Ok...going to take care of my overheating problem by changing out gaskets around exhaust manifold and thermostat and replacing impeller.
I am trying to take exhaust manifold off and it is sticking into bellows pretty well. Should I be trying to take the whole bellows and exhaust manifold off...
Ok....Background....we were at lake a week ago and oil started seeping out of the valve cover. It sounded like an egg being cooked and looked like one. Got a new gasket, (OEM of which these are hard to find) and installed today. Thought we could hit lake tomorrow because there was not any...
Everything on the trailer and boat fits except at the front rollers where it has about 1/2" of space. Should I move the rollers up to meet the hull/keel?
Took the boat out a few days ago for the first time since last year. Last year I was using a Ford f150 and not having any problems with the trailer going down the highway. However, this time out we have acquired a 2000 Chevrolet Suburban with a heavy duty towing package on it from the in-laws...
1977 mercruiser stern drive 140 on a Mark Twain
I have to have boat in gear to trim up or trailer. This becomes problem trying to trailer or go into cove. Any ideas why this might be happening?
I can trim in but not up on mercruiser 140 stern drive. There is not any noise being made when using the top button alone or using both buttons. I now have the motor running in the down position in driveway with muffs and will need to get it to trim up before I put it into the garage. What...
I have a Mercruiser Sterndrive 140 1977 and last time we took it to lake the trim would not trim up as I approached the trailer. It will trim up after getting out of the water, but as you are aware that is a little scary for my taste. Many ramps won't allow this. I think I was lucky that...
I'm attaching a couple of photos of my Mark Twain 1977 sterndrive on the bow side. I just purchased a Minn Kota Powerdrive v2 55lb thrust with a 48" shaft and from the picture you can see where I am going to put it. I also purchased the Minn Kota composite pd quick release MKA-21 for easy...
I was originally going to remove only the lower unit and replace the water pump and impeller as I overheated the other day at the lake. I got to thinking that I might need to check some other things while I was doing this, so I made an outdrive stand (I'll post pictures later) and got the...
