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  1. alldodge

    Commander 3000 upgrade to mercury 4000 control box help

    This is the wiring with a trailer button For all around wiring, I would connect the Purple/White with the Blue/White. Doing this bypasses the trailer switch and is no longer needed, but will still work. So far as the not working when moving, this is another issue and need to know which...
  2. alldodge

    Dissimilar Metal Question

    Had to replace the fuel tank on my dump truck and went to Aluminum instead of steel. Tank comes in and looks good, but has brass fittings in the top. Dissimilar metals tells me that brass and aluminum is not a great thing. Its not terriable but not real good. The brass fittings are for plugs...
  3. alldodge

    Alignment help

    While your real close your not there, it just takes to much to pull out The two pics show top and bottom of shaft as it was rotated. The marks are clean but not even. Your probably a tad high, and on one side more then the other
  4. alldodge

    transom leak

    It's kind of a double o ring. One internal just for wires and another around the bolts (kind of a oval)
  5. alldodge

    ECM problem ! Swap 2004 Mercruiser 5.0L to a 2014 5.7L block. (2005 Sea Ray Sundeck 240)

    My opinion you will need 866124T01 or 6 for a 350 Mag MPI Open cooling Reasoning: Used your 5.0 S/N to get the year range They do not make a 5.7 MPI only a 350 MPI Suggest talking to Dealer Fun Times muc
  6. alldodge

    Volvo 4.3L Fuel Issue

    I'm thinking either a weak fuel pump or a clogged up antisiphon valve Make sure your carb filter is in the correct direction. The pic below shows the changes for paper type and stone
  7. alldodge

    Going to Attempt Bravo 3 Prop Shaft Seal Replacment.

    The inner seal is the hardest to remove and I would not use the 2 seals to replace, I would use the single double seals for both the inner and outer instead of using the original 2 seals each 1 each Small inner seal 26-8M0033407 (replaces 2 each lip seals) 1 each Large outer seal 26-861694...
  8. alldodge

    Hydraulic Fluid Leak - what am I looking at here??

    You want 10W30 motor oil, not 30W non-detergent To change seal, need to remove motor and drive. Then unbolt transom plate and remove transom assembly from the transom.
  9. alldodge

    mercarb rebuild

    There is a float level setting and float drop. The most important is the level setting. Adjustment for drop is done by the tang on the rear of the float. Things start getting off by the info not posted about the metal float. In the pick it shows where to get the measurement from but not the...
  10. alldodge

    Hydraulic Test Kit

    My D3 dozer has some steering issues and need to find a hydraulic test kit which will work. I have two fittings which are STOR Boss fittings (7/16-20 and 9/16-18). Some of the kits found are 9000 psi others 8K psi. Currently have gauges for 400 and 2000 and the D3 does not use that high of...
  11. alldodge

    Control neutral lock

    There is a spring inside the upper portion of the control which is pushes down on the trigger. The trigger is attached to the rod which drops into a slot to lock in neutral. You didn't say what year the control is but this is where I think it is...
  12. alldodge

    gimble housing is loose

    If your talking about the studs and nut which hold the outdrive on the bell housing, then they should be good and tight using a 3/8 drive ratchet. The torque spec is 50 ft lbs. They should be self locking nuts (Nylock) There is also a gasket which goes between drive a bellows
  13. alldodge

    350 mag mpi overheats only at idle

    Assuming your pump housing was in good shape, I would look at item 2 the check valve, distribution drain housing, item 20 the Tee and item 9 the manifold. Something has increased a restriction in the main feeds so water is going in other directions and not so much in the main feed lines
  14. alldodge

    Mercruiser 496 HO Need Help with repair shop Referral

    The Gen 3 cool fuel module happened for a few years and started with 8.1L with serial numbers 1A380210 and below. Serial number motors higher then this do not have the issue. Merc didn't paint the inside (Merc does make the pump) it was one of their vendors.
  15. alldodge

    impeller

    This is not normal and your motor is not getting much if any water. There is a tube which connects the lower with the upper and has seals, somewhere these two are no connected together. Need to remove the drive and pull it back apart
  16. alldodge

    Installing a killswitch

    Howdy To stop a 2 cycle OB motor the magneto needs to be grounded. The standard 6 pin ignition switch has 2 magneto connections. One goes to the magneto and the other goes to ground, To install a kill switch you just add another connection to the Mag wire between the switch.
  17. alldodge

    Motor swap

    It needs to be wired correctly and this can be done by changin the plug, or hard wire, its your choice. The wiring is a different by colors of wire used. Old New
  18. alldodge

    Serious Trailer Axle Issue 1996 Shoreland'r 23.5' Trailer

    Never heard of anyone cutting part of the axle to install brakes. Guy might have been doing this for 40 years but he's a moron. The axle needs to be changed to another type
  19. alldodge

    Bennett Trim Repair And Auto Pro Install

    This is the task
  20. alldodge

    Trim Sender and Limit Questions

    You can just bypass and disable the trim sender, or try to get it adjusted. The trim limit switch is on the port side. The up circuit uses the Blue/White wire. If the Blue/White is Jumped to the Purple/White then you can trim up from full down to full up. To adjust the limit you need to...
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