I posted a message earlier but
I posted a message earlier but cant find it now so will try again.
I purchased a boat a couple years ago which has a merc 488 engine. This engine uses a water cooled voltage regulater and when my battery stoped charging I suspected this item. I ended up purchasing a conversion kit and after pulling the power stearing and mounting it I found that I am not sure how to connect it electrically as the new alternator has a single wire and i cant find a diagram that explains this very well.
On top of everything I decided to rewire and change out my switch panel and now i cant get my engine started. I can hear the solenoid click but the starter doesnt do anything. I purchased a new book to see if it had any better diagrams to use but they dont jive. The control panel diagram shows a connection from pin 4 while the motor diagram shows nothing connected to pin 4.
Any ideas or experiences in this area would be greatly appreciated.
Ray
I posted a message earlier but cant find it now so will try again.
I purchased a boat a couple years ago which has a merc 488 engine. This engine uses a water cooled voltage regulater and when my battery stoped charging I suspected this item. I ended up purchasing a conversion kit and after pulling the power stearing and mounting it I found that I am not sure how to connect it electrically as the new alternator has a single wire and i cant find a diagram that explains this very well.
On top of everything I decided to rewire and change out my switch panel and now i cant get my engine started. I can hear the solenoid click but the starter doesnt do anything. I purchased a new book to see if it had any better diagrams to use but they dont jive. The control panel diagram shows a connection from pin 4 while the motor diagram shows nothing connected to pin 4.
Any ideas or experiences in this area would be greatly appreciated.
Ray