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    gear oil ,merc 65hp

    hello,can you tell me the amount of gear oil needed for a 1976 ,65 hp ,3 cylinder ,thanks piperdog
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    should i have oil here ???

    hello,ive a 1976,65 hp blue band and on stripping down the lower gear casing ,i noticed there was no oil ,there is a drain plug at the bottom . are the cogs greased or should there be oil,if so where is it filled from and to what level,no wear or rust on the cogs,thanks piperdog,ps how does the...
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    rev counter stuck(tacho)

    hello,it was working great ,then looked again ,it had stuck on 4000rpm ,disconnected power ,still stuck tried tapping ,but no joy ,its on a merc 65hp,1965,any ideas (apart from the broken idea :) ) thanks piperdog
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    to muff or not to muff

    hello,ive a 1976 ,mercury 65hp and can you tell us is there a time period that this or any other engine can be run with flushing muffs on ,or shouldnt they be run at all,,,thanks piperdog
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    mercury ,65 hp ,cant get to drive

    hello,ive a blueband ,65hp,1976 outboard .on taking the lower gear case unit off ,i found that there is a safety mechanism that operates via a bar thats on the 2 hooks that goes over the bar that allows you to change the pitch of the outboard,on the lower gear case unit ,when in position it...
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    serial no. help

    hello,i have just got a mercury blueband 65hp and on the transome plate i have the numbers 9031681,but cant find any link to these numbers ,can you help..thanks piperdog
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    wont start,advice needed

    hello,i have a 1978,2 stroke 35hp selva ,it has spark on the plugs and fuel going to the carb,but it seems no fuel going to the plugs ,can you help,,thanks piperdog
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    cooling problems ,b100

    hello ive an old b100 honda ,water comes out of the pipe near the fuel overflow ,but nowhere else ,it runs for about 45secs to one min ,then stalls and seems to seize ,then can be unseized ..is there a pee hole and how easy is it to remove the thermostat,,thanks for your help
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    need some help,1975 ,20 hp ,B2320,,,,wiring

    hello ,just obtained a 1975 ,20 hp ,B2320, there is a connection box with a red ,a white and a yellow wire on ,these go to a small box on the left ,on the same connection as the white wire theres a loose brown with a round connector on it ,does this go to permanent power,thanks
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    evinrude ,1975,what wires ,where???

    hello ,just obtained a 1975 ,20 hp ,B2320,,and it hasnt an exterior wire loom,the wires on the internal loom are white ,red and two black ,white goes to the choke ,red to the starter solinoid ,and the two blacks are hurting my head ,are these the engine cut of leads as where they go to shows...
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    help needed in engine info

    hello,just got an evinrude outboard ,serial number 203b03a,can anyone shed some light on it ,,thanks piperdog
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    honda b100( 10 hp ) knowledge needed

    hello,ive a 1985 +- 10 hp honda ,four stroke(b1001013358) and have been vaguely told i can jet it upto a 15 ,if this is so,what parts will i need ,,thanks piperdog
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    seahorse 18 ,got it to start but ??

    hello,got my motor to fire and run ,but the mixture is far too rich (sooty spark plugs ) and it needs the choke on to run ,but wont go any where near full revs . if ive taken out the lean /rich needle ( dial on the front ),any ideas on how to set up prior to starting and can anyone tell me what...
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    johnson seahorse ,wont go,backfires

    hello,just picked up an old 18 seahorse and it wont start,at the front it has a lean dial and ive put 50/1 mix in .after several pulls it backfires and the odd occasion seems its going to go but doesnt ,got spark and fuel,the previous owner did drop it ,so can the timing be out and can i check...
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    fuel ,where fuel isnt meant to be

    hello,ive an old selva 35 ( i know ) changed the needles ,inspected the float (cant adjust ,its plastic )and fuel comes out of the choke funnel ,on priming and low revs ,but doesnt come out if held up manually ,looked on the web and someone said it was a breather blockage in the carb ,cant find...
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    choke solinoid

    hello,if the choke solinoid is broken ,will it effect any thing else..thanks
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    gone off fuel

    i had an oil/fuel mix stored for a couple of years ,does it go off ..thanks piperdog
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    Selva 500/e

    hello,just done a cheepie swap and got a boat with a selva 500/e (78153113).does thes numbers mean anything to anybody .where as the choke lever oprates the choke , on the end of the choke lever there is a small piston type thing that goes into a cylinder with a wire attatched to it ,is this...
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