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Socal Marine LLC
Приєднався 1 лис 2018
Boat repair shop in beautiful sunny San Pedro, CA, USA. We work on boats doing mostly mechanical repairs, engine rebuilds, etc. Small family owned local shop and Christian run - my wife also helps out at the shop and is getting rather good at it, I have to watch out she doesnt get better than me :)
I upload videos on this channel to try help folks self diagnose, fix or repair their own boats. Mercruiser, volvo penta, OMC and outboards like mercury, yamaha, honda, evinrude, suzuki, etc- we strive hard for customer service excellence and are very blessed to have God our Father as the one in charge :)
If you are local and wish to have us try help you out follow the link to our website socal-marine.com and fill out a job inquiry, thanks.
I upload videos on this channel to try help folks self diagnose, fix or repair their own boats. Mercruiser, volvo penta, OMC and outboards like mercury, yamaha, honda, evinrude, suzuki, etc- we strive hard for customer service excellence and are very blessed to have God our Father as the one in charge :)
If you are local and wish to have us try help you out follow the link to our website socal-marine.com and fill out a job inquiry, thanks.
$15000 rip off - This poor customer got smoked by another shop
This is what happens when shops stop caring about customers and only care about lining their pockets
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Mercruiser lower unit why it won’t go into or in wrong gear after doing water pump
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Walking you thru the physics of the Mercruiser alpha drives shifting and how they work together. The lower unit can actually be in another gear than the control on the boat and that’s why it doesn’t work right if u don’t get it right. Hopefully this will save thousands of man hours!
Engine honing cheap diy rigid lisle vs flex ball home style
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I’ve found the ridge lisle type homes actually do more damage than good
Lisle ridged hone when to use it and how
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Lisle ridged hone when to use it and how
Omc cobra volvo Penta 90s spark issues - replace this style if you have it
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Sometimes these work fine but they can be very finicky. I’ve had some start run perfect for 15 minutes the just shut off, no spark literally. Then fire right back up after sitting.
How to remove/flush creamy milky oil sludge from a running engine quick and easy
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Many times you will end up with milky creamy oil in a marine engine and sometimes the bottom end is ok if not left too long. Here i wlak you through the process of getting the cream/sludge out real easy. When you have cleaned out most of the sludge you can use regular oil on your last oil fill and run it for 3-4 mintues to distribute the oil through the bearings. From there you can remove manif...
Perkins 4108 leaking timing cover fix
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Brake clean absolutely everything till it’s squeaky clean. Use the best etc u can get, primates ultra or picture or even better is fords proprietary etc they designed under the motor craft brand. I only clamped the inner plate initially, that allows me to trim excess etc away the next day and then repeat with the outer plate.
Locked up marine 5.0 pt 2 prepping to bore cylinders
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Locked up marine 5.0 pt 2 prepping to bore cylinders
Locked up 5.0 boat engine first steps to rebuild
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Locked up 5.0 boat engine first steps to rebuild
Perkins 4108 remote oil adapter hose routing / flow direction
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Showing the oil path on a perkins 4108 with remote oil filter setup.
383 hi torque stroker panther jet build with holley sniper efi first start
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383 hi torque stroker panther jet build with holley sniper efi first start
Customer states: Alpha gen1 stalls when shifting Part 2/3: prepping bellhousing and bellows
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Customer states: Alpha gen1 stalls when shifting Part 2/3: prepping bellhousing and bellows
Customer states: Alpha gen1 stalls when shifting Part 1/3: Removing bellhousing and bellows
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Customer states: Alpha gen1 stalls when shifting Part 1/3: Removing bellhousing and bellows
Boat stalls when shifting into gear: this tiny seal is the culprit
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Boat stalls when shifting into gear: this tiny seal is the culprit
Mercruiser ALPHA lower shift cable replacement: Part 4: Installing the the new cable and bellows
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Mercruiser ALPHA lower shift cable replacement: Part 4: Installing the the new cable and bellows
Outboard Tech tips Incl Basics Crash course for diagnosing outboard problems
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Outboard Tech tips Incl Basics Crash course for diagnosing outboard problems
Testing a No spark Johnson outboard with results - Stator / Trigger DVA
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Testing a No spark Johnson outboard with results - Stator / Trigger DVA
Mercruiser ALPHA lower shift cable replacement: Part 3: Old VS New cable style
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Mercruiser ALPHA lower shift cable replacement: Part 3: Old VS New cable style
Perkins 4108 first start after rebuild
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Perkins 4108 first start after rebuild
Most common boat problems and how to fix them - Part 2/2
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Most common boat problems and how to fix them - Part 2/2
Most common boat problems and how to fix them - Part 1/2
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Most common boat problems and how to fix them - Part 1/2
Outboard spark fix part 2/2. Table demo with real parts.
