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  1. matt167

    Fresh Mercruiser swap. No power

    What is item D I don’t recognize it
  2. matt167

    Fresh Mercruiser swap. No power

    Yeah I have test lights and dvoms. Problem is I don’t work near my tools. It’s at my FILs so I literally have to bring what I think I’ll need, and electrical testing wasn’t on my radar today. But that diagram will for sure help me dial it in. Thanks.
  3. matt167

    Fresh Mercruiser swap. No power

    I didn’t have a DVOM with me at the boat. I disconnected the main harness several times and re inserted it. What does that solenoid do that is right under the big plug?
  4. matt167

    Fresh Mercruiser swap. No power

    Pulling my hair out. Took a running 3.0L alpha one gen one out of a well rotten four winns. Pulled entire wiring out and I have no power at the key switch.. the mercruiser harness is still in the four winns dash panel. Nothing registers. No volts, no crank, no life. The breaker on the motor...
  5. matt167

    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    Even with the questionable engine I’m pressing on trying to breath life into it. Got the wiring in place. I left the 4 winns console connected for now. And I get no power. Not really sure what’s up. The harness looks fine. Unless the plug isn’t getting a good connection. The main breaker by...
  6. matt167

    Transom grounding wite

    Top goes to the steering arm. Bottom right connects to the engine. There’s a stud on the coupler the screw hole is in the top of the steering arm. If you are missing the screw it’s probably a 6-32. You will want stainless
  7. matt167

    Transom grounding wite

    Top goes to the steering arm. Bottom right connects to the engine. There’s a stud on the coupler housing
  8. matt167

    Hard plane after switch from points ignition

    Delco EST utilizes less advance. You may have to bring your base timing up a little to get the performance you want
  9. matt167

    Water in coupler bell housing

    The parts boat, I have no clue except possibly. That boat was so wet, and the bilge had a few inches of water standing in it when I pulled the motor. ( plug out ) I stored that boat with the motor cover over it and the mooring cover it came with, so it wasn’t flooded in my possession, but it...
  10. matt167

    Water in coupler bell housing

    This is why it’s concerning me. That’s what I thought. I pulled the starter to check on the rear main seal leak. There is grease in there as well, which doesn’t make me as nervous, but the grease could cause a seal.
  11. matt167

    Water in coupler bell housing

    How can water get into the sealed coupler bell housing on a 3.0l? My 1986 3.0L I found about 2” of water there. I pulled the starter off to investigate the oil that appears to logically be a rear main.. I winterized the engine and the block is fine. I’m going to drag another boat that is said...
  12. matt167

    Engine swap.

    You need to buy the LS3 and then all the parts to marinize it and probably use a marine cam. Crusader does use LS engines… I looked into it briefly as I have a 4.8L sitting around but the $400 4.8 would cost me about $4000 to make it run
  13. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    I have another question relating to this… currently the 1971 control cables are hooked up to the shift linkages on the 1986 alpha one 3.0 ( valve cover mount cables )… the upper shift cable appears too long to work. Are the cable ends different? Also the throttle doesn’t seem to want to work...
  14. matt167

    Inherited an electric shift stringer

    while I’m a fan of pertronix for cars. They do not have a good track record in boats.. put a new condensor in it. Clean the points with some paper, or a file if you need to. Hook 12v up directly from the battery to the + side of the coil and see if it runs. That said. Sitting since 1996 in...
  15. matt167

    Pet surgery cost😮

    Both my wife’s dogs eat socks. Both of them have needed surgery at $2,500 a pop
  16. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    I have not looked. Does the older mercontrol have a neutral switch? I’ve got the wiring from the parts boat which of course does
  17. matt167

    Trailer brake pad uneven wear

    Lube the pads on the shim sliders, and the sliding pins. It’s very common for brake pads to do that which are not properly serviced
  18. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    Makes sense.. just odd to see it nowdays
  19. matt167

    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    I’d have yanked the coupler, housing and the front mount and sent the rest to scrap. But a locked up engine isn’t something I would keep.. as is I’m going to have a box full of dock cleats and odds and ends from the parts boat after I scrap it.
  20. matt167

    Mercontrol cables

    Fits the boats era for sure… I think I’m going to hook it up and see what happens. I think some of the problems are stemming from using the longer MC1 cable ends. It never occurred to me that the Alpha cable ends are shorter but I’m pretty sure they are. So it’s now another trip to the parts...
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