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  1. newtoboat101

    trolling for hours then oil pressure alarm goes off

    1988 thompson 240 hardtop 5.7l vortec /alpha 1 gen 1 ,mercury 9.9 kicker motor ,ok heres what happened, while trolling for 3 plus hours using main motor in gear and about 900-1000 rpm temp normal, and using the kicker motor to dial in the speed, suddenly low oil pressure alarm/horn goes off ,my...
  2. newtoboat101

    5.7 vortec motor starts ,then bogs and dies

    1996 5.7 vortec ,alpha 1 gen 1 with edelbrock 4 barrel, delco distributor,,carter electric fuel pump with orca cooling half system ,motor starts fine, revs fine ,but seconds later when water comes out of exhaust ,motor changes boggs for a while 5-20 seconds then dies ,starts right back up ...
  3. newtoboat101

    Trim pump wiring acting opposite

    Hello. Added new trim tilt pump and new cylinders and was adding a 3 button switch which I was not been able to get it to work properly so I went back to my old wiring and toggle switch. . so I was multi metering and alligator clip check and for some reason the blue wire brings my outdrive all...
  4. newtoboat101

    ALPHA 1 GEN 1 TRIM CYLINDER (NEW)WILL NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN

    alpha 1 gen 1 ,bought and installed new trim pump complete, trim cylinders, and new lines, but now my trim cylinders will not go all the way down , tank is full ,goes up and down fine ,just won't go all the way down ,about 2 or 3 inches short any help greatly appreciated ,and which line on...
  5. newtoboat101

    trim sender (starboard) wires

    hello, can someone tell me where the trim sender (starboard) side wires connect to , i have 1988 thompson 240 HT alhpa 1 gen 1, replaced motor and for the life of me can't figure where 2 wires from trim sender connect .Now the trim gauge was wired so i followed wire from gauge back to near trim...
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    1988 thompson 240 color match

    hello, have a 1988 thompson 240 fisherman ,is there a way to match the color of my boat ,is there a paint chart for thompson boats for my year ,or is there a company out there that could help me match my boats original color? any help appreciated
  7. newtoboat101

    240 THOMPSON BOTTOM DEADRISE

    Hello, would anybody know the deadrise of bottom of boat 1988 thompson 240, looking to put raymarine real vision 3d thru hull transducer,but not sure which one is correct for my application,any help appreciated
  8. newtoboat101

    alpha 1 gen 1 outdrive issue

    5.7 vortec /alpha 1 gen1 sei outdrive, i have had outdrive off and back on about 10 times with no issue ,this time had to put new impeller on, no problems there ,but when i put outdrive on ,all went well ,but when i try to shift the cable or shifter will not move from forward position ,,with...
  9. newtoboat101

    Do i need to ground my kicker motor?

    2021 mercury command thrust 9.9 ,pull start, fiberglass boat , kicker is attached to boat with panther bracket,Do i need to ground my kicker motor and/or the panther bracket ,and if so , how is it done? thank you
  10. newtoboat101

    need help with hydraulic steering and evoluton EV type 1 pump

    1988 thompson 240 /350 vortec/alpha 1 gen 1.. took out my cable steering and replaced with seastar HH5271-3 helm hydraulic steering ,and then put a raymarine autopilot EV ,with type 1 pump,my first question is do i need a low pressure line with this helm to type 1 pump?second question is will...
  11. newtoboat101

    maximum external gas tank size?

    24 ft thompson 240 boat,5.7 vortec main engine ,9.9 mercury CT kicker motor,I run kicker motor on 3 gallon plastic gas can which was supplied with motor, strapped down on my swim platform, Any boating rules on the max gallon gas can i can run off my swim platform ,want to switch out 3 gallon...
  12. newtoboat101

    cooler assembly replacement ?

    1996 5.7 vortec motor /alpha 1 gen 1 . i put a raymarine ev1 autopilot on boat and switched to hydraulic steering from cable steering ,also eliminated my power steering pump ,belts and hoses,My question is, the water hose that has oil cooler inline ,now that i do not need power steering oil...
  13. newtoboat101

    5.7 VORTEC /EDELBROCK CARB QUESTION

    Switched from 5.0 lx with mechaical fuel pump with edelbrock 600 carb to a 5.7 vortec with electric fuel pump .With my original motor there is a vacuum hose from carb to mechanical fuel pump ,but with a electric fuel pump ,do i just plug the vacuum on carb or what should i do ?
  14. newtoboat101

    2020 9.9 CT engine stalls

    2020 MERCURY 9.9 COMMAND THRUST pull choke out and start ,it starts,,push choke in ,and engine revs up then bogs and dies ,if i start and put choke in til starts to die then pull choke back out engine will continue to run ,push choke back in engine revs up then dies ,any ideas on what could be...
  15. newtoboat101

    MERCURY COMMAND THRUST TILLER TO SIDE MOUNT THROTTLE CONVERSION?

    Has anyone converted their 9.9 command thrust tiller throttle to side mount throttle? thinking of converting and do not see any instruction that come with conversion kit 889246A80,if so how hard is it
  16. newtoboat101

    CONTINUITY cable from transom to engine?

    5.7vortec /alpha 1 gen 1 ,the continuity cable from tramsom to engine, what do i use ,i do not see with cable kit and the directions have no number for this cable ,seems odd ,anybody have same issue and how did you connect ?thank you
  17. newtoboat101

    Running boat on land with no prop?

    Hello all, have a 5.7 vortex new engine /alpha 1 gen 1 question is can I run an outdrive in a tub with no prop just to check shifting into and out of gear right now I have outdrive in 125 gallon tub ,boat on trailer when i put in gear it propels boat forward so can i run with no prop in tub .I...
  18. newtoboat101

    Black wire from thunderbolt iv harness/est dissy

    Hello, 5.7 /thunderbolt iv and Delco est dissy .With all the pictures I took I still can not confirm where the black wire coming out of the harness goes .For some reason it has a female blade spafe connector on it ,may have been hooked up to electric choke on Edelbrock carb ,but that has a...
  19. newtoboat101

    5.7 VORTEC PROPER CARB GASKET ,SPACER?

    5.7 VORTEC /alpha 1gen 1 edelbrock performer manifold and edelbrock 1409 carb ,which carb gasket is a match and do i need a wood ? spacer? thank you half cooling system if it makes a diffence
  20. newtoboat101

    new GM 5.7 engine holes near oil filter

    swapping merc 5.0lx 1988 /alpha 1 gen 1 to a new gm 5.7 base engine ,my question is there are several holes near oil filter ,one hole, directly above oil filter , is factory plugged, why? then i have two holes with threads on them ,one is above factory plugged, then the other is near the 5...
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