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    1983 Mercruiser 470 Alternator Conversion

    OK guys, I bought and installed the alternator conversion from breezeworks and it did go in easily. Now I have to build an engine cover because the old one won't fit over the new alternator setup. In retrospect, a lot of you rip mercruiser for this water cooled regulator and stator design; as...
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    1983 Mercruiser 470 Alternator Conversion

    OK guys, I bought and installed the alternator conversion from breezeworks and it did go in easily. Now I have to build an engine cover because the old one won't fit over the new alternator setup. In retrospect, a lot of you rip mercruiser for this water cooled regulator and stator design; as...
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    What happened with that regulator fix

    1983 Larson open bow 17 ft w/470 170 hp. A guy a while back posted that he had a $30 fix using a Ford F400 regulator/rectifier. Has anyone else verified it? I know the F400 part number was in question. I also wonder what the year and make/model was for the part in question. I'm game to try it...
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    Merc 470 shift problems

    Bought 1983 Larson Citation with mercruiser 470, 170HP 2 days ago. Took it out yesterday. Had trouble getting it to go in reverse. You can here a clicking sound like it's spinning but not engaging. This also happened a couple times when shifting into forward, but most defined trying to go into...
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