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Two Solenoids?

Jerryjerry05 said:
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Something by Ansel Adams...... or do you have another preference? :D

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Such humor...

I've got one on the starter:
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And one on the aft end of the stbd head.
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I used the one on the head when I needed to bump her over to get to TDC for distributor replacement.

Oh, and you see the blue pan gasket bulging out in the top pic? Is that something I need to worry about?
 
You have a HTGR/PMGR starter motor, and I see no reason for the slave solenoid if the "start-by-pass" circuit is wired and working correctly.


As for the pan gasket, this is not correct. You'd best pull it and correct it.

I also see an incorrect type of suction hose being used at the chrome transom shield water tube.

BTW.... today's ABYC recommendations call out "yellow" cable for use with Negative conductors... not Positive conductors.


Jeff, I also see something that may cause trouble for you down the road.
At the AFT end of your exhaust elbows, you'll see a scalloped area where the spent sea water enters the exhaust gas flow.
These OEM 95mm exhaust couplers are always too short, and they end up being clamped over the scalloped portion.
This will eventually restrict sea water flow and may cause over-heating.
 

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During cranking, it's not unusual to see ambient voltage as low as 10.2 to 10.0 volts or so when taken right at the battery bank.
This same 10.2 to 10.0 volts is all that the magnetic side of the solenoid is going to see.... be it the slave solenoid or at the main starter motor solenoid.


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Thanks for the info. The boat is over 40 years old and has had who knows how many owners who did who knows what to her. The 260A was professionally installed about 6 years ago (I have the work order), she was Chrysler Super Bee before that. I've put a couple hundred hours on the 260A. We never run her hard - 99% of the time under 1800 rpm.

The suction hose is a very firm jacuzzi type hose that will not yield to suction...I'm comfortable with it. The exhause sleeves are a different story and I'd like to put on something that will be good down the road - where do I get the good ones?

I'm thinking the yellow starter cable will stay for a while, but I'm not happy about the prospect of pulling the engine to install a new pan gasket. What would have caused that gasket to bulge out like that? Any chance I could just loosen it and tuck it back in?

A pic of our last "Houseboat Outing" on the St Johns River in Florida. We're the one on the right.
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kimcrwbr1 said:
If it aint leaking it dont need to be fixed just keep an eye on the gasket if you go to try and push the gasket in you may be opening a can of worms.
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I agree with Kim. See if it holds first.


I'm thinking the yellow starter cable will stay for a while,
At least give this Yellow cable a RED shrink tube identification band and especially at the MBSS "common" terminal, and/or the battery bank "Positive" terminal.
Not necessarily so much for YOU... but for someone else in the future.

As said earlier... yellow is now synonymous with DC Negatives.
That said.... yellow with red stripe is often used for the starter motor solenoid "magnetic" triggering circuit....... or IOW, from the key switch "S" terminal to the solenoid "S" terminal.

I'm not happy about the prospect of pulling the engine to install a new pan gasket. What would have caused that gasket to bulge out like that?
That looks like one of the silicone gaskets. These do not require any sealant. Sealant will lubricate the gasket, and may cause it to slip/slide while being squeezed.

Any chance I could just loosen it and tuck it back in?
I'd sooner see you loosen and drop the pan a bit, clean the area from all oil film, and fill this void with a good RTV type silicone gasket maker product.
If it holds... simply trim the excess... and no one will be the wiser. :)
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Great pics Rick :)
The pan gasket is just the wrong one,
Dodge/Chrysler made a few blocks over the years.
If it aint leakin, don't worry.
 
Ayuh,.... I disagree 'bout the oil pan gasket,.... It don't need changin',...

It's a multi-fit gasket,.... as it'll fit Both the Pre-'79 pans, 'n the post-'79 pans, up to '86, when the rear main seal changed,...

In 1979, the dipstick moved from the port-side of the block, to the starboard-side,...
 
Forget the pan gasket, you knuckleheads :p......... what did one old solenoid say to the other old solenoid? :)

I'll reveal the answer later tonight!

Three points for anyone who gets it right.
Two demerits for anyone who gets it wrong. ;)

For those really wrong answers, you may need to stand in the ME.com barrel for a day or two.


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bondo said:
Ayuh,.... I disagree 'bout the oil pan gasket,.... It don't need changin',...

It's a multi-fit gasket,.... as it'll fit Both the Pre-'79 pans, 'n the post-'79 pans, up to '86, when the rear main seal changed,...

In 1979, the dipstick moved from the port-side of the block, to the starboard-side,...
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That's the answer I was looking for. Thanks.
 
what did one old solenoid say to the other old solenoid?



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