I have a 1990 Mercruiser 3.0. I was out on the water on Sunday, boat ran great was out for about three hours or so, No strange noises or anything never even ran at WOT-lots of no wake area and just cruising. I retrieved the boat and pulled the plug and motor oil begins to flow out. I closed the...
Hello.
I have been on the site for quite a while, documented a restoration project and did some posting on the Mercrusier board. I picked up a couple of Mercury outboards as a project a few days ago a 4 HP and a 9.8 HP. Both motors have good compression and seem to be clean and worthy of some...
I am not but I saw this in the Norfolk, VA craigslist. Thought it may interesting to someone in the area. Kind of fuzzy but it looks like a vintage merc hangin on the back.
https://norfolk.craigslist.org/boa/4766341236.html
So my engine remote control has taken its last trip I think. During my restoration I was able to clean up the box and regrease it etc. The box works like it should but the handle is shot and the cables are rusted in it so I think it is time to replace the entire set up. The boat is a 1988 model...
I am about at the end of my restoration project. I have been running the boat all summer and having a great time. So now I am looking to replace some of the old hardware that I just re-installed to actually have some fun on the thing. One item is the steering cable/helm. It is the original and I...
Hello All.
I've been doing a bit of painting and had an issue that I have not seen before. I mixed two ounces of urethane based clear coat with one ounce of duplicolor specialty reducer. When I started to lay down the clear, it came out of the gun in wispy strings. It looked almost like spider...
I have decided to try and tackle the making of new bow section cushions for the good old stingray. This is the last major project for the boat before I claim that its done. Anyway, I was able to find a sewing machine on CL that is able to handle at least 6 layers of vinyl, (I didn't try any...
I have replaced my starter did not include shims, it did not have them originally. I see that a shim is on the parts diagram for my motor though. Do any of you that have a 3.0 have shims on your starter or is this something that varies by case?
I had some grinding issues but thought the new...
I am interested in adding a second battery to my 1988 Stingray project. I have the 3.0 Liter motor, alpha one outdrive in case that's needed. I have been looking into the Blue Sea Systems add a battery kit. I have decided to go with the mini which handles up to 65 amps. I get the concept of...
Re: Alignment issues. Start with horizontal?
Joe,
I took a look at the manual and my bolts. Yours are sitting considerably higher than mine do. This could possibly be the camera angle but in my case, the spacers are seated in the holes of the flywheel housing.
I think your problem is that...
So I am running short on space in the engine compartment area but want to add a house battery for some electronics I'll be adding. I'm talking a 12 V DC charger (cig lighter style), stereo, amplifier, subwoofer, LED lights and a GPS/fish finder. It is my intention to set this up as a standard...
Re: 1988 Stingray SVB 192 Restoration
Well,
Back up from the bottom! I thought I would post a bit of progress. Man, I have earned the dreaded red bar for inactivity. Time sure flies. I am approaching 2 years on my project; unreal.
I have been posting a bit here and here, mainly in the...
I have a 1989 Mercruiser 3.0, the motor has been storage for 18 months or so waiting for the restore on the boat to be done. I have asked a couple of questions regarding the motor and outdrive and finally have been able to work through some issues and get the motor in the boat, outdrive on and...
I'm having a problem reinstalling my outdrive. I got the alignment straight with the bar, greased up the yoke and went at it. The problem is that the drive will slide in to the studs and go no farther. The yoke makes the coupler and with a couter clockwise nudge i can feel it go in but then...
