I have a 71 25hp Evinrude I've been working on. New seals lower unit. New carb kit. Checked the points. 125psi compression. New plugs. It will run for a bit but if you pump up the ball it will start to die out. If you leave it alone it will start coughing and want to quit. I can't get the idle...
Hey you guys! Looking for some advice here. I have been getting water in my oil on my 1992 3.0 Mercruiser. Here's where it gets tough, the oil was milky so I changed it the beginning of the year and keep a eye on it. It was fine the first couple times I've taken it out. Then I noticed it again...
I hit a log this summer, when I was winterizing the boat I noticed the gimbal housing was busted up pretty bad on one side. It's a Alpha 1 Gen 2. So my question is when looking for a replacement gimbal housing, will only a gen 2 fit? Or are they all mostly the same?
New here! First off I've had the boat for probably 10 yrs or so. It's a 18ft Stingray with a 3.0L Mercruiser I think it's considered EST ignition. When I first bought the boat I rebuilt the carb and it ran beautifully, wasn't really to bad before but did run much smoother. I also set the timing...
I can't get my 86 9.9 to wind up, idles good. Checked spark an it seems to have great spark, cleaned carb as well but no results. Being that it's electronic Ignition I'm lost at what to do. I'm going to try a carb from a 74 9.9 to see if that changes anything, but I'm thinking it's in the...
Can anyone help me out with the Serial number on my Merc? Its OC210135. Its got 9.9 stickers, but I don't know if its a true 9.9 or 15? Wanted to know the year too? It came on a 1989 boat, I am guessing its late 80's early 90's by the style. I looked on the web sites but I can't find anything...
Does anyone know the part number on the clutch dog and forward gear? Are the 18 hp same parts? An this may be a good one but the serial number has the 2nd number scratched out an the welch plug has lines crossing the numbers out, someone told me that it was a 15hp changed to a 18hp. Can anyone...
