I have an old 1985 Mariner 20hp two stroke outboard. No problems from it before untill today when I was trolling at low revs. After about an hour it seemed to want to splutter and die, I pumped the fuel primer ball and it did not really help much. When trying to open the throttel it would only...
I have an old 1980`s 20hp outboard and have on a few occations now pinged my prop on shale banks when negotiating the River Stour. I now have forked out ?38 each time to have the prop repaired. Can someone please advise me if its worth it to install a propguard? Will it help to reduce prop...
We collected a 1990 model long shaft 15hp (09610766)
last night and tried to get it into neutral and reverse, but it was stuck in forward.We tried this without starting it, but manually turned over the engine.The gear lever shaft refuses to move.The previous owner says he used the motor last...
I have collected a 15hp Mariner outboard today with a serial number : 09610766
Can someone please help me to identify it, ie: what year ect and a parts list.It does mention Belgium on the plate alongside the serial number.This is a long shaft model.
Many thanks in advance
I have an old 1985 model 20hp mariner two cylinder 2 stroke. Sent it to my local repair shop to be checked over since a body overhaul and pump rebuild.It fired up quickly and had a strong and steady tell tale. They scanned the engine with an infrared gun and found a hotspot before the thermostat...
I have just bought a 2 cylinder mariner 20hp outboard.It has Mariner 20M 6A95012515 printed on the data plate.Can someone help me to the age and where to get an exploded view of the outboards parts?
I have an old 6HP Johnson 6BAL78B with serial number B23813. I think it is a 1978 model, not sure. I am looking to replace the impeller as it starts easy and sound healthy, but is not passing water through the pee hole. I am wanting a parts list but can`t find anything on the internet. Can...
My Tohatsu 3.5 4 stroke outboard is doing strange things.Today when I ran it in a barrel, no water was coming from the pee hole.I then remover the lower leg and checked all pipes and the impeller itself.All was in a good condition, so I assembled all back together and fired it up again.Only a...
Last week whilst towing my speedboat home, my left side wheel decided to escape and hurdle down the motor way while doing 60mph. I decided to replace both hubs including bearings.The thing that concerns me is that both castle nuts are only just "nipped up" with a new split pin inserted.Will the...
What is meant by the term "holeshot"? I have had numerous replies to do with my Johnson 35hp outboard and am a bit confused. Could someone explain this to me?
I have a 1998 Johnson three cylinder 35hp outboard with a four blade "whale tail" prop
(10-1/2 x 12).I can only get 26 knots on my 12ft speedboat (WOT at 5000rpm). Is there another prop type I can use to achieve any more speed from the engine?
My 2008 Tohatsu 3.5 four stroke outboard (MFS3.5) stalls if let run on very slow idle.What can I do to stop this. The plug is new, carb slow idle jet was removed and cleaned.
