Just got my 1975 Mercury 650 fired up after 13 years. I replaced the impeller because the old one hadn't been maintained the entire time I owned the boat. I see water coming out of the area of the pee hole, but not exactly coming out of the pee hole. I assume a clamp or something came loose...
It's alive!!!!!!! Thanks for all your help, everyone. I think it was the pin at the top of the driveshaft. I put some liquid wrench on it and let it soak for a while, then worked it and it seemed to go right in. I do have some more questions, but I will go ahead and let this thread die and...
Yeah I lubed the DS and shiftshaft. Followed the other instructions and everything seems to be working exactly as described until I get to the part where I am to my last half inch or so. So the strange thing is, a couple times I was able to get it to go all the way up flush. When I was able...
Well I feel really dumb. Thank you! A couple of things. I do have a pin on the top of the driveshaft but it does not "spring" up and down, should it? As for my gap while trying to push the lower unit it, I was assembling and pushing the lower unit back in while the motor was locked back. I...
No worries on being blunt. I have thick skin. I'm doing my best brother. This is a guy that hasn't ever done much more than an oil change on a car and never had the cowling off a boat motor before. Thanks for pointing me to the referred post, it does indeed look a solution to my issue, but...
Spent another couple hours this morning. Just can't get the bugger to go in. The water line is lined up, the crankshaft is lined up (when I turn the prop counterclockwise the flywheel spins, but I am assuming I am not lining up the shift rod spines correctly. I disconnected the control lines...
One other quick thing. I am trying to put the lower unit back on and it seems to be getting stuck about 1/2 inch from being sealed. I took it off with the unit in gear, I replaced the impeller. Now I have it back close to being together. When I turn the prop counter clockwise the flywheel...
Okay. I got the new starter and compression tester. The starter appears to be the main issue that I was having in the original post. With the new starter it turns over rapidly and with little effort. It didn't start, but I didn't mess with it long enough to worry about that. I just wanted...
Thanks for all the responses so far. Here is where I am at:
I decided to go ahead and replace the starter. It has a manufacture date of 1974 so I decided after 48 years, it was probably due, plus it will help with my compression test to have a functioning starter.
Ordered compression tester...
OK. I got the starter out. I think I removed some bolts unnecessarily, but oh well , I got it out. Here are a few pics of what the start looks like taken apart. I have no idea if this is horrible or if anything can be told. I will say when I try to spin it by hand, if I do it quickly, I get...
I am trying to pull the starter but having some issues getting it out. Do I need to take the fly wheel off to get to the other side of the mount? Here is a photo of where I am so far. I apologize, I am very much a non mechanic, but if this has a chance of working out, I will have to do 95% of...
Will do. Headed out right now to take it off. Yeah I am going to have to replace the throttle and shift cables, they are in horrible shape but seem to surprisingly still work. My plan is to get this to at least run for few seconds. IF I can get it running, will replace the impeller...
Good morning. I went out with a new strategy this afternoon. I hooked up the neg directly from battery to the block, and the positive to the post on the starter. It turns over just like yesterday. Slow and doggy. Voltage on the battery is 12.6v without turning over and just under 11v while...
Yeah, sounds like a plan. I have my voltmeter tomorrow so I will check and see if it drops much. Also, I might pull the starter to check it and see if it is an issue. It is spinning though and not making any weird noises, so my initial thought is that it could be low voltage somewhere.
Thank you
