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  1. Don S

    cant get my lower drive back on. turning propellor drive but turning the upper shaft.

    Re: cant get my lower drive back on. turning propellor drive but turning the upper sh Is the shift shaft from the lower unit fitting up into the shift shaft in the bellhousing? If it goes up and not down, it's probably just a solenoid, but here is the troubleshooting guide for the trim...
  2. Don S

    Wiring up a dual battery switch

    Re: Wiring up a dual battery switch You can use the 4 terminal switch without the ACR and it actually works better than the 1-2-Both type switches. In the on position the start battery is hooked to the motor, and the house battery is hooked to the house systems, and they are competely isolated...
  3. Don S

    Engine Serial Number Which Year

    Re: Engine Serial Number Which Year Neither, look at the arrow in this picture.
  4. Don S

    Need help, I'm replacing all the wires In my boat

    Re: Need help, I'm replacing all the wires In my boat While the above is an option, it's also expensive. Best thing to do is sit down and figure out what you want and where you want it. Make yourself a layout of that with the number of switches, what they control, how many batteries how you...
  5. Don S

    Bravo 3 Speedometer

    Re: Bravo 3 Speedometer Two places to check. The pickup hole in the leading edge of the drive can get plugged with debris in the water. Another thing that can happen is the hose come off or get connected or the plastic connector breaks.
  6. Don S

    MC 1 trim hoses

    Re: MC 1 trim hoses You need item 7 for the hoses. Which one, I couldn't tell you. But since the cylinders are older, I would guess the ones in the lower serial number range.
  7. Don S

    Looking for Wiring diagram 5.8L/351Windsor

    Re: Looking for Wiring diagram 5.8L/351Windsor Here is a wiring diagram for a 96 model, don't have one for the 95, but for what you are doing it will work fine, the carbed engine wiring didn't change much. You may have a different distributor, starter, starter solenoid, and alternator so there...
  8. Don S

    Another Mercruiser Digital Ignition with no spark

    Re: Another Mercruiser Digital Ignition with no spark There is only input voltage from the ignition switch powering the the ignition amplifier. That is the purple wire coming from the ignition switch shown in the picture (purple arrow). Do you have battery voltage on the purple wire...
  9. Don S

    Another Mercruiser Digital Ignition with no spark

    Re: Another Mercruiser Digital Ignition with no spark Here are the troubleshooting procedures for the DDIS system. The parts are expensive, and a couple are NLA, what most people do with the DDIS is replace it with the EST distributor kit. It's the same as what Merc went after they stopped...
  10. Don S

    VP Outdrive identification- Mid 80's SX drive?

    Re: VP Outdrive identification- Mid 80's SX drive? If the drive is 99 or newer, there should be letters stamped into the lower unit on the SX drives. But not 98 or earlier (Except for the DP drives) but they had complelely different gear ratios. You could pull the drive and find out how many...
  11. Don S

    Fire coming from exhaust manifold

    Re: Fire coming from exhaust manifold 3 cylinders that low is not a bad head gasket. That usually happens between two cylinder or a single cylinder. What's the background of this problem? Was there water in the engine? Have you done any valve adjustments? Just to make sure, was the battery...
  12. Don S

    1989 Baretta 185 with 4 cyl volvo penta

    Re: 1989 Baretta 185 with 4 cyl volvo penta Did you follow page 93 of the service manual when you installed the distributor? You should have, that's why I gave you the manual.
  13. Don S

    1989 Baretta 185 with 4 cyl volvo penta

    Re: 1989 Baretta 185 with 4 cyl volvo penta NOT GOOD, you should be in the 140 to 170 range at least on those engines. Of course checking compression on an engine that hasn't run for some time isn't very accurate either. For what it's worth, here is how to find TDC on the compression stroke...
  14. Don S

    Advice on cold starting merc 3.0 Litre (140hp)

    Re: Advice on cold starting merc 3.0 Litre (140hp) 4 years is a long time in a boat. Give it a full tuneup. You need to clean the rust off the pulleys and repaint. Then let it set for a couple of days before putting the belt back on. Gives the paint longer time to fully cure. No need to...
  15. Don S

    dp-c1 and 5.7gi-ef maintenance question

    Re: dp-c1 and 5.7gi-ef maintenance question Below is the Volvo maintenance schedule for your engine, but the SX drive that would normally come with this engine. Everything is accurate on it and should be followed except the alignment and gimbal bearing check as you don't have a gimbal bearing...
  16. Don S

    Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Compression Test?

    Re: Volvo Penta 5.7Gi Compression Test? Not sure which engine model you are going after, but without ignition, the injectors won't fire on fuel injected engine. Here is how to diable the ignition and the fuel system.
  17. Don S

    Critical situation

    Re: Critical situation Here you go Hope it's not too late.
  18. Don S

    1989 5.7L Mechanical fuel pump to Electric question

    Re: 1989 5.7L Mechanical fuel pump to Electric question Personally, I would rather have a mechanical than electric any day. But, if you really must convert to electric, here is how it's wired with an oil pressure switch. No need for a separate priming switch, as the starter supplies power to...
  19. Don S

    3.0l Motor turns over but wont start

    Re: 3.0l Motor turns over but wont start Boat year and engine year is not always the same. Not uncommon to have a year older engine than what the boat is. You said cap and rotor, not sure what DEI is, but here is some info on the EST which is what you probably have if you don't have points.
  20. Don S

    Still can't fix it

    Re: Still can't fix it Well, it's sure not hard to find information on a 3.0L Have a look at this file.
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