I have a question and it is probably dumb. I have a lower unit off of a 1997 Mercury 115hp Offshore edition. I do not know if it is a long or short shaft, everything I see online tells you how to measure the shaft length with the outboard completely together. Now when I measure the driveshaft...
My motor is not charging the battery. I have the manual in front of me and to check the rectifier was simple enough and mine tested good. I am confused though with checking the stator. The manual says the first step" disconnect the yellow lead (terminal 5) and yellow/gray(terminal 6) lead at the...
I have a 74 or 75 135 Strangler. Motor runs great at most speeds, at the lowest speed like when I am trolling the motor tends to die at random times. The motor then will only start if I turn the fast idle lever all the way up. I am thinking of swapping out the entire fuel pump assembly or just...
I just purchased a Evinrude Stranger 135, must be either a 1974 or 75. I am going to put it on my 17 ft bass boat. This engine runs like a champ I was very impressed by the speed it was able to get on a old heavy deep 18ft crestliner, I got the package for 900$ but I don't think the boat is...
