Hi all I hope someone could help me out a bit . I have a 1959 merc mark 58A that i just changed the waterpump on and now i dont have reverse or nerural.iam wondering how to remedy this .Also iam having trouble starting it .I have good blue spark and good fuel to the carbs.It is a manual start...
I have an old 1959 mercury 58a non elecrtic moter with the old two lever Quicksilver remote . As luck would have it both handles had hair line cracks on them just above the casing and they both broke off .I do have another control unit but it is a newer shifter/throtle with the tuck away fast...
Is there anyone out there that may have any info on this outboard .I tested the compression and they all are good and the spark checked out while i cranked it over .But seeing is this is an older moter i am having problem finding out what the mix for fuel is ,oil capasities and just other...
Hi all ... I just aquired a 71 v142 in really decent shape . my plans are to put an old 59 merc mark 58 a on the back . I really dont know much about the boat and would like to here what others think about it . Is it a stable boat ? will my moter be powerful enough ? Iam really new to all this...
