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    How my 170/470 Mercruiser's alternator kit performs

    I purchased and installed an alternator kit from Breezeworks a short time ago. I believe it is called a three wire alternator. There have been some discussions in the forums here about how the alternator should be connected into the electrical system of a 470 powered boat. The directions from...
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    470 engine raised up..now noises

    This is long...sorry 470 ?..I screwed something up The story goes like this: to install a low mount alternator kit, I needed to cut out a little bit of the floorboard near where the alternator would sit. I couldn?t get a saw into the area I needed to cut because the engine was in the way. I...
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    Mercruiser 470 alternator replacement kits

    Re: Mercruiser 470 alternator replacement kits update Re: Mercruiser 470 alternator replacement kits update Just wanted to update thread with some pix in case anyone else has questions. First one is an overall pic I snapped while installing a battery switch Second pic is the backside of the...
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    is this shiift coupler in the correct position?

    86/87 470 power plant s/n: A614866 Alpha 1 outdrive s/n OA662752. Just replaced the impeller and housing. Have never seen anything like this in the posts that I have read, or in service manual 6. Am I missing something? This view is looking at the bottom of the upper unit, where the lower unit...
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    Mercruiser 470 alternator replacement kits

    Like many others in the past, my 86/87 470 almost caught fire this week due to a failed regulator (original water cooled regulator), so I am looking at an alternator conversion kit install and was wondering about any clearance issues that will come up. In another thread...
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