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Yesterday I swapped out the starter on my 1974 Mercruiser 140. The new starter was a 3 pole instead of 4 pole like the original (yes, original) Delco that was in it. I was told that the Delco I had was extinct and that this one was a replacement for it. On the original I had a yellow wire...
I got it from a neighbor who is the original owner and hardly used at all and then stored forever. I even got extras the dealer threw in still in original packaging and wrappers! It's in incredible condition. So cool.
Not having owned this size of boat and power before, I'm interested if...
I have a 1985 Force 85. Running perfectly and then all of a sudden no high end power. After a bunch of troubleshooting, I realized no spark on the #2. Compressions on all cylinders in the 120's. Anyone have a suggestion for a test I could do to pin down what is causing this? I understand...
