I posted a follup up to my water leaking problem for you.

Yesterday evening I removed the starter from the boat. I hooked it up to
the battery and it splun freely. I took it down to the autoparts store
where they can do a load test. The first run with it it made some terrible
grinding noises. The next time all it got was click, click, click. Then we
beat it with a hammer and it ran fine with the load but was pulling 5 times
of the normal amount of battery power. So the starter is definitly busted.

I have a new one on the way that I should be able to pick up today for $200.
I couldnt find a mechanic around me that could rebuild them. They all said
they woudl have to send it off for a week. So I guess I'll be sporting a
new one in my boat if it arrives today.

Hopefully that will put me back in the water this evening.

--C

"Camilo" wrote in message
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"Camilo" wrote in message
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"Ree-Yees" wrote

around tomorrow? My motor is a 1987 Mercruiser inboard/outboad motor.
You already got the advice on getting your starter rebuilt.

What kind of engine is it? If it's an I/O, it is sometimes absolutely
the
best route to get your current starter rebuilt vs. buying a new or
rebuilt
one - there's some shimming issues (I was told).

Oops - didn't notice that you'd already said it was a mercruiser i/o. My
comment about the shims applies installing starters on GM 5.0 / 5.7 l
(305/
350 ci) blocks, whether they be automobile or marinized. (so I've been
told - I'm not a mechanic, but have received advice from a couple on this
issue) I was told, once you get a starter fitted to one of these blocks,
keep it. I ended up with two starters on my old GM 5.7 boat engine - just
by chance, but it ended up being a good thing a couple of years later when
my starter went out and I could save some time by re-installing the old
(and
rebuilt one) easily because it had already been shimmed.

My comment about pull starting I take back!! Hey good luck getting back
on
the water.

Also please post a follow up to your water drainage issue.