Replacing Starter in 35 Fountain
 

Has anyone replaced a starter on 35' Fountain? How did you do it...how hard was it?

I have a 1997 35' Lightening with Merc HP525SC Bravo dirves. The starter on the starboard motor is acting up.

Joel

Starboard side should be reasonable to get to, never did the starter but crawled in there for lots of other chit. Port side would be the PIA.

Pay somebody - its not woth the aggravation

Yep, the starboard starter looks much more accessable than the port. My hope is someone knows for sure that it can be done without pulling the motor.

I almost certainly would pay someone to do it.

Its easier to just pull the motor BIG Daddy ,good luck :drink::drink:

Now THAT is exactly what I was afraid of! Chit.

I think you meant :poopoo:
it is less painfull to just hoist the motor up 2 ft :drink:

Pull the exhaust manifold off over the starter.

Pull the exhaust manifold off over the starter.


As USA1 said: Pull the exhaust manifold 10 min undo the starter wiring 3 min pull starter 5 min. Not that bad of a job. Just have to be a little bit of a contortionist. Installation in reverse.

Thank you folks for your replies.

I'm really glad to hear that it is not that bad of a job. I was not looking forward to the possibility of pulling the motor.

Starter replacement
 

My 35 has 500's side by side and my mechanic replaced the port starter in about 30 minutes on my lift. Good Luck!

Wow...that's encouraging news The starboard side on mine should be even easier to get to than the port side you had done.

Using one of the high torque mini starters should make the install easier. There only about half the size and a third the weight.. Just two cents worth.... Good luck with it. :drink:

Powerquest: Thank you for the suggestion...well worth considering.