I am having fits trying to get my old mercruiser shift adjustmentight. I have the barrul that fits in slot as high up as I can get it without interfering with the top cable travel. It just seems there is not enough movement in cable to get both forward and reverse. I am getting reverse without...
I put a post regarding fuel starvation but when I ran the boat today I noticed the water coming out of telltale was very strong at idle but would fizzle out as I started running down the river, and then engine would slow down or stall. Would this be the problem I thought was fuel related?
My 150XR2 is will run at wot for about 3 minutes and then will lose power. I can back off a hair and leave my hand off the throttle and engine will pick up power by itself and start to rev up again and then will fall back. I ran the boat for 50 miles on Sunday and had no problems at all. If I...
I ran my merc 150 xr2 about 50 miles on sunday with no problem at all. Took another 15 mile trip on monday and ran great until right in front of dock. When I run at 4500 to 5000 rpm the engine will lose power like fuel starvation. I can leave throttle alone and it will pick up speed again and...
I ran my merc 150 xr2 about 50 miles on sunday with no problem at all. Took another 15 mile trip on monday and ran great until right in front of dock. When I run at 4500 to 5000 rpm the engine will lose power like fuel starvation. I can leave throttle alone and it will pick up speed again and...
My Johnson 15 hp 4stroke broke the camshaft sprocket in the Sea of Cortez. I brought the engine home and bought the parts to fix it. I have the flywheel off and see a white line under the crankshaft sprocket. How does this line up with arrow on cam sprocket for correct valve timing? I would like...
I have a 1967 Thunderbird with 6Cyl. engine. I am gettting a lot of back pressure coming out of fitting that fresh water intake hose hooks up to at distribution box. This manifold is the old style with the aluminum plates inside. I have replaced the plates at times over the years but I don't...
My 1995 Johnson 15 hp 4 stroke sounds like it is popping back thru carb slightly while at high throttle. The motor seems to run ok but the noise concerns me. Any feedback on this type motor is appreciated. I am wondering if I should have bought a Honda.
I am looking at a boat with a late 80s suzuki 85 hp and am wondering if this is a good reliable motor. It has low hours on it and belongs to a n old freind. I already have 3 boats but this is a good price and is an aluminum boat.
I had the merc XR2 charging problem. I did notice that it is charging slightly. I put a digital voltmeter on battery and showed 11.30 volts. With engine running at 1400 rpm I had 11.89 to 12.03 volts. Disconnecting voltage regulator made no difference.
I have a 150 XR2 with serial #933930 (what year is this?) that is not charging. I ran through tests in Clymer manual on stator and rectifier and both checked out ok. On my multitester the ohms read 20k 2000k etc. and in the book it says Rx1000 etc. I did get continuity readings when I was...
I have a 20' Grady-White that I use in Calif. delta slow trolling for striper & salmon. I had a 20hp merc for trolling but the theives got to it. I keep the boat at my dock, which I can't see from the house. I want a small motor which is light enough to hang over the stern and attach to bracket...
I have a 1989 (I was told when I bought used) Mercury XR2 that is an excellent running engine. I do a lot of slow trolling with it and have no problems whatsoever. Compression on motor is 140 to 145 all 6 cylinders. I am leary of the decarb spray because on my previous motor, 1982 Johnson 150,I...
I have been told a number of times that Yamaha makes a lot of Mercury powerheads. When did this start happening? I have a 1989 XR2 V6, is this Yamaha? I definetly would not be disappointed if it is.
MY 1989 (year i was told)MERCURY XR2 LEAKS DOWN SLOWLY.WHERE WOULD BE MOST LIKELY PLACE TO START LOOKING FOR PROBLEM. ALSO I SEE A LOT OF MESSAGES ON ENGINES LOSING PISTONS DUE TO CARB FAILURE. ARE THERE ANY WARNING SIGNS? I THREW A ROD THRU THE SIDE OF MY JOHNSON 150 A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND...
