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I took my 1996 Mariner 3.0L 225 outboard to the mechanic and he called me today. I have no compression in cylinder 3. He wants $4100 for the repair. It is a total rebuild of all the cylinders and one year warranty. I have limited fund and i was in the dog house for the original purchase. I have...
1995 Mariner 225 (3.0L Carb.) model: I was heading back to the ramp and all the sudden the motor missed a little and shut down completely. I was able to start it after a few minutes and limp into the ramp, but the motor had no power. Felt like it was only running on a few cylinders. I had to...
The cover that holds my trim button has broken where the screw attaches to it. I don't know how to get in behind the red lever that allows me to engage the motor into gear. This annoys me everytime I take it out. How do I disassemble the controler to fix it.
1985 evinrude 115 crossflow on a...
I had power problems the last two times I took the boat out. So, I took it to the mech. this morning. He listened to it and went hmm a few times, he ran a compression test on it. If looking from the back of the motor the top right cylinder had only 30 pounds of pressure. He told me $1800 - $2500...
