OK, I just wanted to post this after fighting for nearly 3 hours to get the shif shaft linkage reconnected..... Hopefully this can save others down the road. I removed the lower unit to replace a water pump and ran into problems reconnecting the shift shaft. When removing the lower unit, it is...
OK, I just wanted to post this after fighting for nearly 3 hours to get the shif shaft linkage reconnected..... Hopefully this can save others down the road. I removed the lower unit to replace a water pump and ran into problems reconnecting the shift shaft. When removing the lower unit, it is...
i was wondering if it were possible to make a pickup tube and somehow convert a regular 5-gallon gas can that you'd use for a lawn mower into a boat fuel tank...... anyone ever tried? Cost of a 6-gal boat can @ Walmart was 60. A 5-gal. Lawn can was $16. And, I figured you could have 2...
Over the past few years, purchased all the parts needed to convert a '63 18hp shortshaft to longshaft. Only part I couldn't find was the 5" longer water tube.... So, went to Lowes, purchased copper tube and coupler to match the diamter of the shortshaft water tube. Cut a 5" length, cleaned and...
OK.... trying to go cheap on an UGLY boat from 1987....
Instead of carpet or vinyl flooring..... how about using white-colored rolled roofing material - the kind you apply with a propane torch.... 3' wide, so I'd have to use 3 rolls to cover a 24x8 boat.
The good news is its $33/roll and I...
Pull starter on 1960s 18hp.... its the single pawl Ease-O-Matic.
When you pull the rope, the pawl is motionless. No movement at all. I inspected the installation and it matches the photos & diagrams.
The recoil mechanism works fine. Rope retracts as it should.
Any ideas? Need to be...
OK... here's the history....
Purchased engine 4 years ago. Mounted on 24' pontoon with 13 pitch prop. Last time I checked compression it was around 110psi on all 3. Gas is approx. 4 mos. old. In the last few years, its ran fine. I'm religous about running the fuel out of the carb when I'm...
1988 90hp 3Cyl - Lost all spark, replaced Trigger & Stator -- no spark on No. 1 Cyl
1988 90hp 3Cyl, serial #B250374 (I have the manual and a DVA tester)
Lost all spark back in July. Did some testing and finally located the blue stator wire that failed the test specified in the book. I...
I started my '88 90hp 3 Cyl motor up on garden hose (serial B250374).... fire up on third try, worked great, idled fine, great pee stream... Ran for about four minutes at low idle and I shut it off and headed to the ramp, launched, motor started and ran for about a minute. Then motor stumbled...
I purchased Sierra No. 18-7043 carb "kit" and it came w/o a float! Grrrrr. Where in the world do I order just the float from? Most sites see to only have a float in kits for '69 and up model motors...... Help!
I have two old midsections from saltwater outboards - a 1987 35hp and a 1987 90hp. Both were saltwater motors and have some, but very little, corrosion. Most significant issue is some rusty bolt heads or rusty nuts. Both midsections has some very minor gouges from where I had to use a cutting...
I'm looking for the correct cold start procedure for my 1988 90Hp 3-Cyl Mercury outboard serial #B250374.
I'm having one hell of a time getting it to start when motor and outside air is cold (bout 45 degrees).
This is what I THINK is the correct procedure:
1. Trim motor completely down...
Hello all,
I just picked up an old 18hp for my next project. The engine is ok. Great compression, good spark, water pump was recent. Plug wires are newer. Prop has a big chunk missing. I'm worried with all of the lower unit, exhaust housing & prop damaged that I don't have a bent lower unit ...
Well, I've been seaching eBay for a few weeks now looking for a better prop for the '71 18hp I've been tinkering with. I figured I'd get a better prop and use my existing one for a spare. I was amazed at the "high" price used props were selling for on ebay.... $40 - $50. With the chance that I'd...
