can't remember colors but coil possible coil connections are B+ on pos. and dist, tach, and shift interrupt on neg.

If that feeble answer doesn't cut it and someone else doesn't pop in with the answer I can find my books and look up a better answer for ya.

Well I got curious and looked... my FSM's don't cover the 470 so I grabbed my Clymer manual and read a bit in the basic section.... If the wire is on the POS side of the coil it could the excitation lead for an alternator... does the engine HAVE or has it HAD an alternator on it?

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i am hopeing to compile a list of does and donts to remove my 3.0 engine and install my new 470 in my v. although i am not a mechanic i am going to give this a shot with a buddy of mine who has done it before, so help from the v20 gods would be appreciated. i do know i have to remove the drive. hey smoke, no it did not have the alternator. i will be adding one though ! thanks for the reply.

electric choke coil on the carburator

I figured you'd have the answer Spare.... it's been quite while since I worked on anything with an electric choke..... I didn't even consider that

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Mr Spareparts to the rescue once again:beer:

did this boat ever get finished seems theres no happy ending to this:hide:

I never did get that 3.7 installed aussie, i found traces of water in the oil and decided to have a friend change the head gasket that was like 7 months a go, as it often goes with friends it is still sitting in the same spot and i cant seem to get him to finish it which is really straining our relationship by the way! i also fabricated a new dash panel with new faria gauges and new switch panel that he has half way finished connecting, so i have recently decided to part my boat out which is a shame because i have done so much work to her . i am just disgusted as their have been more things go wrong with this project than is normal for 10 projects. it currently has a running 3.0 mercruiser in it and it is all up for grabs .

well i learnt a long time ago not to rely on friends even ones you pay i just do everything myself it takes a little longer but with the internet and good people on forums anything can be done my project is still on the back burner but hopefully ill finish it by next summer wild cat 3.7 lol

i bet some of you are thinking who would help that mad *** aussie