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I have a 2003 Basstracker that had a Mercury 50 on it. I replaced the motor with a 1994 Yamaha 55HP and the tach reads less than half of normal at WOT. Any ideas what I can do? The guage is a Teleflex 7K
I need to mount an outboard and drill through the transom. Is there any thing to do so the water will not get in the transome and rot the core from the drilled holes?
I bought this 96' 50HP merc today. The guy was running his oil in the gas but handed me the brand new "autoblend" tank and pump unit. Any reason Why I should or should not hook it up? Anyone have a installation manual for the thing? there is only 3 wires, my guess is Purple to the...
96 merc 50hp 3 cly. It is a plastic tube that looks like it has a barbed splice on the end. Where does it go?
Also, where can one find the model number on this outboard?
Hi, anyone have the compression spec for a yamaha 55hp 1993 model? that is the 2 cyl model. I am thinking of buying one but want to test compression before I buy.
any thoughts on the reliability of these motors?
