Figure I will keep it off for a trip or two at least (let anything else smaller drop out but looks ground pretty much to dust) but figured there probably is a reason to have it on? If I can skip putting it back that would be nice but best of both worlds probably would be to spend the 5 minutes...
Welp, 3 of 4 bolts were pretty easy. Still able with small arms and hands to get 4th bolt without removing engine. Sure enough, a few small pieces of previous starter were on the bottom of the boat... WIN!!! Started it up, teeth look fine on flywheel and sounds much quieter. Thank you so...
That's what I initially thought but the sound definitely isnt near the starter and doesnt seem to be coming from around the flywheel housing... It definitely is odd.
Soooo, check out this video and see what you think this could be? Wondering if someone that has had this issue can easily identify this noise due to the engine and possibly symptoms that may have caused it....
Background - This is a 1986 Mercruiser 170. Have had the boat 34 years (36 years...
Is the main difference between these two basically a 4 barrel carb instead of a double barrel? Maybe this is stoopid but you can see where this is going..... can ya switch carbs?
'86 Cheetah 19ft 170 Merc... tach hasn't worked for years... needle is sitting in the bottom of the gauge :-( For prop experimenting and probably for just all around good maintenance and observation was wanting to get a new gauge for the dash... looking under there it looks like a ton of wires...
Replacing wire set on the boat.... '86 Mercruiser 470 - $46 from the marina... $30 Amazon... or can I just use a good quality Bosch set from Autozone for a 4 cylinder ($25 and quicker)???
Ok, replacing the stern drive oil on this 1986 boat with a Merc470... took the vent plug out, took the drain plug out... drained! ready to pump the new oil into the drain hole... gaskets look worn!!! dang it, gonna have to go all the way over to the marina to get a proper gasket or can I get a...
Ok, so from a little research on here.... disconnecting the battery cable while the boat/engine runs is a bad thing.... at least SOME of the time.... and I happen to be one of those cases.... grrrrrr.... why mechanics can't be similar with all engines is silly to me! :-(
Soooooo, thought had...
1986 Cheetah -stalls from time to time when going from idle (not neutral although in idle for maybe 1 or 2 seconds) to full throttle (ie. when starting a skiier). Only happens maybe 1 out of 10 or 20 times.... usually just before it stalls I bring it back to neutral and try again and it may do...
