Ok I have a 78 80hp mercury outboard. I was driving alond fine at full power then it seemed like I lost half my power (like dropping 2 cylinders) I messed around with it and couldn't get it to come back so I started my way home on half power with the throttle full. 10 min later it kicked back in...
Had my boat out for the first time and I noticed the Volt meter was off the charts. It started blowing fuses to my lights and bildge pump so I unhooked the battery. Thought I was ok then, but after that my volt gage was all over the place and the gage itself started to get hot and fog the...
Just wondering I have a 80hp mercury outboard with hydraulic steering and it is really stiff. When I first got it, it was like that so I added grease to all the nubs I could see but it is still the same?? Could I have to much grease in the system or is there something I should clean out with...
I have a 1978 80 hp mercury outboard that was working fine when I put it away last season. I got it out this year and it won't start. Just keeps turning over with no sound of wanting to go. Now I have pulled all the plugs and they are getting spark but the top two don't seem to be wet at all...
