doing a total re-wire of my 1977 OMC, it is an 18 footer and the wiring right now is a mess, the fuse block is only 4 fuses with many assecories attached to those 4, plus the wiring is a total rats nest. Many of my switched accessories are spliced together, it...
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    changing from amp to volt gauge

    Hello fellas, I just bought a new set of faria gauges and it has a volt meter, my boat has an amp meter in it currently. what is the process of getting this hooked up right? I am getting some mixed reviews online. can it just drop in or is there some serious rewiring involved ? Thanks
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    Questions on what prop

    Hello, I have some general questions about what prop to use. It is my understanding that elevation has a big impact on your prop and I want to make sure that I am using the best prop for my upcoming trip. 1) Performance issue you are trying to correct. I want to gain Max MPG, I usually go...
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    77 OMC engine temp and oil pressure sending unit questions

    Hello, I am looking to upgrade my instrumentation soon, my gauges are very rough looking and my temp. gauge just broke. I am wanting to get a new set of farias. Does anyone know if the sending units for Faria and the OMC stock sending units will work together, are they the same OHM's ?I cant...
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    electric shift vertical driveshaft ID help - OMC

    Hello, I am aquiring parts for my 2 elec. shift OMC's, I found a guy that has a vertical driveshaft that is new old stock. the box says that it is a 980097 which that is the part number that is online and I can verify that as the DS I need, however this driveshaft looks just like the 980097...
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    OMC electric shift lower question

    Hello, I have an OMC electric shift, I have 2 lowers and the one that is on the boat now is working great. I am trying to repair the other lower so that I always have a good backup. what happened with this broken lower is that while crusing I lost forward. just reved like as if I was in...
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    ways to monitor smart tabs ?

    Hello, I have an 18 footer OMC, its an older electric shift, those do not have trim so I have installed smart tabs to help get on plane and adjust for any balance issues. The problem is that they work very well and almost scary when I use them, on that small 18 footer they really make it...
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    exhaust manifold OMC to Volvo. Possible ?

    Hello all, quick question. I currently have the 'log style' exhaust manifolds on my OMC ford with a 302, likes the ones seen here...
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    77 OMC elec shift upper help

    my lower unit in my electric shift failed last year, the forward did not engage, so rather than tearing apart my lower unit, which looks like quite the task. I just swapped in another good used lower unit from a marine mechanic. when I drained my upper while doing the swap the oil in it looked...
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    old school OMC impeller help w/ pics

    Hello, I recently tore into my 1977 OMC electric shift, I have to replace my lower and while I am in there I am going to replace the raw water pump as well. I took the impeller housing off and marked everything, while I was cleaning off all of the grease unfortunately I wiped off my mark for...
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    OMC exhuast manifold conversion

    I have discovered that I have a leak in one of exhaust manifolds, on the outside where I can see it, so I can only imagine that it is dumping water into the exhaust passage as well, after doing some research, the current manifolds are the rear riser, 'log style' My question is has anyone ever...
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    installing keel guard

    I got a steal of a deal on 6 ft of keel guard from a marine store that went out of business, I guess they had a giant roll and sold it by the foot. anyway, all of the ones I have seen come with a kit to install. they did not have any of the kits left, just the 6 ft. does anyone know if there is...
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    77 remote control - OMC

    Hello, I am having problems with shifting, I seem to have lost forward. reverse works fine and I am trying to figure out what the problem may be. I have been doing some searching on this site and from what it sounds like, my 77 is an electric shift. I am in the process of trying to figure...
  15. Redrig

    ID\shift help

    hello, I have a boat that is a Bell Boy, the year I believe is 1977. the model number for it is 981060. anyways I am having a shift problem, I have no forward, but reverse works fine. the trouble is that I can not find any info on how to correct the problem mainly because I dont even know what...
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    OMC wiring diagram question

    I have a question regarding the OMC wiring diagram that is found here. http://www.4shared.com/file/10298924...iring_all.html on the page that numbered 625 in that PDF the title is - 1977 instruments there are wires coming form the yellow connector that is identified with a 1 the bulk of...
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    identification \ shift woes

    OK, I have a 1978 AMM Bellboy that is a 17 and a half foot, 175hp from what I can tell it is a ford 302 and I Believe its an electric shift. model # 981060 serial # W129690 (I cant find anything on these? any help?) Do I have a stringer? Cobra. IDK So I took the boat out 2 years ago with no...
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