Hi all just a quick Q,
Got a couple of old merc engines that im gona be restoring. One is 6hp twin silver band other is a 9.8 silver band. I know they are both made around the mid 60's and have the same 'phelon ignition' sytem in them. The problem is that when I bought them BOTH had the top...
Hi there,
Just a quick question about the above engine. I bought it recently with a fishing boat - a 17 foot wilson flyer/ dory type.
The propeller on the engine is some sort of plastic one and has 14x13B stamped on it.
Is this the right size prop for an engine of this size?! It does sound a...
Hi folks,
I went to see a boat the other day that had the above engine fitted to the boat.
Compressions were satificatory (135psi) but the problem is that it would only start and run on 1/2 to 3/4 throttle.:redface:
I rekon it has got to be a problem with the carbs being blocked and just...
Hi there,
I was wondering if any one could comment on the above engine. Basicly I am going to have a look at a second hand boat tommorow morning with a suzuki 85 hp engine on the back of it. I presume that it's a DT85 and the year being roughly somewhere in the 1980's.
I know this is a bit...
Hello there,
I was wondering if anyone can help me with this particular engine please. I went to buy a boat with this outboard on the back and done the sensible thing and ran a compression test first.
#1 133
#2 130
#3 000!
I stopped at number 3 and retested several times and it was knackered...
