Hello all ok so here is my problem. I have a 85 (I think) mariner 25 horse and it will over heat after the motor has been running for about a half hour or so. if i take it to the lake and fire it up it runs fine and has a good streem of water coming outa the pee hole. Then after about a half...
So my buddie has a 2002 optimax that we are trying to figure out what is wrong with it and need some input. when we took it out today it seemed to be idling high but when you put it in gear the idle goes back where it needs to be ( about 750) throttle cable is good and throttle body is clean...
does anyone have a service manual for a ford 2.3 omc and can show me a pic of the timing marks for the timing belt. i know i should have one and am gonna buy one soon. my timing belt went out so i just replaced it and im pretty sure i got the timing set right but wanna know for sure. any help...
so i was on the lake today and got to a fishin spot and shut my boat down and when i went to leave it wouldent start. can someone tell me how exactly the this works. if i click the key to the on position usally all the gauges move (batt,fuel,trim,and so on. i got nothing i checked all the fuses...
I have a ford 2.3 with a omc drive on my boat. the prob im having is on cold start up the choke has to be all the way open and the throttle wide open and it will shoot out black smoke until it clears up and u rev it up and down till it warms up. and if im putting in a slow wake zone or just...
i have a 89 vision 17.5 with a ford 2.3 and a omc drive. im just wondering what other pepole out there with the same or simalar set up are getting for top speed????
I have a ford 2.3 with a omc drive and it wont turn over unless u wiggle the throttle back and foruth. i wondering if the neutral safty switch could be bad. i dont think its the starter cuz when i do get it to crank it cranks just fine. it started out just once in a while i would have to wiggle...
i have a 2.3 ford in my boat. its been having a overheatin issue for quite some time. it overheats at idle and at slow speeds. if i take it out of gear and get the rpm up to about 2k or so u can watch the gauge drop pretty fast. i have a brand new impeller housing and gasketts. brand new t stat...
so i just replaced the gear lube in my cobra outdrive (2.3) i filled it from the middle untill it was full on the dipstick not screwd in. i ran it on the muffs for about 15 min going in and out of gear fwd and rev every so often. the oil went down a little but it is stll about a 1/2 inch above...
hey there i was wondering if someone could tell me the proper procedure for filling my outdrive. its a omc with a 2.3 ford motor in it. i bought a oem service manual on ebay but wont see it for a couple more days. so if anyone out there has one for that motor and could tell me the proper way to...
i have a 2.3 ford in my boat with a omc drive and have been trying to chase down a overheating issue for quite some time i pulled the exaust elbow off and saw the flapper was missing. im gonna replace it but was wondering if that could contribute to my problem. it only overheats at idle or going...
