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Is it normal for your trim rams to leak down over a few days. I can have it trimmed all the way up sitting in the driveway and after a few days it leaks down to where the skeg is resting on the concrete. I have not found any fluid leaks yet. Just got the boat and put a new motor in and have yet...
I was wondering how hard it is to replace the bellows in a mercruiser alpha one drive? I am moderately mechanical and somewhat patient. Is this something I should let the pros do or would you recommend I try it myself? Will I need to purchase a bunch if special tools?
I have a mercruiser 5.0 chevy engine and it has a canister type fuel filter/water separator installed already. My question is do I need an additional inline filter in between the one I have and the carb? I just bought a new edelbrock intake and carb and I would like to keep it clean and running...
I have 2 Mercruiser lower units (I am guessing) and I would like to know if anybody can tell me if they are interchangable or not. The numbers I got off them are:
1623-8266
1623-5412
I have searched the internet everywhere to find something on either one of those. Hope you guys are more...