Thanks. The manual and any other troubleshooting guide I read made sure to mention only checking fluid when the cylinders are extended. If I’m low on fluid and the cylinders are retracted, will the remaining oil I have in the reservoir spilll out everywhere if I pull the fill plug? Should I...
Hello again. As im making my way through the various systems on this boat (1987 spectrum sportsman 1900 with OMC 2.3) the trim had been working until tonight. I lowered the outdrive to prepare to remove it, and in positioning it on a wood block, I noticed the trim stopped going up. I have the...
I was so anxious to try my fix that I went out today. I ended up using a soft grinder flap disc and then a 120 grit sheet on my orbital sander on both surfaces. I tried to stay as flat as I could and still get to decent metal, albeit not as good as your guys file recommendation would. I bought...
Here’s the before and after from me trying to clean up the manifold and riser. If I’m looking at new parts, trying to polish these turds might not hurt right?
As a side note, I found pieces of old impeller in the water passages. Interesting, the history old motors could tell if they could talk.
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately I have seen what one costs….yikes. That being said, aside from blatant destruction, how serviceable can one be? Can they be milled or built up and resurfaced? Simply cleaned up with a new gasket surface as a bandaid til I find a good one?
I just recently got my first I/O, a 2.3 powered sportsman 1900 by Blue Fin/Spectrum. Is a 19ft aluminum. Replaced points with pertronix and getting it ready for the water, system by system. I replaced the impeller, previous one was torched, and attached the muffs at full blast. First start gave...
