Thanks for all that info - for the time being while I get this running while
OUT the water I can leave it alone but I will definitely work out away to
either relay it via the oil pressure switch or something similar so it only
feeds fuel if the crank is rotating. Again brilliant advice from you all.
Thanks.

Anyone have more thoughts about the raw water pump and the possible need to
cool the stern leg?
I don' know if I need that...... I am a going mechanical and electronics guy -
planes .....yes. Boats....not yet!!

I did see that that alternator was not a Marine version but I have worked out
a way to "seal" it so no sparks get out. The starter looks like a marine
version though.
Thanks again on the pump issue - almost certainley save me a bit of grief!

Mike wrote:
When ign switch is off - no fuel....

No good! There should only be fuel when the engine is cranking (to start),
or there is oil pressure (engine running). The latter could save your engine
as well. If the oil pressure drops for any reason, the fuel pump will cut
out, and the engine will stop before you melt the block. If the ign switch
is simply on, and the engine isn't running, the fuel pump should NOT be
moving fuel.

--Mike

It is on the same circuit as the coil...When ign switch is off - no
fuel....
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Eisboch

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