Hello gents! I began a thread in the engine repair forum but its more appropriate here. I have a 1986 17ft Smokercraft walkthrough bowrider with an aluminum hull. It has a 60hp 3-cyl Mercury 2-stroke outboard on it. My gear ratio (according to my Seloc "Manual") is 1.64:1. My RPM's are too...
I've got a 1986 Mercury 60hp 2-stroke. At WOT the tach indicates its running at 6000+rpm (yikes!). The max reccomended is 5500rpm.
The tach is pretty old, is there anyway to verify its accurate before I buy a new prop?
Hello everyone, I've got a tricky problem I've been fighting with. Last season my motor (1986 Mercury OB 2-stroke) wouldn't run under any load when I de-winterized it. I cleaned the carbs and everything was great. I replaced the fuel filter and plugs at this time also.
Gradually as the...
Hey guys, my 1986 Mercury 60hp outboard has just started bogging pretty bad. It runs fine at idle and full throttle but between 2250-4750rpms it just wants to bog down and stall.
My first thought was great....the carbs are gummed up, but I just rebuilt them! The boat has been running great...
So I spent this past weekend rewiring the boat...fun stuff. I finally started the 1986 60hp mercury outboard sunday night for the first time. It ran great! Today after work I decided to change the gear oil in the lower unit. MILKSHAKE!
I always change the gear oil every year before I hit...
I've got a 1986 2-stroke Mercury outboard 60hp. The engine runs great but the voltage is too high. The last trip of the season last year my GPS charplotter kept shutting off due to over voltage when run at 2000+ rpm. The engine was putting out over 17V!!!!
The first thing I did this year was...
Last season my carbs gunked up and made my 1986 Mercury 60hp outboard run like doo-doo. The carbs have been rebuilt and I'd like to get rid of the carbon that I'm sure has gunked up in the motor. I've never done this before but there seems to be two schools of thought:
Method 1:
Get the...
Hey guys....last season I changed the impeller in my 1986 Mercury 60hp ELPTO, S/N OB126644. That was the first time I had ever changed an impeller but it didn't seem to fit right. It seemed to be too big and I had to bend the fins to make it fit in the water pump housing. Is that normal? It...
Hello all, let me first give you a little history on my problem. I'll apologize in advance because this may be a wee bit long winded. I have a 3cyl, 60hp, Mercury OB with serial number OB126644. It is a 1986(ish) vintage. I am going into my third season with this boat/motor.
The first...
Hello all, I've been lurking on this site for quite a while and have learned a great deal from you guys. I guess its finally time for me to start participating! I could use some help on installing some water pressure and temp gauges on my 3cyl, 60hp Mercury outboard. It is a 1986(ish) vintage...
