Trackertrucker
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2015
- Messages
- 33
Hi all, thanks for letting me join. I'm not new to boating however I am new to owning an I/O. I have a 1977 Sea Star with a mercruiser 470 in it. It runs great and I think it has been well taken care of. However I went to start it today and the starter seemed to really drag even with a good battery on it. I eventually gave up on it for the day when it would barely try to crank. I'm thinking the starter is shot as I jumped across the solenoid and got the same result also jumped straight from battery to the starter with the same results. My question is can a newer model 470 starter with the solenoid built into it be used on my 1977?? Thanks