PondTunes
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Jun 7, 2007
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*Note* Edited because im a moron, the engine is a 470 NOT a 140.
Myself and a buddy have picked up a 1980ish Caribbian bow rider with a 170 merc & alpha 1 drive. From what research i've done on here these engines seem to have a bad rep. Thus far we've cleaned up the boat (the floor is rotten) & checked the oil in the engine.
Upon connecting the battery we found that most of the electrical was working, lights, bilge pump, electric fans. I couldn't get the tilt/trim to move in either direction (didn't mess too much with this yet figured it was probably electrical)
I don't have an actual key for the ignition switch so I'll be contacting the PO and see if i can pick it up, otherwise i'll just change switches. I did try jumping the solenoid and getting it to crank over but when I did this All I got was what sounded like the solenoid clicking over and nothing else. (the battery was low) I've since put the battery on charge overnight to see what we get tomorrow.
What common things go screwy with these engines and what do I need to look for when checking it over? I'll grab a copy of the manual as soon as im sure what year she is.
There are quite a few photographs at : http://www.pondtunes.com/dwb/ if you care to take a look there are some engine photos at the end. As far as the engine goes we will probably be pulling it and the drive to replace the stringers & supports as this boat had a lot of rot in it.
Myself and a buddy have picked up a 1980ish Caribbian bow rider with a 170 merc & alpha 1 drive. From what research i've done on here these engines seem to have a bad rep. Thus far we've cleaned up the boat (the floor is rotten) & checked the oil in the engine.
Upon connecting the battery we found that most of the electrical was working, lights, bilge pump, electric fans. I couldn't get the tilt/trim to move in either direction (didn't mess too much with this yet figured it was probably electrical)
I don't have an actual key for the ignition switch so I'll be contacting the PO and see if i can pick it up, otherwise i'll just change switches. I did try jumping the solenoid and getting it to crank over but when I did this All I got was what sounded like the solenoid clicking over and nothing else. (the battery was low) I've since put the battery on charge overnight to see what we get tomorrow.
What common things go screwy with these engines and what do I need to look for when checking it over? I'll grab a copy of the manual as soon as im sure what year she is.
There are quite a few photographs at : http://www.pondtunes.com/dwb/ if you care to take a look there are some engine photos at the end. As far as the engine goes we will probably be pulling it and the drive to replace the stringers & supports as this boat had a lot of rot in it.
