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  1. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    I just received my after market alignment tool and went to work to give it a preliminary quickie test (I don't want to make the same mistake I did with my starter and assume it is fine). Right off the bat I am having nothing but trouble. I have a spline shaft that I can insert about 1/4 in to...
  2. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    Thanks Nola for mentioning that. I will know when that bugger in on my bench. I am really dying to find out what the problem with this thing is. It kinda surprises me that I have a problem because the starter is brand new. I got it over a year ago, installed it on the engine 4 months ago and a...
  3. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    Nola, in essence you are right. I had that gut feeling too, but was looking for a miracle. By making sure that the starter spins but not engage I would be assured that the starter works. By making sure that the pinion gear engages without spinning I would be assured that the solenoid works, but...
  4. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    You can do anything if you spend the time reading up and understanding it. And don't mind getting dirty. Rick, that's me. I am constantly reading up on everything and learning being on Iboats forum picking y'alls brains and I sure don't mind getting dirty doing it. Well anyway, Kenny Nunez gave...
  5. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    No Rick, the motor was not test run before installing. It was installed to be test run. I rebuilt the motor myself (see my post "Overhauling my 1988 Alpha One Drive Train"). Maybe a machine shop has the facility to put engines on a test stand but the average dude like me has to do things one...
  6. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    The engine was put back in the boat 3 weeks ago after being rebuilt. It has no manifolds, no plugs, no hydrolocks, no drive. I should have started a new thread asking "How to test this starter" and starter only, bypassing all solenoids, wirings, ignition key etc. At first I thought I had a...
  7. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    All the wiring questions I had are not the problem. The way the starter was wired was correct. I dread the thought of having to remove the starter from the motor which is virtually impossible with the engine in the boat, but I am sure some wizkid has come up with a trick to do it. My assumption...
  8. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    Here are the pin outs for a Mercruiser 4.3 ltr starter. This will come in handy for the ones who want to know. To confirm, the yellow/red wire which comes from the slave (boost) solenoid will go to the right small post and nothing will go to the bottom post. The top post will be wired the way...
  9. Rivergator

    Trim/tilt rams: delete?

    Just curious. How could you afford to restore a 1978 anything? I am restoring my 1988 Sylvan and I am in it to almost 5000 bucks and that's parts only and some sublets. All the labor is mine. I wonder where I went wrong?
  10. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    Thank you, Bondo, Rick and Kenny. Your posts were very helpful and gave clear answers. I am glad to say that I had the wires connected exactly the way Bondo says. When the engine didn't say a peep I thought that I goofed, but I didn't. I did some more trouble shooting and I found that the new...
  11. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    By outboard do you mean the post to the left and by inboard the post on the right when looking at the picture. There is also a red wire coming from the circuit breaker. Where does it go? There is no electrical connection on my fuel pump. That's probably because it is a mechanical pump. I am...
  12. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    I am having a problem with my brand new starter and I think I may have screwed up the way I wired it. The manual is not clear on what wires go where. I know the main +cable from the battery goes to the big post on top of the starter. Then there is an orange wire that looks like it is going to...
  13. Rivergator

    Engine to Outdrive Alignment Tool

    I noticed there are 2 versions of this alignment tool available. One is solid one piece and the other one is split in half and screws together. Which is the preferred tool?
  14. Rivergator

    Engine to Outdrive Alignment Tool

    Roy, what is the boat season an alignment tool????? I have no clue what you mean by "boat season". Is that a brand name or different tool all together?
  15. Rivergator

    Engine to Outdrive Alignment Tool

    Roy, I don't know what you mean by the above quote. Thanks
  16. Rivergator

    Engine to Outdrive Alignment Tool

    The engine is back in the boat and I am about to embark on the gimbal/coupler alignment. I understand that I need the alignment tool to do that, which I was about to order but haven't yet, because I came down with the following idea. I have a brand new drive spline which has not yet been...
  17. Rivergator

    How to measure a Uflex M86 steering cable

    My problem is solved. With enough research and measuring done, what I need is a 16' cable. Btw., the length of a M86 or SSC124 cable is the distance from the end mounting hole of the rod to the center of the rack.
  18. Rivergator

    How to measure a Uflex M86 steering cable

    Kenny, the measurement of just the jacket is 14'. I add 30" to it and round it up to the next foot would then make it a 17' cable, I guess. I measured everything loosely accounting for mounting and curves and the distance from the nut to the end of the rod is 17" that would make it a 16' cable...
  19. Rivergator

    How to measure a Uflex M86 steering cable

    I am in the process of replacing the steering cable. The old cable was a Teleflex SSC12418 cable which was a bit too long. I am going to replace that cable with a Uflex M86 cable which is less expensive and has excellent reviews. My dilemma is I don't know how to order that cable not knowing if...
  20. Rivergator

    The easy way to install Alpha One/Gen1 bellows

    Ok. I am still waiting on a set of bolts before the whole gimbal housing assembly is put back in to the transom. Just for the hell of it and I am a very open minded person, in the next couple of days I will take it all apart again, like I said for the fun of it and to learn and do it the...
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