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I just got in off my boat. When I got into the slip I trimmed up the engine using the switch on my console. I immediately walked back to the outboard to put the kickstand up and when I tried to push the tilt/trim on the motor I got nothing, not even the trim motor making any noise. I went...
At the end of last boating season I started having some problems with my tilt/trim. The pump motor runs fine but the engine moves up very very slowly. If I trim it all the way up, it doesn't want to come back down sometimes. I was taking a look at it yesterday was trimming it up and down a...
Could anyone tell me how many miles it is to run from the C&D canal to tullytown on the Delaware River? I'm trying to get an idea how long I should set aside for this trip.
Yesterday I started up the engine for the first time in a couple months and it sounded a flat and wasn't too happy to throttle up (in gear or neutral rev). I checked the plugs and they all looked good. Next I checked for spark on each cylinder and found #2 and #5 are not getting spark. I'm...
After a long process of tracing my problem to the carbs, i just got around to pulling them off my '83 V150. I was expecting to find the mounting flanges stamped with 1382-7563 or 1374-5643 that the parts diagrams show as being the carbs on my engine. What I pulled off are stamped 1374-5427...
I have been doing a lot of repairs on my ignition systems on my 3 Mercs. The Seloc guide references using a Quicksilver Ignition Analyzer to be able to fully test the switchboxes, and coils. I looked up what the part number was and found it was has been replaced by a new part number. That new...
I was having trouble with my engine not getting full power. It tops out at about 2500rpm or so. After testing the stator a few months ago I found the low speed windings to be bad. I've replaced the stator (and rectifier) but I'm still having the problem.
There is spark on all six plugs...
I was going over my engine the other day and noticed something I had never seen before. On the side of the motor, more towards the carbs there are 3 little elbows on each side of the engine with a hose attached to them (they appear to be at the base of each cylinder). The hose is flexible and...
I had the boat out yesterday for the first time this season. After getting back in the boat was hauled and put on a rack so I could put fresh bottom paint on today. When I walked up to the boat today there was a small oil trail running down the skeg. It appears to be coming from the just...
I am replacing a stator on my '83 150 and I see there are some options as far as replacement parts. Does anyone have any recommendations on whether I should go with CDI, Mallory, Sierra, or Quicksilver and the pros and cons of any of these?
Also I'll be replacing the rectifiers on both engines...
I'm somewhat a beginner at doing my own engine work on my 1983 V150 and need some help with figuring out what the results from the testing I just did means.
I tested the engine per Seloc manual and got the following results:
Ohms Between:
Blue/Wht & Red/Wht leads - 2.6 Red & Blue - 2.7...
Hi all,
I'm in the process of getting ready for the season, which unfortunately this year entails a little more engine work then normal. Towards the end of last boating season one of my engines began having some power loss. I would be running at around 3500-3700 rpm, then the power on one...
