470 overheats again

[surchin]

shoulda sold it to "aussie" when i had the chance. except he probably would have had a few more red bulls and swam across the ocean to kick my *** though.

[aussie]

did i hear my name lol

[spareparts]

raw water pump should havebene the first thing to replace

[step up here]

sorry to hear your problems but i know any class mechanic especially a mercruiser authorized repair shop would let a boat leave their shop with a temp gauge not working! i really would not want to be in your shoes now. good luck for this one.

[surchin]

I panicked! Update.... Not an overheat problem! Points! I brought it in yesterday, first thing he questioned was is it getting spark and no it was not . So we cleaned points up and bingo fired up and runs great. I still have confidence with the shop and yes he would fix the gauges but im out of budget for boat at the moment so I'll do that myself.

Took my kid and his bud fishing at sunset last night he is 12 and just startingto get into it. I haven't seen him have so much fun in a long time. Cathing bunch of small mackeral . Gotta get kids off the computers!

Trying to post pics but I got iPhone and not working I guess I need to do the separate link to site- ( have to get my kid to figure it out hah). I'm starting to plan my hardtop cabin project.

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[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by surchin

I panicked! Update.... Not an overheat problem! Points! I brought it in yesterday, first thing he questioned was is it getting spark and no it was not . So we cleaned points up and bingo fired up and runs great. I still have confidence with the shop and yes he would fix the gauges but im out of budget for boat at the moment so I'll do that myself.

Took my kid and his bud fishing at sunset last night he is 12 and just startingto get into it. I haven't seen him have so much fun in a long time. Cathing bunch of small mackeral . Gotta get kids off the computers!

Trying to post pics but I got iPhone and not working I guess I need to do the separate link to site- ( have to get my kid to figure it out hah). I'm starting to plan my hardtop cabin project.

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You doin' a good thing takin' those kids fishin'!!...it'll keep em grounded lifelong...

Use photobucket.com to post pictures here...Look in How To section...if I can do it, ANYBODY can!!...

[cfelton]

Glad you got her back running ok! Yep. points will definately do it. You nood to get yourself a Pertronics Electronic Ignition set and a matching Flamethrower coil. They're easy to install, just follow simple directions. You won't have to worry about that anymore and the starting and performance will be Greatly improved! I replace my raw water pump impeller every other year. The kit only cost 46.00 bucks and its easy to install. And definately get a new temperture gauge, you'll want to keep an eye on your temp from time to time. Yea, take them kids fishing, they'll remember it for ever! My dad took us fishing every Sunday afternoon after church, it was some of the best times of my life!