On Sep 2, 12:15 pm, wrote:
Did this end up being correct? I'm putting the starter back in my
boat and realized the notes I had are gone now, just want to be sure.

On Aug 25, 9:29 am, "Tconn756" wrote:



I just installed astarterin my 98 bayliner (4.3mercruiser)

I think I may have reveresed the two small wires. I was upside down and
backwards when I took it out.

Facing the terminals and going clockwise...
12:00 - Battery positive
3:00- Yellow w/red tracer
6:00 Negative
9:00 Black/yellow

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It's kind of hard to mess them up. I'm not sure about the wire color
coding, but if it's hooked up right it will crank, if not it will be
dead. no click, no nothing. if anything else with a test light you
should have power to the exciter wire when the key is in full crank
position, and it should be located on the "S" terminal on the starter
selonoid. The other small wire goes to a resistor bypass to the coil,
that is if the engine is points ignition and not HEI.

Even if you ahve it wooked up wrong, nothing is oging to blow up. The
starter just wont operate.