Hi Everyone,
I have a Mercury 500 Serial #4286099 (1975?) that I'm trying to breathe life back into. After cleaning the carbs and putting in a new water pump impeller (and reinstalling the LU about a million times to get neutral and reverse) I now have it running and spitting water.
In order...
Hi. Years ago I purchased an older boat that had been sitting for some time with a Mercury 50HP (500) outboard. Serial # 4286099. If my searches are correct, that makes it a 1975 model. The boat sat in my backyard for a long time awaiting free time; recently I got that time. When I...
Hi Everyone,
Recently I acquired a 15HP Gamefisher inexpensively because it wouldn't start. Model 225 581508, Serial OE144599. If I read the boards correctly this makes it a 1996 by Force. The gentleman I got the engine from said there wasn't any spark and he just didn't want to deal with...
Hi Everyone,
Recently I acquired a 15HP Gamefisher inexpensively because it wouldn't start. Model 225 581508, Serial OE144599. If I read the boards correctly this makes it a 1996 by Force. The gentleman I got the engine from said there wasn't any spark and he just didn't want to deal with...
Hi all. I have a 7.5HP Gamefisher #217-585-831, and I'm having trouble replacing the lower unit.
I took the lower unit down and replaced the impeller. Everything reassembled fine until I went to reinstall the lower unit. I flipped the motor upside down, greased the splines, lined up the...
Hi Everyone. A friend has a 1981 Johnson 140 loosing power.
History -> J140TLCIM. He just bought the boat Had trouble with the tilt/trim which we fixed (thanks all). He said when he ran the boat it never got up on plane. I know Speedometers in boats are kinda useless, but for comaprison it...
Hi.. Need a bit of help with two items.
1) Johnson Serial Number J140TLCIM. Can anyone decipher the sequence? I think its an '81 140HP Electric Tilt Longshaft? I can't find what the "M" might be.
2) a) The motor has electric tilt which won't go down. The electric motor hums, but won't...
