I use my boat primarily for fishing and do a lot of trolling at low speeds, typically 1-2mph. I usually run NGK in my Mercruiser 898 Chevy 305 and recently changed the plugs to Champion RV8C which is all the Marina had in stock. I only ran the pulgs for two outings and during the first one the...
I have a Mercruiser 898, Chevy 305 with the old style AC fuel pump with the glass overflow bowl. I am having problems bogging down and did a fuel pressure check that read 3.5PSI. The Mercruiser manual indicates 5.25-6.5 but I thought Don S mentioned (along with another trusted friend) that 3.5...
I have the Mercruiser 898 which is the Chevy 305 V8. It is a fishing vessel for me and I do a lot of trolling at low speeds, under 2mph. When trolling it is usually running for round an hour or so at a time until I pick up and open her up at WOT.
I have had problems in the past after trolling...
Reading Harrydnyc's post prompted me to write this one. I recently had several parts in my lower unit replaced and ever since I got it back from the marina the Alpha 1 Merc Cruiser lower unit will clang really hard whenever I try to shift into reverse and usually stalls. I am guessing the shift...
