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Some background... top 2 cylinders have 125 psi couldn't get tester in bottom cylinder. New to me motor. Supposedly ran but no spark put with coil with built in resistor and added condenser.... still had no spark so checked points and they needed setting. It then had spark and ran. Set static...
Hi, I have a 1977 Sunray 17' 3.0l mercruiser with a MC1 outdrive. I bought it around x-mas. PO said he had it running but needed a new starter which he had. I have just recently switched the starter and tried to start it on muffs. Turned out the plug wires were on wrong. Corrected that and it...
I have a 1959 35 hp longshaft evinrude and a 1957 35 hp shortshaft. Can I convert the 1959 to a shortshaft using the driveshaft from the 1957 ( taking the extension out) What about the water tube? Thanks
Should my 69 40 hp evinrude be squirting water out the back when first fired up or does it need to warm up and the t-stat then redirects the water? Thx
