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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Good to know thanks mate! How did you clean the bottom of the tank? I'm wondering if there's bugs and other crap in it. I live in an area that has 3 or 4 terrible fish fly hatches a season and I have noticed my gas cap open sometimes. Why, I'm not sure. I have pesky kids in the area so who knows...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    So you guys got me thinking. If it was a fuel issue when it quits, is it possible that when the fuel is sloshing around it stirs up sediment in the bottom of the tank and clogs the screen in the fuel pickup since its on the bottom as well then starves the fuel pump which deprives the engine? The...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    I just replaced the controller in my garage and I didn't do this job as just because. My old classic 3000, the guts in it stripped out and a part broke. Rather than try to fix, I just put new on. After everything was hooked back up, it shifted smoothly from F to R and the switch visually rolls...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    I will do this absolutely when the ice comes off the lake. I'm just trying to get ahead of it now before boating season starts and trying to go through things that might be causing it.
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    I've never noticed it dying while shifting. It either won't start sometimes or when out on the water under load or cruising it just dies and won't restart. If I leave it for a day or two in the yard it will usually start up again with muffs on. I last had it out testing it (last summer) I had...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    So I disconnected it like you said and it still starts up.
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    I’m reaching here but by the off chance do you know what switch from digitech would fit my configuration? I contacted them and was pleasantly surprised they responded already but unfortunately they said they didn’t think they had what I needed.
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Okay I will youtube it and see what to look for. Thanks.
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    So I did figure that out and according to my multimeter it works.
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Well after following wires all morning I didn't find anything suspicious. I ended up at the shift interrupt and I got thinking. So I did some internet research and discovered that this switch if faulty, will cause the problems I have. I found out for the most part that over time the plunger will...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Where can I find one such as that? I've looked and they are discontinued. I've found some switches on amazon but they are the wrong size.
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Awesome, I certainly appreciate the feed back. Once the temp comes above freezing consistently I will run muffs first and drop her in the lake once the ice comes off. I will do spark test with my tool when it quits on me. and go from there. I spent the morning tracing wires and inspecting from...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    I so agree with you on that but I only have one place to take my boat to and they've told me that compression, fuel pressure, and timing is all fine. I'm not a merc tech nor a boat mechanic so my skill set is rather limited. I research and I try things within my ability but when I'm told these...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Ok yes I can certainly do that the next time it happens but should either one or both be the case what else could be the problem if I've replaced the old fuel pump, ignition coil, plugs, rebuilt carb, and a host of other electrical things as mentioned in my previous post. I changed all these...
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    97 Mercruiser 3.0LX will run/won't run

    Alright, so I'm not sure where to begin. I've taken my boat in several times now over the last couple of seasons to complain about an issue I am having with my Searay 97 Merc 3.0LX and they keep telling me everything is fine and they can't find anything wrong with it and I keep paying shop time...
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    Quicksilver 3000 Classic w/trailering button: Replacement options

    Lol so true, so true!! I'm up in Canada and we get hosed on prices and shipping. I'm looking for shipping options to northern US towns along the border but I'm still a couple hours north of that and then the exchange rate is brutal. I possibly located a second hand one down south for $200. If...
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    Quicksilver 3000 Classic w/trailering button: Replacement options

    Thanks for the information markhodges78. I priced it out at my local shop….$660. New cables are extra. Well it’s true what they say -bring on another thousand 😵‍💫
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    Quicksilver 3000 Classic w/trailering button: Replacement options

    Whelp, it got stuck in the reverse position and I couldn't get it unstuck and applied pressure to try and get it to move. Well it did and now the shifter just moves back and forth freely. I took the back off the assembly box and found broken pieces.
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    Quicksilver 3000 Classic w/trailering button: Replacement options

    I found the Dometic SeaStar Xtreme CHX8052P. I think this will work and it's on iBoats store but I also found the Mercury MPC 4000- 8M0011214. It says it has trim and trailer switch but I don't see it on the shifter. Is it built into the trim switch somehow? Also, it's not available on this...
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    Quicksilver 3000 Classic w/trailering button: Replacement options

    Lol, I'm being presumptuous here but thanks fellas for the insight! If I'm wrong I apologize :) I've looked everywhere for a direct replacement. Ebay has one but it looks like junk and they want a lot of $$ for it so I may as well go new. I'd rather not go to my only local marine dealer. I've...
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