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  1. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    Ok the verdict is in. The tool is bad (.). How stupid is that? I mean how difficult is it to turn a shaft on a lathe to precisely 1.375". Unbelievable! Anyway, I went ahead and ordered a new gimbal bearing (I am fine with that, because it will be needed in the future sooner or later I am sure)...
  2. Rivergator

    1988 4.3 ltr engine starter wiring

    Ok, the starter is on my bench and it is deader than a door knob. Strange thing is that both the starter and the solenoid don't utter a peep. If one would work and not the other I could understand, but both. And I made sure I had voltage, good ground and some. Could I have blown the starter the...
  3. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    Thanks Alumarine for the information
  4. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    I looked, couldn't find anything. Can you tell me where you saw it. Remember I am looking for the gimbal bearing specifications, specifically the inside diameter. Not the measurements of the alignment tool. I know what they are. Thanks
  5. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    Thanks, that's would be great
  6. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    Does anybody know the precise inside diameter of the gimbal bearing in inches?
  7. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    I did the measurements about 10 times just to make sure. I checked the caliper for ZERO being 000000 and it was always the same. But I will do it again using a different caliper, good idea. If the measurement had been correct I would say it is just a matter of getting the engine lined up close...
  8. Rivergator

    Alignment Tool

    sb = should be. Then the question is did I order the wrong tool for my application or did I get a tool with sloppy dimensions. That's why I listed all the components that come in touch with the tool when aligning. If the tool is correct for my set up then it is more or less clear why it stops at...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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?
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
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