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    Crank but want start Mercruiser 5.7

    disconnected main wiring harness and clean all the pins on one side (try to open the pins a little with small thin screwdriver for better contact) and all holes on the other side I then put dielect grease on them and I had spark again
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    Crank but want start Mercruiser 5.7

    just like I said in post#15 I had same problem tried everything then I unplugged the wiring harness and cleaned pins and pow! it works lol. glad you found the problem
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    Crank but want start Mercruiser 5.7

    what about running a wire from battery pos term to coil directly? if you look at wiring diagram the coil gets 12 volts from the purple wire coming from the alternator witch comes from the orange wire coming from the starter.. check if the orange wire and the red/purple wires coming from...
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    Crank but want start Mercruiser 5.7

    I had same problem tried everything then I unplugged the wiring harness and cleaned pins and pow! it works
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    alignment tool drill hole position?

    I have the alignment tool and I am going to buy the gimbal install tool that goes on it. does anyone know how far down shaft the holes needs to be? for gen 2 drive
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    1996 5.7 temp sender/temp sensor?

    well after looking at all the elect diagramns I ordered the 2 correct parts sothat will fix the problems thanks
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    1996 5.7 temp sender/temp sensor?

    my thermostat housing has 2 ports for sender.. the boat came with 2 of the same sendeers in it. the parts book shows 2 different senders/sensor? are they supposed to be different? 1 temp sender for gauge and 1 sensor for alarm system?
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