Blueghost924
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2013
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- 250
Hi, I have a Mercruiser 470 (3.7) 1982'ish engine that's currently not installed in my boat (it's on a pallet in the garage). The reason it's not installed is because I bought it from a local shop and haven't put it in the boat yet. Anyway, I want to perform some minor tuneup and maintenance work on it, then start it up and time it. How do I go about starting up this engine outside the boat? I have a fresh deep cycle marine battery (with over 600 CCA). I've also removed the ignition switch from the console in the thoughts I would have to somehow wire it up to the harness connector on the engine to start it. I've also seen a Youtube video where another guy has a set of wires connected to the harness connector at the engine to start it up.
Also, with the battery - I believe the shop may have had the battery red cable connections wired to the slave solenoid, and not to the starter solenoid. Does that make sense? I was thinking that the red lead from the battery should be connected to the starter solenoid. When I bought the engine, there was (or is actually) a red battery cable lead already attached to the slave solenoid.
I REALLY need to get a Saloc manual....
Also, with the battery - I believe the shop may have had the battery red cable connections wired to the slave solenoid, and not to the starter solenoid. Does that make sense? I was thinking that the red lead from the battery should be connected to the starter solenoid. When I bought the engine, there was (or is actually) a red battery cable lead already attached to the slave solenoid.
I REALLY need to get a Saloc manual....