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    Will disconnecting the esa switch tear my lower unit up?

    I have read in a lot of posts that without the esa it is hard to get your lower unit in and out of gear but mine isnt that hard but there is some gear noise when it first engages...will this tear my lower unit up? Also I have thought about just running the esa switch up to my dash and making it...
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    Boat dies when i put it in gear 1987 3.0

    1987 OMC 3.0 Motor. Motor runs great at idle and when not in gear but dies when i try to put it in gear. I have checked the carb thinking maybe the accelerator pump was bad but it is fine. Next i checked the ESA switch and it works (stalls motor when pressed) but it stalls the motor for about...
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    Take me to school...1987 3.0 dies when i put it in gear.

    First of all a big thanks to the contributors of this forum. Your knowledge is priceless. Now to my question: My 3.0 wants to just flat out die when i put it in gear. It was at the "boat mechanic" last year before i bought it and they couldn't/didn't fix it. I have since reworked a few...
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    On board charger question

    I was hooking up a bass pro shops 2 bank charger to my battery today (bought the boat used, charger was already installed) and I noticed when I attached the ground wire to starting battery (positive was already hooked up) it sparked a little. The trolling battery was also hooked up to the 2nd...
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    Not any old starter will do.

    I have a 1989 pontoon with a OMC 3.0 motor (not factory but whoever did the install did a nice job!). I believe the motor is also a 1989 but here is the deal, the starter went out and so I pulled it off and the number on it says Delco Remy 1998562. I cannot find a marine starter that cross...
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