Need Help Summer Quickly Approaching

[blamb3]

I have a 1979 renken ski boat with a inboard mercruiser 165 i have been doing some uphlostry work and i took all the gauges off, but i did not connect them all back because none work. Now my boat will not start for some reason.

Thanks for any help
Brent Lamb

 

[FLWakeRider]

Re: Need Help Summer Quickly Approaching

That is a pretty vauge statement.

Does is turn over at all?
Do you have a kill switch?
Did you take the igntion wire off?
I am not really, mechanically inclined but I have been able to troubleshoot a lot of my own problems that are electrically related. Please provide a little more information. As even the experts will ask for this.

 

[thepotroast]

Re: Need Help Summer Quickly Approaching

The first thing I would check is if you're getting spark at the engine? Kill switch?

 

[ziggy]

Re: Need Help Summer Quickly Approaching

sounds to me like you need a picture of the wiring diagram. it can be found in your mercruiser service manual. which you can find in the adults only sticky at the top of the i/o page if you don't have one. looks like you need #3 for the engine, and #4 for the drive... confirm proper s/m by serial number of your engine and drive..

 

[nlain]

Re: Need Help Summer Quickly Approaching

What ziggy said, there is a good posibility that one of those wires you did not hook back up completed the electrical circuit. More info is needed for sure. Does the electrical turn on with the key, does the engine turn over, do you hear a click and no engine turn over, you get the idea, we need your help so we can help you.