Ok I am working on a 1998 150hp EFI Mercury Outboard. the serial number is og680315. The motor turns over but does not start.
I have checked for spark which is good on all 6 cylinders. I checked fuel pressure and have 39lbs which is what the manual says it should be. I checked the air temp...
I have a 1986 smoker craft side console boat rated for up to a 90 hp motor. it has the livewell under the helm seat. im just wondering what model boat i have so i can get a spec sheet for it.
i need to know if i can do this. I have a short shaft 77 johnson 35hp with a bad porwer head. I also have a 1988 evinrude 30hp with a good power head but its a long shaft. I would like to put the 88 on the 77 to make a short shaft motor. but when i look at the part numbers for the base gasket...
i didnt know where to post this due to the fact of dealing with 2 diffrent brands so here it goes.
I want to put my 40hp merc with trim and tilt on my boat. it currently has an evinrude 35hp with out trim and tilt. I am just wondering if there is going to be alot of hole filling and redrilling...
I just got a great deal on a 1985 Smoker-Craft. I will post pics and such when I have the time. I am not sure which model I have but it has a 3 pedestal set up for seats and a seat at the helm which sits over a livewell. It is a 16 footer. Boat is in decent shape, has the typical oxidation on...
Ok so I got this 9.9 on trade and checked the lower unit found it was leaking. resealed it and now i have oil coming out of the water inlet in the gearcase. I double checked this thing 3 times and am wondering if I am missing somthing. I even have gearcase oil in the water pump. This means that...
This thread is not me stating this is how things should be done but a couple of ideas that have worked for me and my customers over the years.
After I do winterizations and need to store my boat outside i do a couple of things to help keep them dry and critter free.
1st I add about a dozen...
I am working on a 25hp Mercury 4 stroke. Ive been through the carb 3 times with a new kit. Last time out I put the carb on and she ran fine for about an hour. I ran it wot and idle and every where in between. Got to the dock and it wouldnt idle. Infact it wouldnt run unless i feathered the gas...
Ok I am so excited to get this thing home on Friday! Ive been looking for a long long time for an aluminum boat to work on with my 12 year old daughter. A local shop went belly up and was forclosed on. Every thing went up for auction. So I am looking at all the old piles of boats for sale and...
1994 Mercury 25hp serial number 0g153892 Seapro/Marathon. Customer hooked up battery cables backwards. I had to replace the solenoid, rectifier. Motor ran great for awhile then customer called me and told me that when he shifted the motor it would die. Then a few days later he called again and...
I came across a used minn kota bow mount 765mx trolling motor. Works great but didnt include a prop, Guestion is the only prop I can find is for a 765mxna does any one know if this will work?
I am working on a 1999 50 elpto 4 stroke 4 cylinder motor. Customer stated that it ran like s$#%. So I took the pontoon boat for a ride and discovered it idled fine but mid range (2000 to 2500 rpms) ran rough and only ran up to 4000 rpms. Customer changed his 19x22 prop for a 16x22 prop with no...
switch box mercury part number 710-18495a30. Why cant i get a sierra part number for this thing.
I would love to order this thing locally but cant get a aierra number for it.
I have a 1995 mercury 2 cylinder that a customer hooked up battery cables backwards. I replaced the solenoid and rectifier (both tested bad). Started and test ran the motor ran great. Customer called me a week later and told me the motor would shut down when shifting also said this was an...
