I am finally getting my boat together after buying it with a dissassembled motor and blown trimline. Two questions:
1. The "up" trim line that ran from the trim pump to the manifold was ruptured right at the fitting on the manifold side, that was a pain to change. Is this a common or should I suspect a problem? Is there some sort of pressure cut out or bypass when the outdrive reaches the full up position to keep the system from building too much pressure?
2. I bought a crate engine that came equipped with a distributor from an individual that was brand new, not a rebuild. Should I assume that the timing was set from the factory? I know to set the timing I need to rotate the engine to TDC on the #1 cyl and install the distributor so the rotor is pointing to the #1 terminal, but how do I know which terminal is the #1??? There is no mark on the distributor cap. My guess is I dont need to go thru all that but I still need to know which plug wire goes to which cylinder. Please help!! Thanks
1. The "up" trim line that ran from the trim pump to the manifold was ruptured right at the fitting on the manifold side, that was a pain to change. Is this a common or should I suspect a problem? Is there some sort of pressure cut out or bypass when the outdrive reaches the full up position to keep the system from building too much pressure?
2. I bought a crate engine that came equipped with a distributor from an individual that was brand new, not a rebuild. Should I assume that the timing was set from the factory? I know to set the timing I need to rotate the engine to TDC on the #1 cyl and install the distributor so the rotor is pointing to the #1 terminal, but how do I know which terminal is the #1??? There is no mark on the distributor cap. My guess is I dont need to go thru all that but I still need to know which plug wire goes to which cylinder. Please help!! Thanks
