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I have a mercruiser 898 that i upgraded myself to a 350 block. Anyway, before i did the replacement the forward/neutral/reverse worked perfect. All i did was remove the plate with the cables going to it and moved it to the side. Now its hard to get into neutral. If i shut it down and turn it...
Hey guys and gals, Ive just completed replacing my old mercruiser 898 and upgraded to a 350. Ill cut to the chase. I dont seem to be getting fuel, I basically swapped everything over. Did i need to replace the push rod for the fuel pump to a different lengh? Am i suppose to prime anything? This...
Im in the process of replacing my 898 and i put the drive in the forward postion, but i think it unlocked after i removed it. Which way should the piece that engages the prop face...Should it be straight or sideways like it is? heres the pic.
Sups guys, I just finished doing head gaskets on my mercruiser 898. I had the heads decked and new valves, completely cleaned out all the manifolds replaced one, all new gaskets etc. I've only run the boat in my driveway for a total of about 40 mins. Now i have changed the oil twice and its...
I purchased a 1980 Glastron/Carlson cvz-18 from a gentleman (aka dooshbag) The boat was unwinterized, oil changed and i ran the boat with the guy, went over some things and struck a deal. Well after a month of sitting, yesterday i started and ran the boat for 30min, boat ran beautiful. I check...
Here's my first boat 1982 glastron sx190. I was searching craigslist for months for my first boat, i wanted something that needed work. This boat had popped up, i went and looked at it and fell in love. The lines on this boat just stuck to me and i love it. Ive been around boats my whole life...
