I had my boat out for a run last night and it started fine as it had for the last dozen times I had it out this season. Once it was warmed up I opened the throttle and it accelerated up to WOT about 5500 and then started to jolt and sputter and then died. It seemed to power up momentarily and...
I've had my boat out on the lake a couple times this season and each time the motor starts as usual and idles properly. When it put it in forward gear it's also fine until I start to accelerate and then it starts to hesitate and bog down. If I back off the throttle it will stay running. This...
I have a 6 cylinder 1980 Mercury on a 1988 Vanguard Phantom that has a 13 X 19 prop. The boat is 16.5 feet long and is fiberglass(open bow) and is basically a ski boat. I'm trying to determine if the engine is producing the appropriate speed for this boat and motor combination. The WOT is...
I have a 1980 Mercury 6 cylinder outboard motor that has had a slightly milky color to the lower unit oil when it's changed each year. It isn't significant and that's why I haven't done anything about it.
I was replacing the impleller on this motor and while I had it apart I blew on the end of...
I removed the lower unit from this motor as it wasn't peeing and I replaced the impeller, upper water pump housing, gaskets, etc.
In attempting to reassemble the lower unit to the rest of the motor I can't seem to quite get it in a position to tiighten the bolts. The water line coming out of...
