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Forum: General Q & A
06-15-2010, 02:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 680
Posted By Richard Seccombe

New Sarter Motor Or?

Hi Everyone,

I have a 400 Express Trojan with 2 Mercruiser 8.1 S engines. One starts just fine cold. The other one does the normal beep and I hear the fuel pump light up when I turn on the...
Forum: General Q & A
07-09-2009, 06:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,893
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Thanks for the input

Thanks very much for the input.

Everything has already been replaced and paid for. One of the problems prior to the manifolds rotting was that the setup used a combination riser/elbow. There was...
Forum: General Q & A
07-06-2009, 10:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 13,893
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Mercruiser 8.1Aluminum Manifold Failures

I had to replace the risers, elbows, and aluminum exhaust manifolds on two 8.1S Mercruiser engines due to leakage in the manifolds. The total cost was over $5000.

Just this week I came across...
Forum: General Q & A
07-01-2009, 10:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 850
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Hi SeaRay Jim, There's a good article on...

Hi SeaRay Jim,

There's a good article on water in oil here:

http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Bullet/01/01_13.pdf

Helped me a lot in grinding through the various possibilities. It takes you step...
Forum: General Q & A
07-01-2009, 02:08 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,276
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Do You Use Resonators in Your Exhaust Lines?

Last weekend I blew a hole in 1 exhaust hose in each of the two engines. These are 496 Horizon engines that have one 3 foot exhast hose from each elbow going down to the muffler (2 - 3' hoses per...
Forum: General Q & A
06-26-2009, 07:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Problem Solved

I replaced both sensors on both engines yesterday, ran a dedicated ground strap from each sensor to the block, and ran the Diacom software. Both sensors responded perfectly and the pressure reading...
Forum: General Q & A
06-22-2009, 01:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Smile Pretty funny. I play hell trying to keep paint...

Pretty funny. I play hell trying to keep paint on things in an ocean environment, and Merc is blowing up sensors because they did too good a job.

Cheers to you too SDFever. I hope you also have...
Forum: General Q & A
06-22-2009, 10:32 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Thanks very much SDFever & Rage. SDFever....

Thanks very much SDFever & Rage.

SDFever. you nailed it. Apparentley Merc had two problems with the early sensors. The paint job on the pump that the sensor screws into was too good and the...
Forum: General Q & A
06-21-2009, 01:47 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

The sensors are located at the back of the pump. ...

The sensors are located at the back of the pump. Yes...salt water. I think maybe you have a point with respect to fooling around with them. The Starb engine will throw a code, I'll clear it,...
Forum: General Q & A
06-21-2009, 11:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Hi SDFever, I erased both the codes and the...

Hi SDFever,

I erased both the codes and the history (twice). The Strb engine immediately starts the 2 beeps every minute when I turn on the ignition and throws a new code. The Port engine...
Forum: General Q & A
06-21-2009, 09:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Additional Information

It was late and I had been in a bilge all day when I wrote the original post and forgot to mention this.

The actual code was "Sea Pump CRT HI" and the PCM Manual says faulty wiring to the sensor...
Forum: General Q & A
06-20-2009, 10:17 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,405
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Diacom Test Need Help

I recently replaced the sea water pump impellers on both 496 Horizons. A Diacom recording on both engines showed normal sea pump pressure. I then pulled both raw water sea strainers and cleaned...
Forum: General Q & A
06-16-2009, 09:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,435
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Thanks everyone for your input. The boat is in...

Thanks everyone for your input. The boat is in the water in a slip when I'm doing the testing. It seems strange that both engines ramped up on pressure by just removing and replacing the strainers....
Forum: General Q & A
06-16-2009, 01:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,383
Posted By Richard Seccombe

I just picked up a Standard Horizon HX 850S. It...

I just picked up a Standard Horizon HX 850S. It has DSC, floats, GPS, and 6 watt output. Registering the DSC was easy and if you get into trouble, you pull up the cover, hit the button, and an...
Forum: General Q & A
06-16-2009, 01:05 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 506
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Delete

Sorry for the double post
Forum: General Q & A
06-16-2009, 12:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,435
Posted By Richard Seccombe

Normal Sea Pump Pressure

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post on this forum. I have a 40’ Trojan with two 496 Horizons (not HO’s). Based on all of the posts regarding the use of the Rinda Diacom software and the...
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