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"Hello fellow boaters,
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"Hello fellow boaters,
I have a 3.0L mercruiser with a faulty starter motor - my guess is the previous owner wasn't too fussy about keeping water out of the bilge and managed to submerge the starter on the boat ramp or elsewhere. Now I have removed the starter (Delco #9000820) and pulled it down to find it full of rust and totally seized. I have then cleaned it up to see if it would still turn and it does however I am concerned enough about it to want to replace it before going out on the water again. I dunno about in the US but I know in AUS it is pretty hard to push start a boat with no decent hills around
. Anyway, I know it might be nice to locate an exact part number match but I am finding the cost extremely prohibitive. Is there any reason why I can't use an auto equivalent starter such as the 9000798 which comes in at around 30% of the genuine marine part cost? Is there any real difference between a marine and an auto starter other than the lovely black Mercury paint?
I look forward to your replies and especially if any of you have used an equivalent auto starter.
Thanks,
John"
I ha
"Hello fellow boaters,
I have a 3.0L mercruiser with a faulty starter motor - my guess is the previous owner wasn't too fussy about keeping water out of the bilge and managed to submerge the starter on the boat ramp or elsewhere. Now I have removed the starter (Delco #9000820) and pulled it down to find it full of rust and totally seized. I have then cleaned it up to see if it would still turn and it does however I am concerned enough about it to want to replace it before going out on the water again. I dunno about in the US but I know in AUS it is pretty hard to push start a boat with no decent hills around
I look forward to your replies and especially if any of you have used an equivalent auto starter.
Thanks,
John"