Hello. My friend gave me a 1987 Regatta Boat with a Mercruiser 165 4 cylinder engine. When he got the boat it wasnt running so no reliable history. The starter was missing so i replaced. Distributor cap/points worn so i replaced. I removed new plugs, manually rotated engine removed distributor...
I have a 1985 Merc 150 Black Max that I had mounted on a 1988 Procraft. The mechanic checked compression and ran boat in a test pit, using his gas. Today, I put 7 gallons of mixed gas in tank and pumped it back out ( I am worried about contamination in tank ), then went back and pumped 5 more...
