Don O'Gorman
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- May 28, 2020
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- Boat Info
- 1985 Sea Ray Seville w/ a 1992 Mercruiser 140 3.0 engine. Alpha 1
- Engines
- Mercruiser 140 3.0 Alpha One out drive
Ok so I have a 1985 Sea Ray Seville Cuddy with a 1992 Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha One. On the water yesterday and all of a sudden trim wouldn't go down. Would go up but not down. So to get it down I jumped the two wires coming out of the lower solenoid so I got home ok. So a couple of questions. Are these solenoids expensive....I wouldn't think so but who know when it comes to boats. I saw somewhere that I could just buy one from an auto parts store....is this true? If so how do I let them know which solenoid I need or are they all pretty generic? Next question: Can I replace this myself....it looks pretty straight forward but just checking. Not a mechanic by any means however I have done numerous other plug n play type things. Thanks for any and all help.
Don
Don