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Outboard spark fix part 2/2. Table demo with real parts.
Mercruiser ALPHA lower shift cable replacement: Part 2: Remove shift bellows and shift arm
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Mercruiser ALPHA lower shift cable replacement: Part 2: Remove shift bellows and shift arm
Mercruiser lower shift cable replacement: Part 1: prep the cable at motor prior to pulling out.
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Mercruiser lower shift cable replacement: Part 1: prep the cable at motor prior to pulling out.
Mercruiser/Volvo Penta Gimbal Bearing installation: Basic Tools, alignment and my personal tips
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Mercruiser/Volvo Penta Gimbal Bearing installation: Basic Tools, alignment and my personal tips
Mercruiser Volvo Gimbal Bearing Removal - Tools, Best tips and tricks
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Mercruiser Volvo Gimbal Bearing Removal - Tools, Best tips and tricks
BROKE RED NECK outboard test! No special tools required, maybe just a brain.
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BROKE RED NECK outboard test! No special tools required, maybe just a brain.
Clearing up myths on piston wall clearance in stock marine engines - mercruiser volvo penta etc
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Clearing up myths on piston wall clearance in stock marine engines - mercruiser volvo penta etc
Mercruiser 120 140 3.0 head gasket: Disassembly in 60 seconds
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Mercruiser 120 140 3.0 head gasket: Disassembly in 60 seconds
You need to take the points plate off and make sure your centrifugal advance weights are advancing at RPM range sometimes they rust to the plate and they don't advance your boat runs like crap 😊😊
just had a 5.0l cobra get the upper unit swapped and we over heated. after putting my old pump back in they are testing tomorrow, if still hot we will have them check the same. Thanks again!😀
This video helped me a ton. Mine was a omc cobra 3.0. The whole gasket and o ring kit and rubber nipples for the pick up tube from Amazon was $43 sierra 18-2671 is the part# for the whole gasket kit
The only thing you skipped out on was is there a switch that connects to shifting lever that wont let engine start if not in nuetral so that boat dont scram into motion while attempting to start.also the wires coming into that red plug can you show what wires go to were on the block and what color it is.i got a used outboard with no control box and wires red plug cut at closest area to motor.no idea what starts what..it has the usaull purple,gray,black n yelllow,green,red,yellow and green i think.any tuturial will help just wanna hear it run.snooky pa.its a 90s johnson 40 off a pontoon boat!!
apologies - i was focusing on the motor components. Well 2 strokes are interesting, unlike a 4 stroke where key OFF REMOVES 12v POS to ignition to kill motor, a 2 stroke key off ADDS GROUND to short everything out because the ignition is self produce simply by the engine running - you can start a 2 stroke and remove the entire harness plug and it will keep running!! That safety switch is a backup OFF switch which basically connects a ground to the "kill" wire at the back of the motor - only difference is it wraps around your wrist in case of an emergency/accident :)
@@SocalMarineUSA yes you covered the motor components very well,i was just certain there was the nuetral safety switch on two strokes that will prevent ignition if in gear.yes i would assume its same as kill feature and grounds out system electronically. You know ur two strokes well obviously!!
Thanks I'm old school carburetor styal you make your explanation easy thanks
Very well Mate!
How would you test the coil pack on a 1994 Evinrude v4 88?
check ohms and compare it to specs, cana lso swap it with a cylinder thats running well - if the coil works in a new location the problem is further upstream, the coil is the last component adter the stator and trigger.. so work your way up. a bad lead cana lso cause issues.. if u can run it at night look for sparks around the wires/coils.
I have a 70's Evinrude V4 115hp which uses the same Powerpack 4 ignition module exactly as shown. I had spark at coils 1&3, but not 2&4, so I swapped the corresponding trigger wires and then had spark at 2&4, which eliminated the module as causal. I checked the resistance from the triggers to the terminals with no difference in ohms, so I concluded the flywheel magnet was somehow faulty. I removed the key from the camshaft and reinstalled the flywheel 180 degrees off. Viola, I successfully verified the bad flywheel. After close inspection, I found that there was a crack apparently affecting the magnetic polarity. Replaced and problem solved, no adapter necessary. Thanks for a great video. 😅
well done! yes a crack will throw the polarity off but its very rare. someone had to have dropped it or something or hit on it with a hammer- glad my video helped a bit!
