Afternoon All, my '97 V6 135 Merc has become hard to start and very smokey when it does. Today I attempted to start it and she coughed a few times and would not fire. I checked the spark and it was OK. Next I looked at the inline fuel filter and it was not full. I pulled the hose and it then...
Morning All, yesterday whilst 30km off the Australian coast we stopped to watch a pod of dolphins ans the engine stalled and would not start again. We tracked it down to no spark and had to get towed in. Can anybody please advise troublshooting procedures for this fault? Sorry all- engine is...
Afternoon All, been a while since my last posting here but hey - it's good to be back!
Anyhow, my prob is that my 135hp 1997 Merc will not tilt up but it will tilt down! When attempting to tilt up the relay clicks and thats it! I've only had this engine for abt 8wks and won't be keeping it for...
Had a 140h V6 Carb Mariner fitted to my new fishing tinnie yesterday, runs rather sweet apart from the oil alm beeping. I know it is sweet as I've got 50-2 i the tank and the bottled is full but using -sny thought ?
Evening all, would anybody be kind enough to provide me detailed instructions as to how to correctly set the float levels in a 70hp '89 Merc ? I do have a manual, but it's around 500km from here.
Evening all, second run out with the above engine today. First time all sweet, today she bogged under WOT but when the key was depressed to enable choke, she went fine. I know this is a fuel restriction of some kind but from where should I commence troubleshooting ? On a lighter note, we did...
I need to overhaul the pump as it makes a lot of noise and leaks. I am not sure how to strip the unit. My Seloc manual is no help whatsoever. Can anybody please advise how it pulls down ? Also, what parts are in it which will need to be replaced ? I do have it removed from the engine.
Got my hands on a head from a B30E which looks to be in lovely nick to put on the AQ170A. Only prob is I need to block off the injector ports. Anybody done this before or have any suggestions please ? The holes are abt 8mm but not prefectly round - more a convex shape.
After much work on my AQ170A, I still get water in no 1 and have decided to explore easy and cheap repowering option. The opportunity to aquire a B30E has arisen. It is currently in a 164 car and the bloke who has it says its sweet - he just wants it gone for a couple of hundred. My question is...
My Volvo Penta 170hp B30 has water in the oil I discovered this today when she wouldn't start. I removed all the plugs as I thought I had flooded it and discovered water in the chambers. I then had a look in the rocker cover cap and saw it looked like lithium grease. Next I dropped the sump plug...
My new used Volvo Penta 170hp hesitates when cold.<br />She coughs and splutters when under load when hitting abt 2000 rpm and will almost stall but with gentle persuasion will overcome this. Has new points, dizzy cap, plugs and leads. Should I be looking at the carbs - all 3 of them ? Once warm...
I am trying to prove a fault to a stator on a 50hp 1980 Merc. As my DVM will not do peak readings, I think I can test the stator by checking resistance across the low speed and high speed windings. Can anyone advise the acceptable resistance readings on both of these please.
My 1980 4 cyl Merc has water shooting from no 1 cyl when I remove the plug when she is running. I have replaced gaskets on water jacket/exhaust side still same prob. She will start and run but not idle correctly or reach full power. I know it is water because I can stand behind it with my hand...
I am trying to bleed the tilt/trim unit on my 1980 50hp Merc. The unit is reluctant to lower from fully raised position without downward pressure on the motor so I figure a bleed may help. Any advice appreciated.
