I tried the search feature and didn't really come up with much that I could make sense of for my situation. Here is what I'm trying to diagnose. 1991 Rinker Captiva 186, 4.3 Mercruiser. We dropped it in about a month ago, drove it to the lift where it waited for this past weekend. It started...
This summer, I replaced the lower half on my Mercruiser Alpha one. Every time I went to put the boat on the water, I would check my gear lube level to make sure it was full. I would always need to add about 6 or 8 oz for it to register on the dipstick. I replaced the o-rings around the...
The oil in my trim pump looks suspiciously pearl-colored. I'm told it shouldn't look like that. If it is in fact contaminated with water, what is the most likely culprit? I did notice that one of the hydraulic arms on my outdrive had a broken metal ring where the arm goes into the cylinder -...
I recently replaced my lower unit and am in the process of going through the break-in hours (I have 5 so far). Everything appears to be in fine working order, but I finally got the boat up on plane the other day and noticed a hard periodic "knock" or "clunking" coming from the stern. It seemed...
To make a long story short, My lower drive needs to be replaced due to freezing. I believe this was simply due to my leaving the trim up with water still in the housing. Engine runs fine and was winterized successfully. The housing is cracked all around the prop. Several questions:<br /><br...
