Well I’m back. Engine ran good first outing. Second outing it decided to eat some aluminum about a mile from the ramp. I will get to see how well the JB weld has held up when I split the case to see where in the world this aluminum came from. Was running WOT and engine started knocking then...
I have a 2002 Yamaha 70 2stroke that I had to put a new head on last year due to corrosion eating through the head right at the spark plug. New head on and ever since the bottom cylinder hasn’t always acted right. Sometimes it will fire and sometimes it won’t. Pulled the spark plug out this...
there is a weep hole on the bottom of the unit that when operating the unit it pours out of the hole. This started after a descent log hit. I pulled it apart and replaced what I rings I could find and don’t see any issues. Put it back to whether and the problem still persists. Any clue what this...
1996 Merc 60hp.
Stator 398-9710A23
Trigger 99021-A15
Switch Box 1905A2
Ive done the Black/Yellow Wire disconnect with no luck and Stator yellow wires disconnect with no luck. Stator Ohms out good. Trigger ohms out good. Bought a Used switch box on ebay with a warranty and it wont even try to...
So I Bought this outboard a few weeks ago. It ran but had low compression on the bottom cylinder. The boat that the motor was on was a center console so it had the binical controls. When we took the motor off i abandoned the controls since i need side console controls. I ordered a used Yamaha...
I had to replace the pinion gear on the throttle linkage and now the two mesh gears that connect at the bend have a gap in between them. I'm just not sure how to close this gap. Which shaft should i have to adjust?
I have a 2cyl 2stroke mercury 40 hp with oil injection. I noticed today that the level in my oil tank magically rose. Then I opened it up and could smell gas in it. Also I could tell the viscosity wasn't like pure oil. The fuel line was connected and there was pressure in the gas tank so I...
I reacently bought this motor and it ran great when i first bought it. i took it out the other day and it started runing funny so i got it back to the ramp. brought it home and ran it on the hose and i couldnt keep it running. i played with the idle adjustment screw in all different positions...
i just reacently bought this motor and it has the factory tilt and trim. i have it on a duck boat and i require high trim angles while running wide open for some of the shallow running i do. I reacently discovered that this motor has a trim safety that its over 2000rpm it wont trim past 20%...
I am in the process of replacing all the seals in my lower unit due to finding water in it. Im pretty sure it was the upper driveshaft seal under the waterpump that was leaking but doing a full rebuild due to the age. One question I have is how do you remove and replace the lower shift rod seal...
Took the boat out and it was running great the all the sudden it started runnin like crap and coughing...could barley keep it running...used my hand to choke it and jumped up on top...had to play with the amount of air I let in to keep it running to get back to the ramp...carb should be...
Is this motor supposed to charge the battery as its running because when it was running it on a hose i unhooked it from the battery to see if it was charging with a test light and it wasnt.
i have a 1994 johnson 25 remote steering and i think i have the linkage set at a happy medium but when i shift to reverse or foward gear it wont go into gear untill you bump it past the idle in gear position and this sometimes causes it to slam into gear and i dont know if there is something i...
Today while fishing my dog bailed out Of the boat for a swim and when he got
Back in the boat he broke my key offin the ignition...I was able to turn the ignition with a screwdriver to start the boat...my question is can I replace this ignition with like a ignition you would buy at the parts...
