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02-03-2023, 07:16 PM #16
Elwood, it's a piece of machinery. I don't hate any machinery, not even the 300r .. (but don't tell most of the owners that bought one and changed their name from Smith to Smyth .. they are so easy, I probably shouldn't pick .. as is appears that their entire self-esteem rides on owning .. err .. being part of "the cult" )
You said : you sucked it up, and paid the price of a new one. Where did that one come from ... ???
It also sounds like you had the dealer install it .... is that correct .. ???
As mentioned, you shouldn't have to take any part of that on yourself. A dealer that wants you business will go out of their way to make you happy.
And it won't take upper management to approve your refund. Call the customer service number, they will take care of it. It's their job to make you happy. You can even ask them for your local TAM's (roving shot caller) rep's phone number, to expedite your refund / replacement.
Making you wait on an easy fix, or giving you the idea that it won't be covered .. See why I don't care for them &^$^&** @#%@@%^ folks ...
Now I will say this ... if you have four battery's. And they somehow are wired thru a Perco switch and you have the "engine running" and say to yourself ... I need to charge those trolling battery's and turn the switch from #1 to #2 or to all. In that brief moment between poles ... there is a little guy in the regulator circuit that can't handle the voltage spike (dead time where the voltage has nowhere to go) and will fry. I have seen it many times before. (they should still honor it once and explain it to you)
There was a guy a few miles from me that told me .. oh sir, the armature overheated and is burned out. The heat also took the bearings out as well. It will cost $280 something dollars to rebuild. I didn't bother telling them that one on E-bay was $115
An electrical contractor friend of mine said .. go see the old man at Palm Beach Generator ,, I did, he fixed the board (many now) for $35 dollars each ...
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02-03-2023, 09:11 PM #17Member
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Alright I am going to take this bit by bit.......
I love the old school Mercs and the sound of the big block two strokes but, also love my 4.6 V-8 four stroke that I just put gas in a go! I am not part of the cult. My daily driver is a F250 Tremor Ford 6.7 liter turbo diesel and my wife has a Tesla. Both fit what we want in life.
Yes I did suck up the price/cost of the actual alternator. In the end Mercury wanted to be in contact with both dealerships in order for the transfer to be legit and be paid for by the warranty. I did not completely understand the process and dropped the ball. But in hind sight I would still be waiting on my boat for all of the agencies to get their **** straight. Towed it home tonight and will be fishing and setting water on fire tomorrow!!!. So in the end....Mercury paid for all of the labor and the belt that was shredded and I payed for the alternator out of my pocket. I have paid much more for a weekend of fun and now I will be doing 85 plus on my favorite lake this weekend. It was completely my choice to bypass the system and get my boat back early. Should I have to even deal with this...F... No!!! A rebuilt is not even in the equation as it will void my warranty that has yet to pay for its self but with four years left it has oppertunities.
My batteries are very simple. One group 31 NorthStar is for the big motor and all of the electronics....yes everything. I do not have poles on my boat....can't stand them and they slow you down. And I have a 36 volt trolling motor that is powered by 3 group 27 NorthStar's.
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02-03-2023, 09:13 PM #18The Historic Photo Master
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...true what chaz said about battery switch and going back and forth with it. need a battery switch with a field disconnect built into it/them....
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02-03-2023, 09:40 PM #19
Easy answer. Just put aftermarket crap on whatever & remove it for warranty claims. No secret here. RR
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02-03-2023, 10:00 PM #20
If I thought you were a member of the cult ... i would have never said anything even close to what I did in my first paragraph ...
I did not recommend using : rebuilt or chinese. Only what I have paid in the past / present. And what a scumbag will try to do to ya in a time of need ..
I did tell you what kills the alternator. If an authorized dealer didn't warn you .. then Merc should send ME a CHECK for doing their employee's job ...
Cuz ifin ya didn't know ..
Chaz thinkin you might be so happy to pay for the next one ...
Glad it worked out for ya ...
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02-04-2023, 04:50 AM #21Screaming And Flying!
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02-04-2023, 09:07 AM #22Screaming And Flying!
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Merc is scalping us on new parts very badly. A new PCU for my opti is 2700 dollars! What a rip off!
Last edited by XstreamVking; 02-04-2023 at 09:40 AM.
83 V-King, 96 Mariner, 200 hp ff block 2.5 w/a 28p choppa
We gotta clean this liberal mess up, VOTE TRUMP TO MAGA!
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http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...cs.&highlight=
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02-04-2023, 09:54 AM #23
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02-04-2023, 11:35 AM #24
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02-04-2023, 01:08 PM #25
Just because you have first hand experience in getting bent over doesn't mean I would agree with it. Just stating the obvious. If overpriced old stuff suits you so be it. I prefer overpriced new stuff. Similar but different. The new stuff will be old someday and trickle down to you like everything else. To each their own.
Larry Gempp Jr.
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Lots of past boats - 2024 22 Liberator - 450R
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02-04-2023, 01:31 PM #26
Junior,
Only thing I got from that is ..... you like getting bent over ...
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02-04-2023, 05:11 PM #27
A thread came out a few years ago when the 4 strokes hit the scene and a poster said the price of 2 strokes would plummet like they did in the Motocross world. He made a comment about 1200-dollar 2 stroke bikes, and I commented, I can't wait to find me a 1200-dollar 200XS.....I am still looking
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02-05-2023, 06:20 PM #28Member
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I have no fight in the war developing but the fact that I paid out of pocket for the part is all me. If I had the time to go through the proper channels then Mercury would have paid for it. The part is hard to find and I had a dealer with one in hand and bought I on the spot. Put me in my boat this week end and it ran perfectly.
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02-05-2023, 06:44 PM #29Screaming And Flying!
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Sometimes it's better to just get it done.
83 V-King, 96 Mariner, 200 hp ff block 2.5 w/a 28p choppa
We gotta clean this liberal mess up, VOTE TRUMP TO MAGA!
Rebuild thread:
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02-06-2023, 08:49 AM #30
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