Hey guys I have a omc 5.0 litre inboard. The shifting seems out of whack. I’m trying to get my idle right down to ensure a nice shift into fwd or reverse. For the most part fwd gear is a smooth transition. As for going into reverse not so much. The revs come up before the the reverse is in gear...
I’m having some stalling issues in my motor, runs for about 2 min then chokes out. There’s 1.6 volts on the ornge wire when the motor is running. I’m sure it should be atleast battery voltage there. Anybody have a valid schematic for this setup thanks.
Had the boat out this wknd and ran into some stalling issues. Started the boat on the dock and it ran perfect, once it started to get warm it’s stalled out. Went to turn the key and it turned over longer than usual, finally fired back up. Ran for a couple mins and had the rpms at like 2000 and...
Hey all, i have a 20' 1990 four winns horizon 200. The thing has a omc cobra 5.0 for a heart. I love the boat, motor runs mint, can get about 42 mph out of it. My questions are in regards to doing mods to this boat. I have a vortec 350 in my shop i am going to rebuild this winter. I am wondering...
I just picked up a boat for nothing and it has a Omc inboard and found water in the oil. I started to pump it out and pumped
about 5 liters of water out before i got to the
oil. My question is what can i pour into the engine and down the cylinders before i put new oil in it? I just wanna crank...
I have a 3.0 omc engine thats blown and the boat has been left to sit. I recently got a parts boat with a 3.8. Just wondering whats involved to do the swap? Thanks everybody
hey guys, looking at a 1987 formula 20' open bow with a 360 hp engine. 560 hours and everything looks really well taken care of. I live in northern canada and want something for fishing big lakes and also, speed and wakeboarding. How would this boat hold up? I am mechanically inclined but I am...
Hello, I am looking at a 1989 celebrity 19 se with a 5.7 liter Mercruiser for 4 grand obo with a stainless prop . I live in Northern Canada and the boat is in Northern US. I am in the process of getting as much info from the owner and more pics. Anything I should look at or watch out for with...
Hello. I have a johnson seahorse 18. The serial number is 328455 and the model number is fd-15f. Just wondering what yr so i can order some tuneup parts... the motor had no spark and found out it had 2 cracked coils. Anyone know anything about this engine? Points gap ect... Thanks
I have a 1972 merc 80hp with power trim. 2 pressure lines and 2 return lines. I put my motor up and after about 30 min it will lose all its pressure and fall down. Any ideas why its losing pressure? it isnt leaking oil anywhere .... where would i get parts ?? thanks
Hey guys, just wanted to say that I am extremely frustrated right now. I restored my 15ft boat which took me a year and a half. I purchased a I believe a 1972 Merc 80 hp with a thunderbolt ignition. When I took the boat out the first time it was exciting because it had taken me so long but the...
Hello, I bought a 1970 Mercury 80 hp last year and I had just used it for the first time this week because I was finishing my boat. I had started the motor up on the stand, idled it, revved it up and check to see if it went into forward and reverse..... everything ran perfect!! I put the motor...
Hello, I have a 14.5ft fiberglass boat with an 80hp Merc ( approx 235lbs). I am not what the total weight of my boat is. My concern is that my tires are rated for 780lbs a side, how can I determine if these tires will be too small for my boat trailer? I was thinking of upgrading to the bigger...
Hey guys, I have a 1970 Mercury 80hp Thunderbolt and I went to do some TLC to the motor today before I use it for the first time. I went to drain the bottom end oil and there wasn't a drop of oil that came out. I filled it up and topped it up abd I havent seen any oil dripping from it yet but I...
Hey guys, I have a 1970 Merc 800 Thunderbolt and I started it up for the first time since I bought it and did not see any water spitting out above the waterline. I had the engine on a stand using ear muffs, I didn't run the motor long at all, I am hoping that the water pressure didn't get high...
