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  1. alldodge

    Mercruiser knocks but only after 3,000 RPMs under load

    Sounds like a fan blade is rubbing. Look at the alternator and other pulleys. Take the belt off and see if there is any play
  2. alldodge

    Shifting issues related to electrical wiring

    You should have the wire and it comes from pin 4 of the connector. The alarm switches have one wire because when activated they apply a ground to the engine block. If the wire is not on pin 4 then it was removed or something strange happened
  3. alldodge

    Leaking Shore Power Cable

    Agree or test insulation resistance use a Megger which applies the load and test, but not many have those
  4. alldodge

    TBI 260 Wont Idle When Warm - Will Run other RPM

    That's a lot of gas
  5. alldodge

    2003 mercruiser 4.3 efi throttle body injected alarm and engine shutdown at idle/neutral

    The interrupter causes the motor to misfire and slow the rpms. If it gets stuck it kills the motor. If your oil pressure is barely above minimum (around 6 psi) then it could cause it to go off
  6. alldodge

    2003 mercruiser 4.3 efi throttle body injected alarm and engine shutdown at idle/neutral

    The shift interrupter has no connection to the alarm What's your motor serial number?
  7. alldodge

    Leaking Shore Power Cable

    Thanks Old cable works, new cable does not I would start with ringing out the wires. Use an ohm meter and ring individual wires, and also verify max resistance between each wire with the other 2
  8. alldodge

    2003 mercruiser 4.3 efi throttle body injected alarm and engine shutdown at idle/neutral

    I'm thinking oil pressure switch Your motor has a oil pressure sender which is connected to the oil pressure gauge at the helm. The gauge is not connected to the Motors ECM. There is also a oil pressure switch. The switch is connected to the ECM and if the switch closes, it tells the ECM oil...
  9. alldodge

    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Ujoint bellows help

    The Alpha G1 does not use a bellows ring
  10. alldodge

    99 Volvo Penta 5.0 GL Heating Issue

    Sitting in the water does not put any load on the motor, so its not building much heat even if reved Need it run it the water to load motor
  11. alldodge

    Another prop question

    In order to advise we need to know that the boat is loaded for normal use. Then need to know Drive ratio Current WOT RPM GPS speed (not the boat speedometer)
  12. alldodge

    Leaking Shore Power Cable

    If plugged into the dock and when plugged into the boat there is no issue. If plugged into the boat and when plugged into the dock it pops the breaker Or did I miss something? Also what size cable?
  13. alldodge

    One solution for adding a ski pylon

    Nice job on the install Assuming the top plate is 1/4 steel plate If you have any issue with cracking it will be the bolt holes.The straight back pulling it should do fine, but the lateral pulling is where mainly the bolt holes are holding the load. I would think about using a 3/4 piece of...
  14. alldodge

    1997 Bluewater cracks in gelcoat

    Its probably from a combination of heat and flex of the hull. The entry level boats like yours and my Rinker are not made as well as ones like, Cobalt, Formula The wake tower puts some add stress and might need to be reinforced if cracks get worst
  15. alldodge

    Mercruiser 4,3 MPI from 2008, intermittent alarm after 3500 rpm??

    Go to the shift plate and look for the in-gear switch. If its there, unplug it and the issue should go away
  16. alldodge

    Mercruiser 4.3L Just clicks once when trying to start! Help!!

    Is this a new to you boat? Do you know what it was doing before this issue?
  17. alldodge

    TBI 260 Wont Idle When Warm - Will Run other RPM

    Need injectors cleaned and flow tested
  18. alldodge

    TBI 260 Wont Idle When Warm - Will Run other RPM

    Leak down isn't that important Removing the intake and look at the gasket closely to see if there area areas that have no sealed Sounds like injectors might be flooding
  19. alldodge

    TBI 260 Wont Idle When Warm - Will Run other RPM

    Swapped ECM, and replaced or swapped everything else. Compression test good, leak down test good Its not the harness, so its the injectors or there is a vacuum leak. Might be from under the intake
  20. alldodge

    TBI 260 Wont Idle When Warm - Will Run other RPM

    Put the bad motor ECM on the good motor and see if same happens to it
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