Hi,
I am re-powering my 1983 Sea Ray weekender, it has a merc 260, alpha 1(gen1). I am putting in a 1998 FW, 5.7 Alpha 1 gen1 (2bbl)"take out". I have everything from the boat that the engine came from, wire harness, trim pump, steering, instrument panel. throtle/shifter cables... I am swaping over the gimble housing now, but l have looked over the 2 different wiring diagrams and I'm not sure if it will work if I just plug in the main plug on the engine. Most of the wires seem to go to the right places but they are different colors. The new engine has a knock sensor and an electric fuel pump. I have done an engine change before but they were the same engines so the plugs worked, I'm not sure what I need to do here. Nothing in the manual, nothing on-line. Anyone know, or deal with this before? I don't want to fry anything so I appreciate your imput.
Thanks,
Ray
I am re-powering my 1983 Sea Ray weekender, it has a merc 260, alpha 1(gen1). I am putting in a 1998 FW, 5.7 Alpha 1 gen1 (2bbl)"take out". I have everything from the boat that the engine came from, wire harness, trim pump, steering, instrument panel. throtle/shifter cables... I am swaping over the gimble housing now, but l have looked over the 2 different wiring diagrams and I'm not sure if it will work if I just plug in the main plug on the engine. Most of the wires seem to go to the right places but they are different colors. The new engine has a knock sensor and an electric fuel pump. I have done an engine change before but they were the same engines so the plugs worked, I'm not sure what I need to do here. Nothing in the manual, nothing on-line. Anyone know, or deal with this before? I don't want to fry anything so I appreciate your imput.
Thanks,
Ray