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Default Mercruiser Carb Conversion

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On Apr 21, 12:13 pm, Jim Rojas wrote:
The hardest part was getting the harmonic balancer removed. I was able
to get a puller & inserter on loan from Autozone.

The old stator came off pretty easy. The magnets however were all busted
up, and I had to carefully look around for loose pieces. When it was all
setup and done, the kit was well worth it. It came with the brackets,
bolts, washers, belt, and wiring harness, along with a step by step full
illustration.

Jim Rojas



Tim wrote:
On Apr 21, 9:16 am, Jim Rojas wrote:
No offense taken. I am just glad to see people in this newsgroup willing
to help.
Jim Rojas
Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Jim Rojas" wrote
Yeah...that I am an idiot...
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Throttle body is kind fo neat , that is on a car, but look at all
you'd have to do for a boat. High pressure fuel pump, computer timing
etc, etc. It HAS been done, but it's not worth the cost of a change
over.....
BTW, i know exactly the the alternator kit you used. and with the
exception of making the brackets. The alternator is only about
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So you used an electric water pump to replace the raw water pump in
the outdrive? What prompted that?


Laziness for the most part. It is a pain in the ass to drain the lower
unit, unbolt it, remove it, replace the parts. I tried doing it myself
once. I followed the step by step directions in the Clymer manual, but I
screwed up and now the boat doesn't go into reverse. I ended up hiring a
mobile marine mechanic to fix it right.

Now that I have the electric raw water pump setup, All I have to worry
about is replacing just the lower unit gear oil every season. An
electric pump take me 5 minutes to replace, and it costs the same as an
impeller kit.

Jim Rojas

 
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