2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

[Luna Sea]

Hello All,<br /><br />I bought the 82 Grady with this engine that has approx 180 hrs. on it. Three times now it hasn't started for me. I pulled the dist. cap off last night, it was the original I'd say cause the bolts were coated with black paint still. Anyways, it looked like crap so I replaced it. The "kit" I bought had the rotor too. I never saw a rotor with the little upside down "can" attached. I tried to lift the old one up but it wouldn't budge. Is there a trick for removing these? I don't wanna break nothing on my new motor! <br /><br />Thanks in advance

 

[Luna Sea]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

Question is, do all rotors simply lift straight up? Or does this type have to be in a certain position or something? Any trick to freeing them up if it's corroded onto the....... ? Heading out there tonight, so figured I'd bump my post for a possible answer......<br /><br />90 degrees out finally!!! Beach weather!

 

[Luna Sea]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

bump ?

 

[butlp]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

Luna Sea,<br /><br />Check out the following assembly diagram: http://www.mercruiserparts.biz/partsimages/CRUISER/809488.99/7.gif <br /><br />It looks like the rotor should just pull off.<br /><br />Hope this helps!

 

[Luna Sea]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

Thanks Lost Canadian,<br /><br />I've been pulling and tugging on it, but I'm afraid if I break it I'll be in deeper trouble. <br />Boat's running with the new cap, just would like to replace rotor for the records and to prevent future "no-starts"<br /><br />I never saw one with that little can attached to it but I've never had one that wouldn't "lift" off either...... <br /><br />Thanks for the reply/link!

 

[outboardguy]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

Just take a big screwdriver and pry the rotor off. You will ruin the old one, but you were replacing it anyway.The factory uses a loctite of sorts and the only way to get the thing to pull off is to use a torchlamp to heat it up. P.S. I once tried to pull one of those rotors with my hand pressure and I pulled so hard the rotor broke, cutting the hell out of my finger as my hand slipped past the now jagged piece of plastic,Trust me just pry it off.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

hello<br /> the service manual has all the info you need.<br /> read it.<br /> to remove the rotor your supposed to heat it with a heat gun. I use my mini propane torch. the specified locktite should be used on reasemmbly. take care with the loctite.<br /> good luck and keep posting

 

[Luna Sea]

Re: 2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

Ok I'm bumping this, can't afford the manual right now, sold my Evinrude with Clymers, Seloc and OEM, so I do appreciate manuals, but was gonna wait till summer's over as I'm still rigging/troubleshooting the new rig and moneys tight. 200 hours on the engine, shouldn't be having problems starting, but I am, have replaced cap, plugs, battery and fuel filter. Another post will describe my problems, but if someone could describe this rotor thing a bit more, such as the loctite? Are there screws? And what does the shaft look like under it, is it a half moon type design? Thanks.<br /><br />Edit: Ok I can see from the link lost canadian posted, the dist. shaft upper portion is slotted.