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According to what I read, there are inline diodes in red and black wires in the picture. I just thought they were just for plugging/connecting but the person who posted said there are diodes in there as well.
My son was helping me get the boat ready for summer and he hooked up the batter reversing the leads. Within a few seconds the alternator started on fire. I immediately pulled the lead he hadn’t secured yet off so they were only connected about 5 seconds. I have a new alternator but once I...
Where do I get the diodes from and how do I know which ones? Am I okay to try and start it once the alternator is on to see if it will start/run or do I risk damaging something?
My son was helping me get the boat ready for summer and he hooked up the batter reversing the leads. Within a few seconds the alternator started on fire. I immediately pulled the lead he hadn’t secured yet off so they were only connected about 5 seconds. I have a new alternator but once I...
I am in the process of changing my steering cable on a 1997 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha 1. If I am understanding correctly I need to undo the large nut in the picture. If that is correct how do I do so without having the whole thing just spin? I locked onto the area to the left of the nut and the whole...
