Ok, acquired this Tracker from my friend and noticed a melted jacket on a purple with red line wire that connect directly to the battery positive terminal. Would anyone know what this wire controls? I saw one Tracker wiring diagram that shows is is for the depth finder but can't imagine that...
I bought a 1996 Bayliner with a 4.3 Merc. The engine idles fine, but when under load, it tends to surge part of the time, then run fine, then start surging again. I know the fuel is likely old, because the boat set for a while. Could it also be the spark plugs? Boat is in like new...
I was not getting a good flow of water and the buzzer going off so pulled the lower unit off to change impeller and found that about 10" down from the top of the shaft (the beveled portion) there were gouges out of the shaft about every 1/4" around this portion. I can't figure out what would...
I replaced the control cables on a 125HP Force outboard and now the starter will not do anything. I thought I had the exact treads on the new cables as the old when I installed at the engine. Could I have it out of neutral by a small adjustment of the cables? I am not a mechanic, but have...
I replaced my control cables on my 1987 Force motor and OEM controls and now I get nothing, not even a click, when I try to start the motor. I presume I did not get the linkage correct. I have tried without success to adjust this linkage. Any suggestions? Is there a way to bypass this...
