Re: 1989 Regal 4.3l v6 Merc questions!
Ok so went to go remove the bellows housing today to replace the Ujoint bellows and the shift cable. The shift cable fitting was totally rounded from the previous person. After about 3 hours of trying to remove it finally got a size 12mm socket banged on it and used a torch to apply some heat and it finally broke loose. So frustrating.
Yep, backyard hacks at it again without using the right tools. :facepalm:
sptjet90Reflexx said:
Also went to go replace the steering cable today, stopped at the merc supply store and was told that cable is no longer available.
Again, yep... Merc like doing that sort of thing... Makes more money for them. My steering cable also went obsolete, but I was lucky and got a new cable form someone who had an old one kicking around. You might be able to try Precision Marine in California. They often have NLA parts on the shelf.
sptjet90Reflexx said:
So had to buy a whole new helm and conversion set to go to the new setup. Not the kinda money I wanted to spend but at this point If i don't get this thing in the water I am going to go crazy.
Been there, done that...
sptjet90Reflexx said:
The hose for the water intake was cracked and had minor holes in it so I figured that needed to be replaced so it came off without to much difficulty. Anyone know if you can get a similar thickness hose somewhere besides the merc dealer? They aren't open on Sunday.
Buy a full transom seal kit. It also includes the correct hose. For you engine the part # is 30-803097T1
sptjet90Reflexx said:
Also I found out why the old cable went bad. The plastic protector that keeps the exhaust off of it was not in the right place. The cable literately melted.
Backyard hacks at it again. Make sure the new cable goes in routed correctly. It's in the manual (You do have the Merc service manual, don't you?)
sptjet90Reflexx said:
Here is a big question.. The left side trim sensor wires, The wire is exposed. Both of them into the sensor are totally corroded. I see some kinda small plate with a 10mm bolt on it right above the water intake fitting, which is where the 2 wires go into. Can i remove that and replace the wiring?
The point you see the wires passing through the transom housing it where the wires are actually molded to the plug. It comes as 2 pieces, one pair of wires for each sensor (one is the trim position sensor and the other is the trim limit switch). The replacement kit for them is -805320A03. Not cheap....
Chris.......
