No No, there is no issue with any of that. The starter turns. The boat would start if I opened the fuel line to the gas tanks.

Everything is fine right now except the wires under the dash. The dash was cracked and broken, so I made a new one from some plexi-glass variant, lexon or something. I used the old one as a template and cut out a new one, painted the back black, and installed it. When I did, I did a dumb.

Since I had the wiring diagram, I didn't worry about marking any of the gauges or wires. I just disconnected them all. When I went to reconnect them, that is when I discovered that the gauges had been replaced with different ones and whats behind my dash in no way matches the wiring diagram for the original boat. Gauges are different, wire colors are different, etc... I got the AMP gauge connected and the ignition working, but thats all I can figure out. That is the only thing wrong with the boat right now.

I have not run the motor because someone told me that I could not start the motor with the outdrive at the high angle it was at without breaking a gimble or something. Since the tilt/trim pump was not working at the time, I had to replace that. I have since found out that is incorrect.

I also decided I was going to remove the gas tanks, inspect, repair, and clean them. Took 2 weeks to do it right. I also ran new fuel lines.

Then I figured if I wanted to start the motor and put the boat in gear to check the outdrive (which according to the boatyard has a new lower unit and is solid) that I had better change the outdrive oil.

According to the boat yard that did the work on the boat before I got it, it is ready to go. I did a tune-up anyways (oil, plugs, filters).

Now I am ready to start it up this weekend, but I am worried. Someone else is telling me that I should change the water pump before starting it up. I had no concerns about whether or not the water pump was faulty till this person mentioned it. Since the temp gauge is not working, I am hesitate to start the boat now. I assume the water pump is fine, but how can I be sure.



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