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[sogood]

Hello all and season's greetings. Still familiarising myself with the ( 1990 Mercruiser 5.7 V8 ) engine in my boat and came across the attached. Looking through my Seloc owners manual didn't help so I was wondering if any of you wise sages could identify it. It looks like a coil or ignition amplifier of some sort to me. Thanks in advance.

 

[GA_Boater]

That's down in the bilge under the motor? It's something added looking at the yellow crimped ring connector or the ring has been repaired/replaced.

If none of us has an answer, trace the large wire to see where it goes.

 

[sogood]

Thanks for the response. Yes, it's down on the port side, just hanging there. I will soon be rummaging around in more depth and will trace the wires then. Just noticed it by accident and wondered.............Thanks again.

 

[shaw520]

Looks like a fume sniffer,.... I have one in my 230 weekender, slightly different

 

[jimmbo]

Float switch for a bilge pump?

 

[Fun Times]

Can you get down there and read the red lettering on the unit?

Maybe a high bilge water alarm or possibly a transducer of some sorts.

Is it sticking out the bottom of the boat?

 

[Bt Doctur]

Ok , it`s a capacitor to filter the AC signature coming from the alt or to eliminate the whine from the alt in the radio

 

[Bt Doctur]

port side is where the alt is

 

[Bt Doctur]

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