I recently purchased a boat that had a nonworking auto pilot on the helm. I want to take the auto pilot mechanism off, but the shaft leading from the rotary style helm is an odd size that the steering wheel will not fit onto. The shaft from the helm is 1/2" with a larger tapered collar on it...
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I have a 1997 60 hp Mercury Bigfoot that needs a new starter solenoid. I am having trouble determining what the correct part number I need as the one that came off the engine is clearly not the correct part since the bolt holes did not correctly line up. Can someone point me in the...
I am trying to determine what spark plugs to install in a Mercury 60 hp 2 stroke bigfoot. I bought the engine used and after discovering a bunch of other things that are incorrect, I am not sure I just want to match what is currently in the motor. Thanks.
I have a 1999 Mercury Bigfoot 60 hp engine that revs to about 2500 rpms as soon as I fire it up. I have inspected the vacuum hoses and all seem to be okay. Where should the butterflies be positioned when in neutral at idle? as it is now, they are all opened about an 1/8 of an inch. If this...
I have a 1999 Mecury Bigfoot that has started to cough at low RPM or when I bring it down from cruise to a lower RPM. I can feel the motor slow when it coughs. At cruising RPM the engine runs very well, quiet, smooth and no coughs or hiccups at all. Does this sound like a fouled plug or...
I have a friend who was docking her boat the other day and said that when she shifted into reverse, the boat stayed in forward and would then not shift into neutral. Does this sound simply like a broken cable? I have never looked under the cowl of a Force, but I have a Mercury I have changed...
I ran aground last week (inside a channel, by the way) and managed to suck a great deal of sand into the impeller housing of a 1999 Mercury 60HP Bigfoot. As a result, the engine barely pumped any water so I took it in to a shop to have it looked at. In short, the impeller housing was...
I have a 1995 Bigfoot that is giving me trouble. I got it running yesterday for about a minute and then it cut out. When I tried to restart it, all I got was a click from the solenoid. The Starter is not engaging. Does this sound like a typical starter problem? Is changing out the starter a...
I am redoing a center console and would like to install morse twin lever controls to operate the outboard engine. Is there anything special I need to consider? Is it a difficult job? I am pretty adept at figuring things out, but I have never done anything like this before. Any help would be...
I am looking at buying a Mercury 60hp Bigfoot for a 19 foot Seaway skiff. The engine is in excellent condition and has up to date service records. Off hand I believe it is a 1995. What exactly does the "Bigfoot" designation mean? Does it have a larger lower unit? Does it have a larger prop...
Hi - I am currently replacing the floor and stringers on an older (1981) 19' Seaway center console and I want to install hydraulic steering. I am wondering what system I should use. The engine is a 60 Mercury Bigfoot. While I realize that hydraulic steering is overkill for a rig this size, I...
I have a 95 Mercury 60 HP Bigfoot that is very difficult to shift from either forward or reverse back into neutral. It shifts from neutral with ease, however. Does anyone know what the problem could be, and if so what measures to take to correct it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Hey. I have a 1994 60 hp Merc Bigfoot that has become very difficult to shift from neutral into forward or reverse. I have taken the cables off the engine and it shifts easily, so the problem is obviously in the unit itself. Anyone have an idea what the problems could be, or better yet how to...