Hey all.. New to these forums. I know these questions have been asked numerous times, however, anything that I could dig up was from 2010-2011.
1) I am replacing my starter on my 1986 Bomber Commander II with the Mercruiser 470 3.7L.. After lots of research, everyone said to find the "2-2591-dr-2" starter, which is a smaller version, and includes gear reduction. Apparently in the last 10 years, this starter was discontinued. My search for a good replacement has been pretty null... With the exception of replacing with a direct OE style (BULKY) overpriced starter. Has anyone been able to find a good replacement for the 470's???
2) The previous owner bypassed the mechanical fuel pump and added a cheap 12v fuel pump. It loses prime after only 1-2 days and becomes PITA to get started again! I have my eyes on this electric fuel pump which should do a good job from what I've found:
Carter P4594: Universal Marine Electric Fuel Pump with 72 gph at 6-8 psi Output | JEGS
However, I also saw in an older post that rebuilding the mechanical fuel pump can cause issues. I can no longer find that thread, but it had me concerned. Has anyone rebuilt/replaced the mechanical fuel pump? Wouldnt you still need to use a 12v fuel pump to help prime the mechanical pump after the boat has been sitting?
1) I am replacing my starter on my 1986 Bomber Commander II with the Mercruiser 470 3.7L.. After lots of research, everyone said to find the "2-2591-dr-2" starter, which is a smaller version, and includes gear reduction. Apparently in the last 10 years, this starter was discontinued. My search for a good replacement has been pretty null... With the exception of replacing with a direct OE style (BULKY) overpriced starter. Has anyone been able to find a good replacement for the 470's???
2) The previous owner bypassed the mechanical fuel pump and added a cheap 12v fuel pump. It loses prime after only 1-2 days and becomes PITA to get started again! I have my eyes on this electric fuel pump which should do a good job from what I've found:
Carter P4594: Universal Marine Electric Fuel Pump with 72 gph at 6-8 psi Output | JEGS
However, I also saw in an older post that rebuilding the mechanical fuel pump can cause issues. I can no longer find that thread, but it had me concerned. Has anyone rebuilt/replaced the mechanical fuel pump? Wouldnt you still need to use a 12v fuel pump to help prime the mechanical pump after the boat has been sitting?