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    weak spark at coil

    i cant start my 3.0 mercruiser, it has a pionts/condensor ignition system. the coil has voltage but i don't think its getting enough, i haven't started the moter this year, what could have changed since then to drain volts away from the coil?
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    no spark at coil but i have voltage

    Can't start my 3.0 mercuiser alpha drive no spark at plugs and weak spark from coil, even with a new coil i got no spark. i ran a few voltage tests and found that the voltage dropped from 12 to 5 when the starter moter was running; could the starter moter be drawing to much volt? if so, why...
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    ignition coil test

    How do i test the ignition coil on my 3.0L i/o because the motor won't start but the starting motor is alright?
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    engine-mounted circuitbreaker

    My 3.0 L i/o won't start and i think the problem is my the botton on the engine-mounted circuit breaker because it's stiff and wont push in. does that mean its fried?
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    trim problem: thankyou for the tips

    thank you all for the tips, especially picklenjim i been having troubles with my trim pump, but now, because of all the tips, i have narrowed the problem down to faulty solenoid terminals. by jumping the terminal connections on the solenoids my trim now does go up and it does go down. can i...
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    trim pumps down trim cylinders wont go down?

    when i press "trim down", my trim pump will pump hyrdraulic fluid at least to the glimbel housing connectors but the leg will not go down. additionally, when i press "trim up", the trim pump clicks, as if power were getting to the unit, but it does not pump any fluid. is it screwed? or, am i...
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    Tilt and Trim problem

    I own a 21' 1989 Sylvan I/O and this year I can't lower my trim. After a winter in storage I wish to de winterize my boat but now find that my trim won't go down. I know the power is connected to the trim but that's as far as I can investigate. Can anyone tell me how I can do a through check...
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