SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 28
TROUBLESHOOTING
Testing Procedure for Corrosion Protection
1.
2.
Unplug shore power (if equipped).
Measure hull potential with silver/silver chloride reference electrode and digital volt/ohm
meter.
READINGS
Potential
Diagnosis
Drive is corroding.
(Refer to “Drive Corroding”)
Below 850 millivolts
Saltwater
Between 850 - 1100
millivolts
Drive is protected
Drive is overprotected.
(Refer to “Drive Corroding”)
Above 1100 millivolts
Potential
Diagnosis
Drive is corroding.
(Refer to “Drive Corroding”)
Below 750 millivolts
Freshwater
Between 750 - 1050
millivolts
Drive is protected
Drive is overprotected.
(Refer to “Drive Corroding”)
Above 1050 millivolts
CORROSION SYMPTOMS
•
•
Paint blistering (usually on sharp edges)
Loosely adhering white corrosion products on exposed aluminum surfaces (do not
confuse these with tenaciously clinging calcium carbonate deposits)
•
Aluminum pitting
INDEX
90-863160
MAY 2000
Page 1C-33
Product Specification
Categories | Mercury MerCruiser Manuals |
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Tags | MerCruiser Sterndrives 90-863160 |
Model Year | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
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I could not find any mention of the seawater pump assembly.
Maybe I have the wrong unit