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  1. alldodge

    1986 OMC 5.0L coil hot and wiring hot *PROBLEM SOLVED*

    Not seeing what your looking at but from my diagram it does show the wires all spliced together. Most all ALT's have a means of disconnecting the wires. As with most ALTs one lead is switched power and the other is sense. The ALT should need both to work, so removing just one side should keep...
  2. alldodge

    engine miss or electrical

    Timing for your year should be 8 BTDC. Setting timing at 10 could increase the chance of the knock sensor picking up a knock, but it shouldn't kill spark for a split second, it should only reduce the timing. It could be the knock module is doing something else but unsure right now. Don't...
  3. alldodge

    Engine "choking" between 800 - 1200 rpm

    OK, Should have said this before you went to check. Wonder if your getting the streams as soon as the throttle is moved, or does it move a little and then start streaming? May want to try this with the motor running and have someone try to throttle up and watch (with safety glasses) to see what...
  4. alldodge

    Mercruiser coil output

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  5. alldodge

    1996 Polaris SLT 780

    This is where the drain plug went. Someone has removed the hole drain plug assembly. Search for watercraft drain plug and find one that looks something like this. You can use a different type but it will take some modifications. There should be one on each side Search for "1996 polaris...
  6. alldodge

    Carburetor Port

    Not to change your mind, but every boat I own has the typical worm clamps with slots. Everybody still sells them including West M. Only time I ever see hose come up thru the clamp is when a gorilla installed it. Have used some of the grooved ones and don't much care for them. They also have...
  7. alldodge

    Mercruiser coil output

    You will have an ignition module which the distributor is connected to. Are there any markings on it? Does it look like one of these?
  8. alldodge

    Mercruiser coil output

    How long have you had the boat? Folks replace perfectly good coils every year. Being a 1980 I'm going to assume it has points unless you advise it has been changed. The 9.5 to 10.5 volts at the coil is within limits with key turned ON. You should get a full 12V only when the engine is being...
  9. alldodge

    Bravo 1 Corrosion or Something Else?

    Went out to my shop and had a look at my two spare drives. They both have a hole in this area, and this is the channel which supplies water up thru the drive. The issue with yours it looks like the hole casting was not cleaned out. This should be a square sort of hole. The way yours looks...
  10. alldodge

    Bravo drive won't go forward, was fine when I shut it off??

    I'm wondering if the outside of the cable is loose from the brass tube and nut? Also is the nut tight
  11. alldodge

    Bravo drive won't go forward, was fine when I shut it off??

    The puzzler is the drive shifts when the drive is off but not when on. The cable is attached to the bell housing, check that the cable jacket is tight and does not have any play, so it is not able to slide in or out. When I said clutch previously I'm actually was thinking shifter assembly...
  12. alldodge

    Bravo 1 Corrosion or Something Else?

    Must be how your doing it, try this way
  13. alldodge

    '74 merc outdrive won't go into any gear

    That should be the reverse lock valve. Don't know what motor you have but do think the adjustments should be the same. Maybe achris can fill in the blanks, but here is some from manual 2
  14. alldodge

    Mercury trim & tilt is jammed and only goes down halfway. Video included.

    Howdy There is a shinny stiff wire under the motor that gets flipped up or down, then the drive gets dropped down. If it stays up its used to help hold the motor up. That wire is appears to still in the up position. Raise the motor and flip it down/up and then lower the drive
  15. alldodge

    Base Timing using electronic tools

    Being a 2002 I'm going to bet you have a distributer cap that looks like this If you do then you cannot adjust the timing with a timing light. It is done by positioning the distributer in the correct location, and only very slight adjustments can be done
  16. alldodge

    Trim help..89 Celebrity Mercruiser 3.0

    The drive should not be trimmed up more then the trim limit position with the motor running. If your using the trailer switch the drive can be brought up past the limit. While running at low speed or high I don't see you going above this limit because the boat will be porpoising and/or the nose...
  17. alldodge

    Alpha, Gen.II lower unit interchangability,...

    Note the gears below and I don't see a 12 24 gears
  18. alldodge

    5.0 gl-a starter ignition problems

    Howdy Get a voltmeter and start checking fuses and cables for 12V. When you turn the key to ON do the gauges turn on? Check for 12V on the start relay (item 17) on the small yellow/red wire Check that your 50 amp breaker has not tripped
  19. alldodge

    Mercruiser 4.3 TKS won't idle

    Yes attach the hose to the ear muffs and cover all the holes on each side of the lower section of the drive. Turn water on full, and don't rev the motor over 1500 rpms. Just let it idle will be more then enough
  20. alldodge

    Any Carburetor Tuning Tips for a first timer?

    Your plugs look more carbon fouled, so a bit to much fuel, weak ignition system/timing, gap and/or incorrect heat range on the plugs
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