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    1987 VIP Victory — no power to helm switch panel

    Jstarndt ..... Your manual page is referring to is the power trim and pretty meaningless in this post. That is totally separate from helm power circuit. Helm power is fed from a fuse or circuit breaker at the engine and / or starter. It's an OMC, so I am not certain where. A meter or even a...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L lift points

    Dimensions
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    Water pouring from harmonic balancer area on muffs

    Bought a dead car long ago and it did the same thing. Head casting busted when it froze. When filling the radiator, water came running out of the front crank seal. Game over. Block crack will do same thing
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    High compression in 1 cylinder - 7.4 carb

    Check the exhuast valve components for that cylinder. Lifter, pushrod, rocker arm and even cam lobe. A stuck closed exhaust valve will build excess compression in that hole.
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    STUCK gimbal bearing.....

    Gimbal bearing puller...
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    Help a little old lady with her little old mercruiser 120 wiring?

    needs to be rewired per @alldodge's diagram.
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    HELP I can't get my motor realigned

    Double check that the rear mounting is assembled in the correct order. washer in wrong position throws the whole magilla off.
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    Tb IV intermittent spark ?$#???

    The main indicator here is the 12VDC to the coil +. That needs to be a constant. If it comes and goes, there is a problem in the wiring harness before the coil. Things to check, just name a few of the common offenders: * Wiring / connections * Ignition switch * Man overboard / safety shut off...
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    ISO Mercury/Starcraft 4 pin tach info

    If you can't find a direct replacement, then alternitive would be and aftermarket setup. But you may need to "massage the harness" but cutting into it. Below would be the pinouts However, there is a replacement harness available to bypass what is there and provide the tach wiring for a generic...
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    Voltage Gauge All the way to the right side

    With ignition switch off, there should be nothing going to the gauge. That being said, if it's pegged with power off, gauge is probably kaput
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    Clunking/Knocking noise when steering

    Dry pivot points for the gimbal / steering? May have needed to be greased.
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    Tb IV intermittent spark ?$#???

    TSB 92-11 TB4 Troubleshooting guide
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    Gimbal Bearing Alignment/Installation Tool Question

    The way they suggest and I did mine was before pulling out the old bearing, slid driver on alignment bar, inserted alignment bar till it bottomed out in coupler. Pushed driver to the bearing and pulled bar back out 1/4 - 3/8" . Push driver against bearing again, without moving bar and marked bar...
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    Knocking sound - what is it? [video]

    Who ever put that gasket on should be taken to the wood shed and beaten. Or at least have his / her tools taken away. No paper gaskets on exhaust. No gaskets that cover the exhaust ports on engine. Wrong gasket.
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    Help identifying the water coming from inboard/outboard motor on right side of wake

    Should probably close your 1st thread concerning this. It is something hanging below the hull that is mounted to the transom. Probably a transducer. Very common and some of them have add on (read cost extra) splash guards available. Normally caused because the xducer isn't mounted correctly /...
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    Help identifying the water coming from inboard/outboard motor on right side of wake

    Transducer for your sonar / fishfiner or what ever is on the transom?
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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

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    Replaced Bellows now gears won't engage fully?

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    Kill switch replacement

    Ones with the black wires are for the outboards. As shown in the diagram, the purple feeds the ignition, with the lanyard switch in series in the circuit. In your 1st picture, you show a purple wire with a connection on it. Break that connection and install the safety switch in between the 2...
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    Kill switch replacement

    For the I/O system. Yellow / red are for the starter neutral safety switch. Purples are for the kill switch.
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