Well I did it , went and took on another project ! My dillema...I will try to be brief and not add too much comedy , but get yer laffs on me for now, cause I will! I bought a 1978 Hydro-Swift 22' ? with a chevy 350,? 305 ? believe its the 5.7 ! and what I ASS u ME is a OMC .STERNDRIVE ? this is how green I am , I am a 4 wheel hot rodder , and fairly handy with a wrench landlubber , but when it comes to boats I know Jack $hit! I dont even know the difference between Sterndrive ,and overdrive ? etc however Ive learned port side ,starbord side ,bow and stern and " Swabb the deck Scallawag '
The boat appears to only have 150 hours on it , and it was DIRT cheap with trailer , really looks good and clean overall Problem 1.] I can barely find any info on the manufacturer and I need some kind of manual ? 2.] it appears someone tried to replace the starter with a chevy car starter . WRONG! Im trying to order a starter but Im in a quandry , on where and what , Im Assuming I need one for an OMC outdrive /sterndrive so as to adapt to the OMC ? bell housing on the drive unit it sez " Outboard Marine " is that the logo for OMC ? 3.] on the manifold is an old school ceramic ballast resistor ,its all crusty and I supplied power to it and it got HOT AS HADES ! , are there any specific specs I need to look for on a replacement ,or will your basic automotive ballast resistor work ? 4.] how can I I.D. said OMC ? sterndrive ? 5.] On the Right side ,starbord? side above the starter isare two cylindrical looking pieces that all the wires converge into ? what is this ,some sort of waterproof junction block ? SORRY FOLX ,for being so green , and I'm sure I will have a " boatload " [pun intended} more questions ,but for now , thats it Thanxz in advance BOATBEN
The boat appears to only have 150 hours on it , and it was DIRT cheap with trailer , really looks good and clean overall Problem 1.] I can barely find any info on the manufacturer and I need some kind of manual ? 2.] it appears someone tried to replace the starter with a chevy car starter . WRONG! Im trying to order a starter but Im in a quandry , on where and what , Im Assuming I need one for an OMC outdrive /sterndrive so as to adapt to the OMC ? bell housing on the drive unit it sez " Outboard Marine " is that the logo for OMC ? 3.] on the manifold is an old school ceramic ballast resistor ,its all crusty and I supplied power to it and it got HOT AS HADES ! , are there any specific specs I need to look for on a replacement ,or will your basic automotive ballast resistor work ? 4.] how can I I.D. said OMC ? sterndrive ? 5.] On the Right side ,starbord? side above the starter isare two cylindrical looking pieces that all the wires converge into ? what is this ,some sort of waterproof junction block ? SORRY FOLX ,for being so green , and I'm sure I will have a " boatload " [pun intended} more questions ,but for now , thats it Thanxz in advance BOATBEN