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  1. alldodge

    7.4 merc won't start after winter storage

    It comes out because the gas expands in the heat. Only way to stop it is don't fill it so full Fed Regs says the fuel tank sender and fittings must be accessible. I had a 1995 rinker 232 and mine was same way, lucky for me but I never needed to get to. Right now lets hope its just bad gas or...
  2. alldodge

    7.4 merc won't start after winter storage

    Your choke is closed, your good there The antisiphon valve is at the end of the rubber fuel line coming from the gas filter. It's a screw in barbed fitting that the fuel line attaches to on top of the fuel tank
  3. alldodge

    Unusual Bilge pump power issue

    Meter settings Always choose a setting that is higher then what you expect to find, in this case measuring 12V so we go to 20. Its ok to select 200 or 300 its just the reading will look something like 0.012 instead of 12 AC volts is for house outlets DC amps is best not to mess with do to the...
  4. alldodge

    Unusual Bilge pump power issue

    Turn knob to the left to 20, this is 20 volt DC setting
  5. alldodge

    Shift cable replacement Alpha I Gen II 5.0L - cable binding

    Un-route the cable jacket so it as straight as possible. Now run the cable thru jacket and then re-route the cable
  6. alldodge

    7.4 merc won't start after winter storage

    Either the fuel pump is not working or there is a restriction A restriction might be the antisiphon valve that the rubber fuel line connects to on top of the tank The fuel line between antisiphon valve and fuel filter might have collapsed or the tank pickup tube might be clogged. Most...
  7. alldodge

    7.4 merc won't start after winter storage

    Good grief Cyclops222, there is no gas coming out of the carb, give it a rest Don't know if the liquid is a problem or not right now, but is unusual Remove the fuel filter and see if there is any gas in it, it should be full What is the motor serial number? Do you have a belt driven fuel...
  8. alldodge

    7.4 merc won't start after winter storage

    How much cranking have you done? It takes a bit of cranking to get the fuel pumped up to the carb after a winter nap.
  9. alldodge

    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Nice work
  10. alldodge

    2007 4.3L Mercruiser Engine MPI Alarm

    It's not the circulating water pump, that pump has next to nothing to do with pressure or circulation. The sensor is before everything on the motor.
  11. alldodge

    Oil Gauge pinned with alarm

    Use item numbers it pic above to clarify which ones you are discussing Item 11 are different variations Item 13 is oil gauge sensor and may not look like the one I posted The one by the oil filter is not the switch for the alarm for 2 reasons. One it has a single blue wire and not a tan/blue...
  12. alldodge

    Oil Gauge pinned with alarm

    The switch you bought would work if attached to alarm circuit
  13. alldodge

    Oil Gauge pinned with alarm

    The 805605A1 is a switch and opens when oil pressure comes up. If connected to a gauge it would peg it and once oil pressure builds it opens and gauge drops to zero Merc part is 8M0068784 and is expensive Sierra is 18-5899
  14. alldodge

    Oil Gauge pinned with alarm

    Lets clarify some things Your motor should have a Light Blue color wire on the oil gauge sender. The oil gauge sender looks like pic below The oil pressure switch has 2 wires on it and looks something like this Now if you bought a single wire switch that is small like the 2 wire one above...
  15. alldodge

    Unusual Bilge pump power issue

    Yes, post pic of meter
  16. alldodge

    350 Mag Bravo 3 with poor power steering assist

    The inner cable when applying pressure "should" move the valve rod ever so slightly. If turned quickly it will move the rod a bit more. When cable stops applying pressure to the valve rod it will self center and thereby stopping the assist I sounds like the valve rod is partly stuck. This is...
  17. alldodge

    2007 4.3L Mercruiser Engine MPI Alarm

    Well being a I'll use manual 32 for now Measuring voltage is take the black probe on ground. Ground is any clean bare metal attached to the engine block. Can also use battery negative. Take the red probe and on the gray wire on the water pressure sensor from the rear of it while attached to...
  18. alldodge

    2007 4.3L Mercruiser Engine MPI Alarm

    Motor serial number? All those sensors get info from the 5V reference coming from the ECM/PCM. Measure the Gray wire connection on either the water pressure, TMAP to see if it's exactly 5V
  19. alldodge

    Electric wiring trim tabs Chris Craft original buttons.

    This is straight wiring used by Bennett
  20. alldodge

    2007 4.3L Mercruiser Engine MPI Alarm

    Looks like it might be the water pressure reading, 2.2 psi is low for that rpm.
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