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  1. ESGWheel

    Bad Engine Ground?

    Yes. Bad connections can cause lots of issues including the symptoms you are seeing. Corrosion can also occur on the POS side as well, so be sure to clean up both, not just the neg. This does mean disconnecting the connection and cleaning to bright / shinny where the matting occurs as Chris and...
  2. ESGWheel

    1989 Bayliner Capri 5.0

    While maybe a blown fuse, need year, boat and engine make/model for folks to help. Also “hooked up the battery wrong” means what exactly? I.e. did you take the battery out of the boat to charge and upon reinstalling hooked pos to neg and neg to pos or just what? Provide as much info as possible.
  3. ESGWheel

    Depth Finder/ CB Issues

    An intermittent issue that results fm a loose or poor connection can be frustrating to find. The good news is that since they are both effected at the same time it is a common connection between the two. If you are comfortable tracing wires (following them along) see if you can first determine...
  4. ESGWheel

    Running new wire to led speakers.

    Depending on what you find you may be faced with a challenge to run the power for the LED lights from the helm directly to the port side under the deck or around the bow. There is another solution: go aft to go forward. Like this: from the helm back to the engine compartment along the starboard...
  5. ESGWheel

    Small Oil Leak 23' VP-350-CE

    Don’t beat yourself up too much, we have all been there. One of my philosophies is if I am not making mistakes I am never learning. With a nice new boat and the spotless bilge, in this case I would check to see if it’s one of the clamps that is leaking (as Scott sugggests) and needs tightening...
  6. ESGWheel

    Short circuit ? VP 3.0 GSP-A

    The current draw you are seeing is not significant. The current draw using Ohm’s law of I = V/R (Current = Volts / Resistance) get Current = 12V/1000Ohms = 0.012Amps. The basis for how long the battery will last is Battery Capacity (AmpHrs) / Current Draw (Amps). Assuming your battery is typical...
  7. ESGWheel

    2005 5.0 gxi-b belt jumped and wiped out,

    I am thinking back to my comment in post #7 about the PS pump bracket being misaligned somehow. All indications seem to be pointing to that. Were you able to validate its proper mounting? And if the PS pump pulley was too far forward, it would account for the aft side of the belt being chewed...
  8. ESGWheel

    Major engine malfunction today and could use advice on next steps

    To check for spark there are several methods including what you described. An easier method is to use the coil wire > pull it from the dist cap and hold it close to ground like the engine block while someone turns the key and cranks it. It will be a more visible and easier to detect (8 sparks...
  9. ESGWheel

    2004 fourwinns vista 288 port gas going fast!

    Here are the diagrams of the three configurations that would normally be used. They are Both Tanks, Port Only and Stbd Only. Your pictured configuration not only causes confusion as you have experienced but could very well draw air into the fuel system. Additionally, there is no ‘calibration’...
  10. ESGWheel

    Fridge shuts off when not on shore power

    Good luck and take pictures of what you are seeing if need further help to troubleshoot. And when back up and running, please post how you did it :-)
  11. ESGWheel

    Fridge shuts off when not on shore power

    While historically this type of refer compressor run on A/C and thus DC to AC inverter, there has been a movement to the opposite in the RV world > the compressor runs on DC and you use a convertor when plugged into the pole (RV speak for shore power). Thinking that may be the case for marine...
  12. ESGWheel

    Wiring a 12v TM battery

    It seems by your description that your boat is set up for a trolling motor which can take 3 wires per this link. (see the 12/24 V section) Can you confirm your TM is 12V and that is how you have been using its always (i.e., only one 12V battery which you are now replacing)? Does the plug attach...
  13. ESGWheel

    Bellows ground wires cut SX-A

    To answer the other question: does it matter short or long term, fresh water only: Well, it depends on the fresh water. No question that corrosion process is much slower in FW but it still happens. I think you are ok in the short term, i.e., finish out the season, while you research and collect...
  14. ESGWheel

    12V battery system - adding ACR

    As a follow up: the Blue Sea ACR has a ‘start isolation’ feature that you show using in your diagram. Its purpose is “Allows temporary isolation of house loads from engine circuit during engine cranking to protect sensitive electronics.” While best to check with Tech Support, I suspect this...
  15. ESGWheel

    Small Oil Leak 23' VP-350-CE

    Be careful about being prescriptive to the marina you bought it from. Assuming it is under warranty all you need to tell them is your ‘compliant’ of oil in the bridge. Here is a worst-case scenario: you say “I have a small leak fm xxx, please fix under warranty” but it’s not that so they end up...
  16. ESGWheel

    12V battery system - adding ACR

    Love the diagrams and clearly you have put a lot of good thought into this. I too have been looking for reliability and simplicity for charging a house battery, albeit for different reasons, the end goal is the same. Here is something that you may not have considered with adding an ACR coupled...
  17. ESGWheel

    Bilge blower question.

    Since I like to draw pictures, here is a visual of what Scott is talking about. Think of the connection between the blower’s wiring and the boats (the plug) as really 2 pairs of connection > the A & B and C & D in the mockup below. Disconnect Points A & B but add a ‘test lead’ to point A that...
  18. ESGWheel

    Engine Alarm / Wiring Diagram 2003 5.7GXI-D

    Ah, got it. I confused post 4 as the engine wiring harness which really threw me. I need to think more broadly next time ;-)
  19. ESGWheel

    1999 Volvo penta 5.7 GSI stuttering/cutting out - temp gage

    Spomey, Best to separate out the two issues. Focus on the bad running as that impacts the ability to have fun with the boat and as you said, the temp issue has been going on for a year+ and is considered an electrical fault vs. actual overheating. This does assume that you are not experiencing...
  20. ESGWheel

    Engine Alarm / Wiring Diagram 2003 5.7GXI-D

    Great you got a working alarm but this does leave me confused. The 10 Pin connector has on your boat only 8 wires per post no. 4, and the Tan /Black at pin 4 was not one of them, i.e. I understood Pin 4 to be ‘blank’. What is going on? For the beeps, mine does beep twice prior to start up and...
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