I have read the reasoning behind the crack (corrosion building up between the propshaft carrier nut and threads) and I am going to get mine fixed but I had a few questions 1st.
My crack is quite substantial but it hasn't made it up to the gear case yet. The fluid is perfectly blue with no...
Engine plate shows DT225 22501 - 371273
While on test drive in gear below 3000 rpm you can feel a sputter though out the boat. However if you give it more throttle it revs up nicely and runs smooth. The highest rpm we went was 4200 rpm but I wasn't driving and I wasn't asking him to push...
I am thinking about upsizing boats and the one I am interested in has this motor attached. I was hoping for feedback and your opinions if it would be a good match for this boat...
I am going to look at the above boat tomorrow but it does not have a motor attached. I am fine with that and have repowered a hull before so I know what I am getting into. However the last time i did this I just jumped at the first good motor with solid compression and didn't really care about...
On our last trip I noticed a squeaking noise (very similar to a squealing belt on a car) that wasn't a constant squeal but kind of like chirping/squealing. Sorry for the bad description. The noise didn't happen until we were already at our destination so no choose but to try and get back home...
My 1974 1500 has a flushing port on the water pump that is 5/8" x 11 thread, but i can't find an attachment that will work with that thread. Does anyone know where I can find something like that that can be adapted to a garden hose thread?
As I move along with this motor I am slowly starting to replace everything now that it runs good, cools good, and is pretty much water ready. Today I went to replace the gear oil and I think I am being generous when I say 5% gear oil.
I have already replaced the water pump but I did not buy the...
Now that I slowly getting the kinks worked out of my motor I am trying to make my boat a more enjoyable environment for my buddies. Currently you have to yell to one another if you at anything over idle. Seriously YELL if it is over 3000 rpm. I also have two seats in the back of the boat that...
I have replaced the following...
New fuel hoses 5/16" (previous owner did this 6 months ago) up to a brand new water fuel separator (Sierra 10 microns 90 gph), then 3/8" fuel line up to a brand new primer bulb, through a completely rebuilt fuel pump (diaphragm/check valves/gaskets) then into my...
My tower of power, like everyone else's I have been told, is VERY hard to start when it is cold. I always have to turn it over for ever before it tries to fire. However if you use starting fluid it will fire right up. I do not have the original controls on my motor so i don't have the high...
I have a 1974 Mercury 1500 Inline 6 and it has a 4" diameter housing on the lower unit. The original 13.25 x 19 4-blade prop has too much pitch for my heavy 20' Proline center console (3000 lbs when full of fuel and loaded with friends) and it will not get on plane very easily. I have been...
