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I have a 1979 mercruiser 165 and the trim is going out I beleive. The trim will not work at all most of the time but I can here the selenoid clicking over. Once in a while for a very short period It will work fine in both directions up and down but most of the time it wont work in either...
Okay firsts I was having trouble with the starter and finally I got that all in working order and the engine fired up. I let it idle for about 10 min or so then shut it off. Then about a half hour later I tried to start it again but the engine wouldn't start. The spark plugs where pretty old and...
I have a 1978 85 hp Johnson outboard. Heres the problem the starter is stuck engaged and cranking the fly wheel even when i take the key out of the ignition I have to disconect the battery to stop it from turning the fly wheel. I have replaced the solenoid and the ignition swtich. I thought i...