Does the boat have to be in forward gear to remove the stern drive before doing this?
if doing the whole drive yes - if only doing the lower nope.. dont forget to drain oil first alot easier on the boat!
Thank you😊
Best video I've found yet, what would cause the kill wire to show current?
thanks - yeah i just kinda wing these videos, old wiring or the ignition switches allow current to cross over- it happens more than you know!
I replaced the power pack and still 1.5 on brown wire when connected to power pack. Any ideas?
I had the same power pack issue. I replaced it and the new one tests out the same way. Any ideas?
Great video I have a 1986 6 cylinder 115. It has good spark on all cylinders it starts and idols good all cylinders are firing. When I start to accelerate it begins to misfire and lacks power. If I bring the throttle back to slow it runs fine. Just cleaned the carbs and has new plugs. I have checked the ohmic value on the red red/white and blue blue/white wires and the blue wire is out of speck 32k ohms. According to your video the blue works are for the low speed so I’m a bit confused. Perhaps you could shed some light on this fore me. Much appreciated
if the blue /red ohms are out of spec the stator is likely bad- a DVA adapter will show you any issues, they usually fail to produce enough juice at certain rpms and it will show a drop right before power loss. The parts are so cheap that I would do the statpr and trigger at the same time - because the trigger wires move every time the throttle moves they tend to wear out more.. the stator is a stationery unit with no moving parts. over time heat+vibration and very low batteries/too much amp draw can also take them out- the insulation can also break down and cause an internal arc killing power. hth-
i've had more sensors go bad than powerpacs or stators ,actually quite alot of them
Good afternoon, im having a problem with my mercruiser 3.0 with DDIS system. turns off while in the water about 1 hour or so, feels like if you pull the kill switch. i checked my coil, i had no spark and my coil was HOT. once it cools down it turns right on. my RPM tachometer is stuck at 800 rpm, have you ever fixed a boat with this problem?
Good afternoon, im having a problem with my mercruiser 3.0 with DDIS system. turns off while in the water about 1 hour or so, feels like if you pull the kill switch. i checked my coil, i had no spark and my coil was HOT. once it cools down it turns right on. my RPM tachometer is stuck at 800 rpm, have you ever fixed a boat with this problem?
Good afternoon, im having a problem with my mercruiser 3.0 with DDIS system. turns off while in the water about 1 hour or so, feels like if you pull the kill switch. i checked my coil, i had no spark and my coil was HOT. once it cools down it turns right on. my RPM tachometer is stuck at 800 rpm, have you ever fixed a boat with this problem?
Don't worry man keep going continue repeat yourself so you can repeat to us in the same time too thank you😊
What if it has continuity even when open?
then its basically permanently grounded - a problem either where the wire goes thru the body or its touching somewhere where it shouldnt.. do the continuity test with the wire NOT connected to the coil as there is contnuity thru the coil- ie just have the wire not connected at all
@SocalMarineUSA bro thank you soo much for this video I just learned a life long skill because you where willing to take 6 min to make a video. I read comments and I didn't disconnect the ground wire.. thank you so much
Can the high rpm leg be tested just from cranking the engine or does it have to be running in that rpm range?
sorry - i missed the high rpm leg part- it should be making power from idle as the fw is spinning across the magnets and windings- scroll thru the chart here to your motor year/model and see the specs, blue/red have the same readings- www.cdielectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CDI-Electronics-DVA-Charts.pdf
Does the motor have to be running in the upper rpm range to test that leg or can I do it just from cranking the engine?
cranking is fine - since alot of the time the motors are hardly running. You can take the spark plugs out to increase the cranking speed and just ground the plug wires out so the energy has somewhere to go.. that makes it spin alot higher and the battery doesnt struggle as much.
@SocalMarineUSA thank you. That's exactly what I did and got mid 200s on the low rpm leg and only mid 20s on the high rpm leg. Wanted to make sure I was testing it correctly before ordering a new stator though. Thank you for the response.
@SocalMarineUSA will after reading the chart in you provided in your other post it says 25-100 for a 85 mercury black max 150. I will reach test tonight to get a more accurate number on the +2000 rpm leg.
Thanks
Thanks so much for these two videos!! I now feel confident that is what my 200 mercury is doing. It will idle but won't speed up under a load.
Great information
Great video
What causes this?
could be colder weather, hotter weather, gas is not that stable these days and breaks down in a few months. cold starts on carbs is just something everyone needs to know - thanks for watching. wrong profile but its my vid. Applies to hotrods too, few pumps on the gas before starting- thats why u pump the throttle first to add some fuel for the first start/run in a while.
