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  1. nola mike

    Mercruiser 233 Starter

    I went most of last year with a balky cable. This year it feels like a real luxury to get into and out of gear (all of them!) without having to finesse the shifter.
  2. nola mike

    Help! Overheating 3.0, not impeller or circulation pump

    Older ones don't (listed in the manual as an option). My '86 didn't, the '89 parts boat I got didn't either.
  3. nola mike

    What's this? Off my 1980 20' wellcraft with mercruiser 4.3 engine

    Not stock, where do the wires connect? Does it have an electric fuel pump?
  4. nola mike

    88' Mercruiser 165 harmonic sound

    No rocker adjustment on that engine
  5. nola mike

    Thunderbolt IV

    Could also be the wire to the tach. You can connect it at the coil and disconnect at the tach. If it runs ok your tach is the problem
  6. nola mike

    Thunderbolt IV

    Might not be. What year? The '89 I pulled my accessories from didn't have one.
  7. nola mike

    Gear oil leak from stern drive

    You assume what you want I'll assume what I want! It's a Bayliner!
  8. nola mike

    Gear oil leak from stern drive

    Also I'm assuming a Merc alpha 1 Gen 1 until you tell us different
  9. nola mike

    2009 Mercruiser 4.3l engine wiring diagram

    And you're jumping to the I terminal of the switch (purple wire)? So you should have power to the red/purple on the ignition switch. If so it's either ignition switch or the purple wire (if you have no power to purple with ignition switched on). you need to trace it back to the coil (TB ignition...
  10. nola mike

    Mercruiser 3.7l voltage regulator smoking

    If you have a working regulator to replace with no need for the alternator conversion
  11. nola mike

    Mercruiser 470 runs rough after 15 Minutes

    Throw a timing light on it when it starts missing to see if you're dealing with electric or fuel issue
  12. nola mike

    Wiped cam lobe mechanical fuel pump

    Great idea. Mine will die, but only after the bowl (and bearings) are dry...
  13. nola mike

    '04 Merc 25hp dead(ish) cylinder

    So I got the flywheel and installed with no change (my torx bit sheared trying to swap the ring gear, so now I've got to drill that out...). I did get the DVA. It was giving me some strange readings before it completely failed, but off the stator I was getting 310v off one wire and 80 off the...
  14. nola mike

    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    Did you check compression yet?
  15. nola mike

    1989 Sea Ray thunderbolt no spark

    Sensor is pretty cheap and easy to replace
  16. nola mike

    1989 Sea Ray thunderbolt no spark

    Extremely reliable systems. Mine is 36 years old, so...
  17. nola mike

    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    Get a Get a timing light. Absolutely no way to time an engine otherwise.
  18. nola mike

    mercuiser 888 wont idle below 1000 rpm

    Did you set the mixture screws on the carb?
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