So my 1998 225hp carb motor started beeping at me about low engine oil yesterday. I feel like I just filled the oil on the motor and the reservoir in the bilge. How much oil shoul my motor be using? I know there is no exact measurement but I think I put a gallon in and have taken somewhere near...
Ok so after months of tinkering and then finally a motor swap...then pumping water out of the fuel tank. Then re-sealing the carbs i am finally out enjoying the water. Im in Bradenton,fl so the world is my oyster. I took the boat out running about 30mph at 4200rpm. Still have another 1500rpm to...
Ok so me and the wife bought the boat 2 months ago got it up and running and the motor crapped out in the river and we got stuck for a couple hours waiting for a tow...... In like 3ft swells tossing the boat like a washing machine. Ok so that was an awful day. After the motor got put on and I...
Hey guys I know this is a weird request but my motor needs to have some work done and needs to goto the shop. I have. A slip my boat stays in as with purchase I did not get a trailer. I need to borrow a trailer for my 21' key largo. It's not a super heavy boat I just don't have a trailer. The...
For the love of all that is holy please help! I have a racor fuel/water separator. I have a 1998 carb merc 225hp. When I throttle up the clear view bulb fills. I have just put 40 gallons of brand new 89 octane fuel into it with the appropriate amount of startron. It still fills up when I...
I love fishing,snorkeling,tubing,boating, basically anything on the water. So my question is I would like to know if anyone knows of any good diving sites around the manatee river or Tampa bay area. Or any other ideas of activities/destinations in this area. Thanks guys
Ok so i know i should trust my mechanic. But with little info on this motor other than his guarantee (also he showed me the compression test on all cylinders) i am not sure about prop choice. THe 150hp efi came with the motor when i bought it and it was a new'ish stainless steel prop and...
Ok after two warped sleeves on my 2002 150efi merc the motor is scrapped for parts and my mechanic finds me a 225 Carborated mercury. I got the serial number off of it and it reads OG486812. I have done extensive internet searches on this motor and have found nothing. can someone please help!!!
Ok so I had a 2002 150hp EFI on my 21' key largo....first off the ECM went so I had to bypass that 700$ piece of equipment. Then the brand new water pump started having issues. It was changed and it still didn't seem to be cooling the motor. All in all the motor had a compression test done and...
Ok so i bought a 2002 20.6 Key Largo CC. The boat has the manufactured w/ 2002 Mercury 150hp EFI saltwater. Well the fuel pump wasn't triggering one of its contacts to (-). So it was determined through multiple tests that the ECM is bad. So in order to not spend 900$ or more on an ECM i ran my...
