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  1. Don S

    Not getting Spark on MCM170 Alpha 1

    Re: Not getting Spark on MCM170 Alpha 1 Yes, the wire from the coil to the distributor is a resistor wire, and it will get hot when the ignition switch is on. for a while. It's a resistor and it creates heat. That's what they do. Did you look at the wiring diagram I posted in your other...
  2. Don S

    Stupid question?

    Re: Stupid question?
  3. Don S

    3 batteries with twin engines

    Re: 3 batteries with twin engines Just to make it a bit easier, print this out and pencil in the positive wires only going from and too the switches. No need for the negative wires. They all end up together sooner or later. After you get them in, scan it and post hit here. Then we will know...
  4. Don S

    Trim System Issue / Bravo 3 outdrive won't stay up

    Re: Trim System Issue / Bravo 3 outdrive won't stay up From the Bravo service manual.
  5. Don S

    Chevy est distributors

    Re: Chevy est distributors I have no idea what a unilite distributor or coil is or what it looks like, but an EST takes a coil completely different than anything else. Here is some information from a Volvo manual on troubleshooting the EST ignition system.
  6. Don S

    Shift Shaft CAble Nut Frozen, stuck, won't unscrew 86 mercruiser alpha1 gen 1

    Re: Shift Shaft CAble Nut Frozen, stuck, won't unscrew 86 mercruiser alpha1 gen 1 It takes a special tap.
  7. Don S

    Need help with slave/starter solenoid

    Re: Need help with slave/starter solenoid This might be a little clearer.
  8. Don S

    Need help with slave/starter solenoid

    Re: Need help with slave/starter solenoid Here is the wiring diagram, The makings in your newest picture are all wrong. You should have a solenoid that grounds through the base not the terminals.
  9. Don S

    Mercruiser Thunderbolt IV no power to coil

    Re: Mercruiser Thunderbolt IV no power to coil Yes the ignition switch is the key switch. You can hot wire it, but it's not going to tell you where the problem is. You are testing at the coil with your black test lead of your meter on a good clean ground aren't you. It DOES NOT go to the...
  10. Don S

    97 Mercruiser 4.3 (2bbl) Fuel Pump Wiring

    Re: 97 Mercruiser 4.3 (2bbl) Fuel Pump Wiring Bad connections are a common problem on the terminals on the oil pressure switch, but if you aren't getting any voltage out of the purple yellow wire terminal on the starter, then you have a bad starter solenoid.
  11. Don S

    easy way to fill gear oil on DP-A

    Re: easy way to fill gear oil on DP-A I made a funnel setup I always used on those drives. went in the top plug by the shift mechanism, remove the dipstick so the air has a place to go and pour the gear lube in. Haven't posted these pictures in years. Might be 1/2" pipe thread where it...
  12. Don S

    Volvo Penta 4.3Gi Cable Wiring Diagram

    Re: Volvo Penta 4.3Gi Cable Wiring Diagram
  13. Don S

    Need Help/Advlce about battery setup on twin crusier

    Re: Need Help/Advlce about battery setup on twin crusier You can still use an ACR and a single starting battery along with a single house battery and still not have to do a lot of battery switch changing every time you want to do something. just wire it like this.
  14. Don S

    MerCruiser MC-1 Trim/Tilt trouble shooting help please

    Re: MerCruiser MC-1 Trim/Tilt trouble shooting help please See if this will work for ya.
  15. Don S

    Bravo III Neutral

    Re: Bravo III Neutral Your cable probably missed and pushed the linkage into forward. Pull the drive back off and check.
  16. Don S

    Wiring schematic

    Re: Wiring schematic This one I? http://forums.iboats.com/omc-i-o-inboard-engines-outdrives/engine-wiring-diagram-597171.html It wasn't a 4 Winns wiring diagram, it was an OMC diagram from a Seloc manual/ Below is the OMC diagram (also Seloc) for the instruments. It's not a wiring diagram...
  17. Don S

    1998 5.0L Carb Mercruiser Alpha runs 30 seconds and dies

    Re: 1998 5.0L Carb Mercruiser Alpha runs 30 seconds and dies The oil pressure switch that controls the fuel pump is either defective, or the connections are corroded. While cranking, the starter runs the pump and fills the carb, when you let off the key from the start position the electric...
  18. Don S

    Stereo wiring

    Re: Stereo wiring Here is a wiring diagram I did for another member. Second page show proper 2 battery wiring for a battery switch like you have. First page will give you a good idea of how things get wired. Your red trim motor wire should go to the common terminal of the battery switch...
  19. Don S

    Clicking no start when turning key

    Re: Clicking no start when turning key Try this
  20. Don S

    So before I burn my boat down.....

    Re: So before I burn my boat down..... Really needed to see exactly which terminals those wires were going to, but this drawing should cover it. EDIT: You need to add the ground wire and fuse for the acr.
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