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So Sad:Mercury Marine joins industries Dirty Dozen
On Jun 28, 12:46*pm, Gene wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 10:24*am, TinyTim wrote: .... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters *early failure *is endemic to the pervasive *decline in business management ethics and general skill. *If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. * My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. *I saw it. *I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. *I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt *as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and *then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. *But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Which year of starters are you refering to? usually the early *(Delco 8 & 10 MT) marine units were heavy but cheap to fix. *then later on the gear reductions came out. The first models made in Korea were the same as on an 80's Chevy s-10 and weren't much to brag about concerning power, *and repairs were costly like the rest of the unit. Now the new series is *little gear reduction which is a Mitsubishi knock-off which is made in India for pity sakes. But the Delco PM/260 is the way to go. they work well on anything from a 3.0 up to a GM 503 CID. Both automotive and marine. But regardless, ALL starters are prone to humidity and a lot of people will let the bilge fill up to where the starter motor is baptized even for a moment, then the corrosion begins. But even if kept dry, just the humidity in the bilge will keep the starter damp and the rust starts happening. BTW, you say people are switching to Mallory? Mallory what? Mallory doesn't make a starter. Mallory advertises that they are suppliers to OEMs (Including Mercury). Could it be that the subject starter is actually a Chinese knock-off? -- Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1171 "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." * - Unknown Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepagehttp://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm Could be, Gene. |
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