This was explained so simply. I have a very clear understanding of the ignition system of the Mercury in the boat I bought. If it doesn’t start it certainly wont be because of the ignition system.
Great info but coils fail very often actually
Thanks! I understand that perfectly now! I know what’s wrong with my 50 hp mercury
Great video
As a test, Could you apply a 4 VDC pulse to the trigger wire input for a channel/circuit and see if you read zero ohms resistance (or very close) between the stator input and the output lug of the channel/circuit you are applying the 4VDC trigger to? Shouldn’t the SCR close for that Channel or circuit in order to output the stator input voltage to the coil thus firing the spark plug? I am performing this on a Tohatsu CDI and it changes from infinity to reading Megohms of resistance when I apply the trigger to the CDI. This leads me to believe the SCR is likely damaged in the CDI as I would have expected the SCR to read a short when the trigger is applied, and an open when the trigger is removed. Basically it just switches the input from the stator to the output to a coil, right?
Just one thing I wasn’t clear on, if I was to switch any of the trigger wires to the switch pack, that would prove the switch pack is good, or bad, and it would be the trigger that was bad? Do I have that right?
the pack is just a channel like an amp- so if you have GOOD consistent spark on cyl 1 and not on 3, if u swap pack wires AND coil wires and the problem moved the pack is ok and trigger bad. if the problem didnt move the pack is bad and trigger likely ok. the way to test a pack is to use a working cylinders trigger and coil wires to change between channels. AAlternatively you can use the "bad" cylinder to see if its bad on another pack "channel" - if it suddenly works then the "bad" one might actually be good but running through a bad pack channel.
Why is your meter on DC ? Your measuring the AC from stator right ?
Not sure if i mentioned it and maybe ill add a note - the DVA adapters on the market convert AC to DC (confusing for noobs!), its not really documented I had to call to verify! Homebrew ones read AC though :)
I like ball hones . Especially on two stroke outboards to chamfer the ports sharp edges.
Thank you
I’m getting no spark on my 60hp 3cyl mercury nothing all the coil packs not firing.Was thinking that stator went out maybe what do you think? I checked the stop switch and emergency lanyard switch seem fine
u need to check for power coming TO the pack first- it will be blue TO GND AND RED TO GND- www.outboardignition.com/page39.asp just look up your motor hpa nd year and check the specs.
@@SocalMarineUSA Ok I sure will and thank you
do you know which book your working out of?
Cdi manual available free online book is 20 bucks iirc
O my, i hope this is my issue. I am going on a week of wrenching, had he back end split once and off 3x now...lol..1 trip to the dock which was a 10 min fail. Still over heating.. Its fine on muffs..lol i did see i may have a impeller issue. It was new but seems to have melted a bit and the metal cage spun? ps_ i am the 2nd guy taking a stab at fixing this overheating issue 5.0 ho 93 fourwinns
Two thumbs up. Great explanation. 👍👍 Thanks.
at 17:24 you say "If you see 0.3v of power coming through this pack" but how can ANY power come through the pack if you have already disconnected the black/yellow wire from the pack and connected it to your meter? Since you not actually showing the process, maybe this needs more clarification?
so you have to remove the black/yellow kill wire from the pack and attach the multimeter lead to the WIRE (not the pack), and see if positive voltage is coming down the kill wire when you turn the key to OFF - it should pass ground not positive when turned off (and if so .3v MAX positive - how thats possible im not sure perhaps some units have wiring that ties the ground to positive maybe though a coil or something) but usually you just dont want positive at all or more than 0.3v POSITIVE, thats what the test is for. Faulty wiring or switches cause this and its a pack killer.. esp on johnsons!
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP! CHEERS!
Great video! Thanks for the helpful info.
When i come to la area im comming to visit
These are not pressurized cooling systems raw water systems dump out riser into exhaust. On pressure fresh water cooling systems i used 6011 arc weld rod made for cast steel pipe welding.
How about showing us the actual repair instead of just bs talking
I would love to say the same thing but I've read other comments on dap's main video and there's people complaining like myself how this is a trash product. I understand it's not silicone however I used it to set a bathroom drain with and the access that squeezed out is still tacky like it's not fully curing and drying and it's been over 48 hours! I have no idea how they claim that it's painable within 30 minutes when this stuff is still tacky to the touch after more than 2 days! And no I did not use a lot at all the bead that squeezed out is no more than a quarter of an inch thick.
Did you use sealant on both sides of the orange seal?
Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Instead of JB Weld, use windshield adhesive. It stays flexible and is extremely strong. It will not crack.