I have a 1997 Mercury 60 HP ELPTO with a bad lower unit. It needs to be replaced but finding one that isn't the Bigfoot has been a challenge. I understand that the standard unit that came with the motor is a 1.64:1 ratio while the Bigfoot is a 2.3:1 ratio. Since I am not all that concerned...
I have a 1997 Mercury 60 HP ELPTO that was running just fine then suddenly died. I thought it was locked up, but when I got it back to the garage and put a breaker bar on the top nut of the flywheel, it spun. I hooked up the muffs and tried to start it, it spun over just fine for about 3...
