(should read will NOT run at idle). I just tried starting my outboard today after a full year of sitting up(it was winterized). When I finally got it started it would not start unless the manual choke was pulled and had some throttle, it would not idle however....it always needed some throttle...
I just changed my lower unit oil for the first time myself..all the other times i took it to a shop. Right now it has about 325 hours on it and i had the 200 hr done at the shop. when i drained it...it started out golden and when the bowl that i drained it into filled up it looked greenish...is...
a few times this has happened to me. when my engine is off for a while it seems all the fuel slips back down past the fuel/water seperator back into the tank. when i try to prime it it will not prime because it seems there is enough back flow suction to allow some fuel from the water seperator...
What type of grease should be used to grease all the lube points on my engine. most all the grease looks like an off white but the long shaft down the center where the motor basically turns on...that grease is grey and seems heavier than normal grease. is this a special kind of grease i need to...
i have a magic tilt dual axle trailer with 4 disk surge brakes. i noticed last night that the rotors weren't looking like the brake pads had contacted them in a while so i disconnected the trailer from the wire harness on my truck and backed the trailer up and the brakes do not work. the tounge...
my 07 150txr smells just a touch oily....moreso than my buddy's 150 merc. he is actually the one that made it catch my attention. seems i have more of an oily fume compared to his. i don't see any residual anywhere or an oil slick in the water and since adding a water separator it runs great. is...
i hear they are suspending operations? The place where i bought my boat from (a tidewater) is no longer getting sea pro or sea boss boats in...their lot is almost empty and they said they will not receive any more sea pros or sea boss's
Can you download GPS coordinates to an SD card and load them into the SD slot of the 997c and update. What is the easiest way to download coordinates to the 997? i have a bunch on a garmin 152 that i would like to transfer to the computer and then upload them to my new unit.
Is there somewhere i can buy a vinyl dip or some type of protectant to put on my anchor chain to avoid a lot of scratching....these types seem really expensive out of the store and i figure since i have my own lenght of chain i could probably do it myself a lot cheaper.
seems like when i leave my boat sitting for a week or two it's hard as hell to start...even when i prime the ball. my dads 2000 merc starts right up after 3 or 4 cranks after being winterized for 5 months every year. my 2007 150 likes to spit sputter and pretty much do nothing for 5 minutes...
i'm fishing out of destin florida and was wondering which unit do you all feel is going to be more reliable, user friendly, last the longest, and any other pros and cons there may be of the two.
I have a taylor made orange fender ball for pulling up my anchor and the plug has stripped out on the head. Is there replacement plugs for these or do you have to buy a whole new fender ball...i'd hate to think they don't have replacemtents and i have to buy a 40 dollar ball just cause that POS...
:mad: This motor has less than 20 hours on it and it has cut off on me 3 times. the first time it just cut off while i was moving along and when i went to start it back up it sounded funny and had no power wide open like it was only on 3 cylinders. i cut if off, started it back up and things...
I've heard bad stories of people not using the right charger....think i have to have a 3 stage charger....what is the best one for this battery and can anyone tell me their likes or dislikes of the optima blue top. also a jump box, can you use one of those on an optima if your battery were to...
