Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... I have no idea, but suggest you mike the shaft, 'n use a thread pitch gage to see what the threads are,.....
You do realize, it won't trim in as far when you extend them, Right,..??
Does Sei have an answer for this question,..??
Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... As noted, the automotive Hei is a no-go, as it's not ignition protected,......
Dui makes a Hei that is,.....
The go-to boat replacement ignition is the Delco Voyager system, which is reasonably inexpensive,......
Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... I've never seen a key switch, with a ground wire on it,.....
Usually it's (B) battery, (I) ignition, (S) start, 'n possibly (A) accessory,.....
Ayuh,...... Sounds like it slipped outa forward as you stabbed the drive on,.....
I use a bungee strap from the cav-plate, 'round the prop shaft, back to the cav-plate to hold tension on the prop shaft, to hold it in forward,....
Ayuh,.... If I could have just one machine to do all the things required for buildin' a homestead on raw land,....
I'd be lookin' for a TLB like a used cared for Ford 555, or Case 580, or such sized machine,....
Ayuh,..... Had one for quite a few years now,.... plain ole chassis grease in that one,......
Got an ole pistol grip one with 2-4-C in ti, for bushing type bearings,.....
Thank you to all of you,..... made it to 68, 'n still goin' strong,.... ;)
Ayuh,.... The spark goes from the coil tower, to the center of the distributor cap, where the rotor sends it out through the plug wire to the spark plug,....
Ayuh,..... Hard to tell in yer picture, where does the in-coming water from the raw water pump go into the t-stat housing,..??
That big bar hides alot,...
Ayuh,.... It's the tension on the cable pulls the big plastic rocker which activates the switch,...
It shifts, then there is no more tension on the cable, 'n the big rocker is spring driven to center, the switch opens again,.....
yer picture above is missing the rest of the assembly,....
Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,...... Unfortunately, you weren't successful,...
Take it back apart, 'n recheck the float level, 'n make use all of the passages are clean,....
You missed a point somewhere,....