1990 Ski Nautique Starter
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Printed Date: November-10-2024 at 4:39pm
Topic: 1990 Ski Nautique Starter
Posted By: ghamlin
Subject: 1990 Ski Nautique Starter
Date Posted: April-13-2022 at 7:54pm
I have a 1990 Ski Nautique with a PCM 351W. I am having problems with the starter. Every once in a while it gets stuck and will not disengage. I am hoping to replace the starter as the previous owner had installed a non-marine starter and I would like to switch to a marine one and hopefully fix the problem. My question is whether to get a LH or RH. After looking at the engine tag and reading forum posts I decided it was LH based on model number. I looked at the specs of the car starter he had put on it and it is clockwise which made me confused. I thought clockwise was RH. Most of the posts I see about these years of PCM were mostly LH. Is there anything in these pictures that should steer me away from a LH starter? Or I might be completely wrong, any help would be greatly appreciated. Any tips on fixing the stuck engaged starter problem would be very helpful too. Thanks!   ------------- Ghamlin |
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Posted By: ghamlin
Date Posted: April-13-2022 at 8:03pm
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The part number for the car starter on it is DL3524A which is listed on AutoZone as clockwise ------------- Ghamlin |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: April-13-2022 at 8:34pm
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The best thing you could do is to get an ARCO 70200 starter or a marine equivalent to the ARCO. Some of it's advantages are, it's smaller, draws less current, spins the engine faster, is lighter and easier to install due to the size and lightness. It takes a small minor wiring change that's spelled out in the instructions. Ford and PCM started using this style starter in about 1993. The picture below explains starter rotation  |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: April-13-2022 at 8:41pm
If you put the new one on and it sticks too, then it's time to post back here 
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Posted By: ghamlin
Date Posted: April-13-2022 at 8:54pm
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That picture helps a ton! Thanks. Just ordered the ARCO ------------- Ghamlin |
Posted By: TucsonMike
Date Posted: April-18-2022 at 9:38pm
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The marine one will have features that prevent it from igniting fuel vapors. More expensive, but a good idea. Marine alternators have those same features. ------------- SkierMike |