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  1. boatdude100

    How do you shift gears?? Merc 9.9 Four stroke

    Kindly help? Super easy question if you own a 9.9 four stroke tiller motor. I don't want to wreck these gears if I'm doing it wrong. Someone Please?
  2. boatdude100

    How do you shift gears?? Merc 9.9 Four stroke

    Thank you this is possible yes, Exactly.... how do you shift gears with this tiller handle shift mechanism please?? (even if it may be obvious to you and Should be to me?) Please describe...
  3. boatdude100

    How do you shift gears?? Merc 9.9 Four stroke

    New to me motor. No manual with it I seriously cant tell if motor is messed up or I'm doing something wrong. Tiller handle 2010 So start in Neutral. Fine Turn it towards Forward it goes. I slow down the boat and how do I get into Neutral again?? It slows then when I keep turning towards...
  4. boatdude100

    Fuel fouling (rich/spark) or oil leak?

    UPDATE: Pulled distributor cap and found significant crud on each terminal. Rotor tip not great either. Cleaned with screwdriver & dremel carefully and started it up. Still idled rough, after 8 min test run and same plugs were black again! Swapped witres with Mercruiser 3L. No change ** Do...
  5. boatdude100

    Fuel fouling (rich/spark) or oil leak?

    1 and 4 cylinders get black fouled plugs.... almost immediately I would say closer to sooty ... not wet or shiny Single barrel Holley carb- 3L/ Compression good-avg 160 Any clues if I should I be looking towards 1) Carb adjustment (previous owner did mess with the settings, but wouldn't this...
  6. boatdude100

    How do I set fuel/air mixture 3L Holley carb?

    BIG correction in the RPM stated... Idle shakes at 650 RPM. My apologies. not 6500..... long day in the bottom of a boat... Mixture screws- I'm sorry, I dont understand the term "make sure the blades are centered in the slot". Kindly elaborate? Screws: it appears one is on each side of the...
  7. boatdude100

    How do I set fuel/air mixture 3L Holley carb?

    2007 - new to me Stingray boat GLP-E Last ditch effort to fix this myself before joining the lineup at dealer which means my "new" boat will be back mid July- August if I'm lucky :-( Plugs 1 and 4 foul black almost instantly. Previous owner has popped the tamper proof covers and messed with...
  8. boatdude100

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    Impeller changed, half a fin missing (narrow piece- 3/8 strip - top half of a fin). Pulled hoses... no sign of it.... tried the dish soap.
  9. boatdude100

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    How about hand diswashing soap? It's early season at the cottage, not fully stocked. Yes I miss the olive oil myself.. And the hand cream... I actually brought it here because it was glycerine based which is what Volvo Penta specified for lubricating the impeller. Just not sure if it was a...
  10. boatdude100

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    Great suggesions, wish I had them! I do have: hand cream- glycerine based margarine (seriously?) trailer bearing grease... And big thanks for letting me know what it's for!
  11. boatdude100

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    If I was to add that the boat seems to run between 175 -180 deg could this help point in a direction? (besides changing the impeller this morning) New to me boat...
  12. boatdude100

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    Yiikes, thanks great perspective! So the implication is that maybe it's running rich or something? Any idea what to check/replace next?
  13. boatdude100

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    cyl 1 (black plug) 170 cyl 2 tan 165 cyl 3 tan 160 cyl 4 (black plug) 165 Now asking myself if I am looking at fuel fouling or oil fouling...? Thin black non-glossy coating on the entire tip and it gets that way within 5 min of running
  14. boatdude100

    Volvo grease substitute? - on impeller O ring

    Replacing Impeller today Manual calls for "Volvo Penta grease p/n 828250 to be applied on a new O ring before installing. Don't have any. Can I substitute anything else? Is this just to help it fit in or *** Is this grease super important? *** i.e if not used, then it may leak and water...
  15. boatdude100

    How to change cap and rotor?

    Any tricks to this? Simple answer would be... Remove cap (special tool?) Don't mix up wires Pull rotor, keep new one oriented in same direction when installing (is this hard?) Replace cap in same orientation Is there anything more to know about this job or is it that easy? (Tune up time-...
  16. boatdude100

    How to test for spark?

    Excellent responses than you!
  17. boatdude100

    SX-A, what does a bad gimbal feel like when inspecting?

    I apologize, I thought that was directly related. Thank you for the clarification.
  18. boatdude100

    3L rough idle, one black spark plug

    Finally stopped raining so did compression test .. all good! Black plugs on cyl 1&4. Spark good, Anyone know how I should proceed?
  19. boatdude100

    SX-A, what does a bad gimbal feel like when inspecting?

    I'm sorry, I don't understand, but I would like to know because there is some loose play when I move the SX outdrive when it's out of the water, and I was wondering if this could be the gimbal bearing, or as the guy I bought the boat from said... "that's normal with power steering"...?
  20. boatdude100

    How to test for spark?

    3L volvo Penta... What exactly... is the screwdriver method or similar please? I recall something like putting a screwdriver in plug boot and placing close to block maybe? Then turning over engine in idle or something like that?? Thanks so much
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