I have 1989 Mercury Blackmax XR4, took it out today and when priming it leaks a good bit of gas out around where the fuel line connects to the motor. Started normal and ran for long enough to plane out and died. Each time if I squeeze the primer bulb again it will fire back up but do the same...
Im having issues now with engine overheating. I replaced the waterpump impeller a year or two ago and it seems to still be working since is squirting water out and all of that. It heats up when going through no wake zones at low speeds and the gauge reads 3/4 when at full throttle/plane going...
i have a 1989 18' basstracker with a mercury v6 blackmax. the steering broke the last time i went to take it out...thank goodness not going down the lake...i took it off today and where most of the replacement racks i have seen have on long metal piece and two cables coming out of it, mine has...
