So my boat wouldn't start and I decided to take my boat to the mechanic to have a Pro look at it. He said the compression was good, but the engine has no spark, then went on to explain what spark was and that the Electric Distributor Body or Trigger is bad and needs to be replaced. He said it's...
Oops, maybe I should have posted this question here:<br /><br />Okay, I'm thinking about selling my boat. Problem is, the engine currently isn't running, but I know whoever buys it will be able to get it running. I'm thinking 3 or 400 dollars MAX will get the engine running.<br /><br />DO you...
I have a 76 Merc. 1150... if one of the floats in the carb were stuck, what would happen?<br /><br />Would the engine fire up? If so, would it struggle, then die? Please explain what would happen.<br /><br />Thanks!!<br /><br />Brianmerc
New boater here and I want to use my boat at least 1 time this summer!!! :( :<br /><br />From a cold start, The engine fires up right away, warms up and can idle for a couple minutes. Then, without warning, it just dies! No sputtering... just DEAD! The engine won't start back up after this...
Right now I am mixing 1 quart of Oil to 12 Gallons of gasoline. Does that sound about right?<br /><br />My engine smokes a little... sometimes a lot. But for the most part it's okay. How does my mix sound? Too much? Too little?
I am trying to fire it up... it has a good battery, the starter is cranking good... but the engine just won't fire up! A couple of times when I was trying it POPPED real loud like it was going to start, along with a puff of blue smoke but that was it. It has been firing up good throught the...
A friend of mine just bought a 1975 Cruisers boat. He says it needs a lot of work and he plans on fixing it up to get it running. It has a I/O engine. But, he doesn't know what kind of engine it has, Mercruiser, Volvo, etc. Does anyone know anything about this kind of boat or the engine it may...
Okay, I went to start up my engine to flush it out after I went to the lake the other day. BUT the engine would fire up then just die without warning. I was trying to figure out why the engine ran great at the lake all day, but now its not working at all. The engine would crank as if to start...
I took my boat into the shop today to get the problem fixed. What's the problem you're thinking?? Well, my engine wont come out of the water using my power trim. Its either the selanoid or the actual trim motor. How much am I looking at to get this fixed???<br /><br />I pick up the boat tonight...
