There are no other signs or warnings. It will run fine for a few mikes then start sputtering and die. Then it will not crank until it sits for several hours.
This is an ongoing problem and with my limited knowledge I have done what I could. My brother bought a 2012 Berkshire pontoon with a 2021 merc 115 four stroke. It will cold crank and idle fine. We can even lower it on the lift, tied to the dock and under load at 3500 rpm it runs fine...
2015 Mercury 90hp 4 stroke. A few weeks ago we were riding at about 1/4 throttle and all of a sudden the engine speed winged up as if we had hit something and began cavitation. I turned it off, raised the engine to look at prop. I couldn’t see anything but thought maybe we hit an Asian carp...
I've got a complete (all accessories) 4.3 Merc engine I may have to ship. Can anyone tell me what this weighs and does anyone have suggestion for a specific shipper to use?
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I'm not sure this is the right place for this, but I'm looking for recommendation on where I can sell a complete engine (water logged) and a Alpha One stern drive. I listed the outdrive on eBay with no luck.
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I've done the 3.0 - 4.3 swap all but getting new exhaust manifolds and final wiring. The engine is set and all looks good.
I realized that my boat (1998 Tracker Tahoe) has manual steering but the donor boat (1987 Citation) has power steering. I have not looked at it closely, but what would...
Ok so I get this 1998 tracker tahoe runabout for free. The engine is soaked and useless. I think it's a good idea to pull the 3.0 and swap in a 4.3. whoohoo!!! I'm gonna get a 4.3, pull the 3.0 and swap them out ... How hard can that be?? I do my research and buy a salvage boat that has...
Hopefully I have a buyer for my alpha one outdrive and if it sells I will need to ship it so can anyone tell me how I should package this to ship it and if you have a suggestion for a shipper that would be great.
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I have a 1998 Tracker Tahoe with 3.0 mercrusier (engine is bad) that I am doing a V6 upgrade on
The donor boat is a 1987 Citation mercrusier V6 170 with mercrusier outdrive
The question is, will the outdrive from the 1987 donor boat bolt up to the gimbal on the recipient 1998 boat? Man...
After I get my alignment worked out and have my measurements, what would be wrong with making an aluminum bar mount, lag bolting it to the current stringer then bolting my stock engine mounts to the aluminum bar? It seems this would be easier than epoxy, fiberglass molding..
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I'm working with this donor boat (1987 Citation ) and I want to fire the engine before I remove it. I installed a new battery, made sure it was in neutral, hooked up the kill switch, turned the key and nothing. I tried jiggling and moving the gear selector back and forth trying to find a...
I have my 4.3 engine and alhpa one gen II outdrive. What specialty tools will I need other than billows ring press and engine/drive shaft alignment tool?
I have been looking around locally with no luck. I have found a few on ebay but I'm not sure what I should be paying for this engine and stern drive. Other than ebay, do you guys have any sources I can check with for these items?
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I got a 1998 Tracker Tahoe Q5 for free at the beginning of summer. The previous owner left it in the lake in the boat slip and consequently varmints have torn the interior up pretty good and since it wasn't tended to, it was left to fill with rain water up to the engine. Now the engine is...
