I am upgrading from a non brake to a disc brake trailer. I currently have a 4-pin flat connector. The new trailer will have a 5-pin flat connector to include one wire for the back-up solenoid. I know that I am supposed to tap into the back-up light on my Pathfinder truck and hook that into...
I recently upgraded from a non-brake trailer to a disc brake trailer. The model is 5-Starr if that matters. I drive a Pathfinder tow vehicle and currnetly have a 4-pin flat connector. <br />I read in some other topics about the trailer with brakes having 5-pin connector (the 5th being the...
Anyone know a lending institiutioon that will finance a new motor and re-finance an older boat for 20 years? Trying to keep payments as low as possible - but everyone that I've checked with only finances for 10 years with a 25,000 loan.<br />I owe about 11K on boat and new motor costs...
Can someone give me some poitive AND negative feedback on this motor. What does this cost (estimate) for motor, controls, installation, etc - soup to nuts - mounting on a 19 ft mako (25").
I have a 1988 Mercury 135hp that, although it has served me well in the past, has become somewhat unreliable. I have a 19 ft mako and I am just starting to consider the expense involved with upgrading to a 4 stroke. Can anyone give me some initial starting information that may be useful in my...
My power trim - down - just stopped working. It was a little sticky at first - I would have to push the lever on the throttle down several times before it would make the electrical connection. It would "click" each time I pressed on the lever and then eventually make the connection and power...
I lost my seal on the oil tank cap (inside the engine)and after overtwisting it to tighten, I cracked the top off of the cap. This is the cap with the float inside that tells the reserve tank when to fill-er-up. This just happened yesterday (oil everywhere) and I ended up using two layers of...
After running my motor for a while I turn it off to go fishing. When I try to turn it back over, it does not start right away. I have to put the throttle into neutral-forward and cranck it that way or it will not stay on in idle. <br /> This is particularly difficult if I'm fishing a rocky...
I'm considering going to the liqua-lube bearings after my left trailer tire seized up and sent my tire off the trailer while driving.<br />If that's ever happened to anyone else - you know you'll do anything and everything in your power to make **** sure it will never happen again.<br />- any...
Oil/Overheat Pre-Alarm not sounding when I turn the key. I previously wrote about a problem I was having last season with the oil/overheat alarms going on too frequently or continuously. This year my first running had an ironic twist - the alarms did not sound at all. Not even when they are...
Oil/Overheat Pre-Alarm not sounding when I turn the key. I previously wrote about a problem I was having last season with the oil/overheat alarms going on too frequently or continuously. This year my first running had an ironic twist - the alarms did not sound at all. Not even when they are...
When I start a day of boating, each time I begin - my engine only gets up to about 3900 rpms at full throttle - not even enough to get up on plane. Then - after about 5-10 minutes at full throttle(it varies each time) it kicks in and gives me the full 135hp and about 5000 rpms.<br />For the...
This is a 'home-made' wiring schematic for my boat. Could someone please take a look and tell me if there are any flaws that may cause problems? I am using one OFF-1-BOTH-2 switch and one ON-OFF switch to seperate my starting battery and house battery.<br /> <br /><br />Thanks :)
This may sound very stupid to most of you out there but I once heard that there are no stupid questions so here goes nothing...<br />1988 Merc 135 v6<br />I thought that the alternator in the engine charges the batteries while the engine is running. My book for this engine doesn't say...
While reading my West Marine catalog - they sold me on the idea that I needed a battery combiner in addition to having 3 on/off switches instead of my one off-1-both-2 switch. I definately see the logic here - enough so to go out and purchase a combiner for $75. I will isolate my house and...
