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  1. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    I got the controller and hooked it up. Going to need longer cables. Hooks up different than the original mercontrol, and the upper shift cable was already borderline too short for the alpha setup ( transom shift vs valve cover shift ) Does the outboard controllers use a neutral switch? I...
  2. matt167

    75 165 hp sterndrive question

    would depend on condition imo. A nice old boat that is well kept but had an outdrive lock up on the water could actually be a bargain. With the condition of seals and such, running an outdrive to the point that happens without being noticed is plausible, especially if the gear oil ended up in...
  3. matt167

    Anybody use OTA TV?

    My mom does. About 60 miles. She gets about 20 stations with a large old school antenna. The digital channels allow each station to broadcast up to 5 sub channels I think so it’s a lot
  4. matt167

    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    My boats an 18’ StarCraft and I’m not sure how original it actually is, but it has a bilge outlet in the same spot port and starboard. When I bought it it had a Rule 500 tossed in the bilge I never thought about adding a warning horn but it’s not a bad idea.. the float side of the circuit will...
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    I got got on a new purchase

    Yeah. You will need to drill 2 new holes and open up the opening in a couple spots. Best to use a rotted glass boat transom skin for a template. At least that’s one way to do it. If you are going to that trouble, do the work for a 4.3L swap. The straight 6 will need a different manifold or...
  6. matt167

    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    Digging up my old thread for more bilge pump wiring.. Big boat has 2 bilge pump outlets so I bought 2 new Rule 800s and an Atwood float switch. The switch is rated to 12a. The pumps are 4.5 each. Is it safe if I wire them as one controlled by the same switch? The switch has the rating but is it...
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    I got got on a new purchase

    I wouldn’t do a thing until I investigated the condition of the engine mounting. You’re not held to a 165 if you have to redo the engine mounting. If it won’t hold a lag bolt it’s gotta get redone, and that’s at a minimum. If it would hold a lag bolt. I’d build a structure to hold a 140 3.0L...
  8. matt167

    Beauty mark or compromised log?

    Looks like 3 holes. Alumiweld rods may work for a fishing fix
  9. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    UPDATE: opened the Mercontrol. Looks pretty worn out, and missing parts like the neutral detent pin. I put the Face cam in it to see if it might work but alas same problem. The throttle cam looks worn out as well.. so going to bin this one I ordered an outboard controller that will accept gen...
  10. matt167

    Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One Gen 2 Barrel

    A deep storage tote should be deep enough. The yellow and black ones from a home center. I’d recommend modifying it with a drain spigot. From experience
  11. matt167

    Oil level too high?

    GM goodwrench 350 crate engines were listed at 4.5 quarts for a while so there is a possibility that it’s a 4.5qt pan.
  12. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    Biggest problem I had was my dad had the shift and throttle cables backwards… but now I notice it is not giving throttle in forward. I haven’t put in the face cam yet. Outdrive is on, and I got the cables adjusted
  13. matt167

    Went electric

    I think it’s like 6 or 8 AH. It just amazed me I used last years charge and I still had juice
  14. matt167

    Digital Dwell meter

    I haven’t needed a dwell meter in a long time. I generally convert stuff to electronic. That said, I’m not going to convert my mercruiser to electronic because it’s not in the budget and the timing curve for a Delco EST isn’t right for an older 3.0L. I still know how to deal with points but my...
  15. matt167

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    Inboard boats do not have a hp rating. Some boats list a max engine weight in the specification for said boat. Like old StarCrafts if you look at the brochures, list the I/O hulls without engine/drive and then list how much weight to add for the various optional engines.
  16. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    How do I get the lower shift cable close enough to put the outdrive on. Just try and make it 6”? And put it in fwd gear? My dad adjusted the cables with it off and they weren’t quite right and I know now it’s cause the drive was off. We’re not marine mechanics, just able to figure stuff out
  17. matt167

    Went electric

    I recently dug out the E Go trimmer my FIL gave me after the battery to my Harbor Freight trimmer died ( 18v Bauer ). Using the battery power from his last charge last year I weed wacked my entire 1/4 acre
  18. matt167

    4s full of oil

    Smaller motors actually have a decal usually that says this side up for transport
  19. matt167

    Only 2 9ft stringers on the whole boat? Need to add more?

    What kind of OMC drive do you have? Many boats only have 2 stringers, most have some bulkheads too
  20. matt167

    Intake/ carb

    I don’t think it exists unless fitting an adapter upside down could be made to work… all adapters that I’m aware of of are copies of the Trans dapt 2206. You’ll have to buy a manifold
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