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  1. alldodge

    Quicksilver/Mercury 3000 throttle only button will not depress

    Assuming you have the 3000 panel mount, and there are 2 designs for it There are also 2 designs for the cable controls
  2. alldodge

    98 5.7 no start.

    Sounds like the ECM is not applying a ground to the fuel pump relay. Check continuity between relay and J1-23
  3. alldodge

    Intermittent engine alarm

    The alarm should be under the helm.
  4. alldodge

    1990 Doral Ignition Power Wire Help

    If you have fuel then need spark
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    Nightmare

    Timing is set by placement of distributor, timing light is not used. There is a bulletin which list a more precise method of timing, but the misfire would lean me to ignition connections and components. The motor doesn't have an IAC so the PCM is just trying to compensate what its seeing. Use...
  6. alldodge

    1990 Doral Ignition Power Wire Help

    Not the best pic on the motor side, can go to boatinfo and look at Manual 7
  7. alldodge

    Mercury Classic 3000 Throttle problem - Won't go into Reverse or Forward

    You said in the middle so I'm seeing the trailer button, which you don't have one I said item 8 but should have said item 6, but my guess is you might have figured it out once looked at the link posted Our orientation is the issue, but here is what I have been looking at, and we are in...
  8. alldodge

    89 5.7 Mercruiser Running Issues.

    It might be electrical I'm just saying folks replace good coil by the thousands every year and very rarely is that ever the issue. The motor had lots of flooding in the beginning, and with it pumping 5-7 psi the fuel pump was good. For it to flood under that pressure just means the float...
  9. alldodge

    Getting 2nd hand boat back ready for sailing

    Post the question about the motor in the Suzuki section. There isn't many folks that work on them but hope maybe you can get an answer All motors will have a idle adjustment screw. The screw is located on the linkage of the carb. Have someone move the throttle and watch how the carb is...
  10. alldodge

    Getting 2nd hand boat back ready for sailing

    I'm seeing its a prong or fork looking item, so the prong goes under the disc. Try to pull it out and away just a bit
  11. alldodge

    Getting 2nd hand boat back ready for sailing

    Is there a primer bulb between tank and motor?
  12. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI Won't get onto plane after Top end Rebuild

    My mistake, I was using manual 32 (V6) and said that above, and should have used 31 and there is a valve lash adjustment. Its 1 full turn after zero lash
  13. alldodge

    how to replace automatic choke

    In most cases the electric choke last almost forever. Yours might be bad but have you tried to adjust it yet?
  14. alldodge

    Mercruiser 5.0 MPI Won't get onto plane after Top end Rebuild

    What is your serial number? Don't know what manual your using but manual 32 list no valve lash adjustment on the MPI motor. The Rocker arm bolts are torqued to 22 lb-ft You should have the HVS distributor and that isn't how to set timing. See pic below
  15. alldodge

    Volvo penta 7.4gi loss of top speed perhaps tied to slight thermostat overheating?

    Your right, forgot the old 7.4's has the vanes further back and down Get a piece of stiff wire and use it to see if you get any kind of feel. Only other way is to remove the back cover of the pump
  16. alldodge

    gas fill issue

    Then you should have connections which resemble the pic. Note there is a check valve and how the hose lays
  17. alldodge

    Engine controls are backwards? help

    Can one cable be were it is now and the other be on the other side? I'm thinking of this because I'm looking through the Merc control manual and it shows connections for standard and counter rotation outboards Not exact match but may get an idea
  18. alldodge

    Mecruiser 3.0 power steering issue

    Check the steering ram to see if the flats on the tube are straight up and down (figure d)
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