It is a new motor to me I will do all the checks that you all suggested and I will let you know the results thank you for all of your help stayed tuned
Thank you all for the advice I will stop using the starter fluid Streepoint where do I get a PDF manual I will study it when I get it just point me in the right direction
to tell you the truth I am not sure how to check it on a boat I do know how to use a compression checker tool I own one but that checks the cylinders correct
Hello here is my nightmare I have a Mercury 85 HP thunderbolt outboard on 15' I think fiberglass glassmaster boat and I can not get this motor to stay running I can get it to start then it does I use starting fluid to get it going i know very little about boats but I am mechanically inclined I...
I have a 60 something Glassmaster boat and it has a Mercury thunderbolt 50 HP on it. I just bought a Mercury 85 HP from my nextdoor neighbor and everything matches I hope. So does anyone have any suggestions for me on anything that I may have missed. I am using the control box from the 85 HP...
I already did drop it and had no idea where it went I still have it the switch info that you sent looks just like the one that I took out thank you so much.today I got another control box with everything on it but it's has 8 pins my nextdoor neighbor had it and he don't remember what it came off...
Is there any new type of control box and wiring harness that would work on my old motor maybe a little modification but not to much I keep trying to find a control box like the one I have I can't find one to save my life I don't know what to do. There has to be a way for a new control box to...
Sorry for the long delay I have a lot on my plate but I have to get this boat running I have a 6 wire switch brand new is there anyway I can wire this switch up to work I have no wiring systematics for the switch it didn't come with one it has one red ,one black,one purple,one black with white...
The number that is on the switch is 128 I am assuming that the three numbers are 3 number code that the dealership was talking about I will get a hold of them on Monday
It's the key switch is the hard thing to find because it only has 5 post and 3 pos I will keep looking do you by chance know of any place that might have one the 3 code on it is 128 thank you for the info that you give me it will help
