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Greetings - a few quick (and hopefully simple) questions on my 1995 prostar 205, 5.7 Indmar.
For winter maintenance, I changed the water pump impeller and through some unfortunate events (read did something stupid) had to also replace the alternator.
I've only had it started on a bucket once and in the lake once for a quick run; but both times I get a squeal upon startup that lasts for a few seconds and doesn't come back.
I'm totally new to inboards, so here is the dumb question.....could this possibly be the new impeller? My other thought is I got the belt tension on the alternator wrong. Plan to get out this weekend and run around some more test a few things and try to make sure we are ready to ski this summer.
Appreciate any suggestions on what to look for to make sure the squeal isn't telling me something needs to be fixed.
Other tests planned - voltage gauge on the dash reads low (8 - 10 V)....plan to test battery before start (looking for around 12V) and while running (looking for 13 -14 V). Any way to test the gauge if reading at the battery is correct?
Temperature gauge stays at 0. Plan to pull wire from sensor and put to ground. Am I correct that if this process has the gauge peg out maximum the gauge is good and the sensor bad? Also, I seem to have two sensors...one in the thermostat triangle and one slightly starboard and aft of that. I believe one is for a dummy light and one for the gauge - anyone know which is which?
Thanks in advance for any help offered!
For winter maintenance, I changed the water pump impeller and through some unfortunate events (read did something stupid) had to also replace the alternator.
I've only had it started on a bucket once and in the lake once for a quick run; but both times I get a squeal upon startup that lasts for a few seconds and doesn't come back.
I'm totally new to inboards, so here is the dumb question.....could this possibly be the new impeller? My other thought is I got the belt tension on the alternator wrong. Plan to get out this weekend and run around some more test a few things and try to make sure we are ready to ski this summer.
Appreciate any suggestions on what to look for to make sure the squeal isn't telling me something needs to be fixed.
Other tests planned - voltage gauge on the dash reads low (8 - 10 V)....plan to test battery before start (looking for around 12V) and while running (looking for 13 -14 V). Any way to test the gauge if reading at the battery is correct?
Temperature gauge stays at 0. Plan to pull wire from sensor and put to ground. Am I correct that if this process has the gauge peg out maximum the gauge is good and the sensor bad? Also, I seem to have two sensors...one in the thermostat triangle and one slightly starboard and aft of that. I believe one is for a dummy light and one for the gauge - anyone know which is which?
Thanks in advance for any help offered!
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