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    tac. problem is this right?

    ok my tac did not work took it out and it was set on 3 cyl. which i put on 4 because thats what i got 120 mec. now they had it wired to the solenoid post on the starter one of the little post:confused:is this were it goes?? now dont you suppose to hook it up to the neg.side of the coil (its...
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    lukeabond for the floor ? good idea or bad?

    just got this boat in my pic and it had lukeabond,press wood,on the floor and the press wood was all ready wet why they put that in there i will never know.:confused:but i put the lukeabond back in now how good should this work? it is aluminum plastic aluminum sandwiched together or do i need to...
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    impeller drection which way should they bend

    just pulled mine out and needs a new one , now when i pulled it looking at the bottom side of the impeller housing with the tube end facing to the top my blades/fins was facing down is this the right way or was it put in backwards?
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    did i read this right or do you know

    ok i had a mariner 80 1983 outboard and i traded it for 120 mec.inboard (traded boats and motors) now i have a new inpeller that was for the inboard and will it work in the out drive of the 120? i looked in the parts section and the sierra #18-3017 was the same in both units so these should be...
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    water pump or inpeller or both??

    new boat to me....got a 120 mec. now its got a water pump on the motor and a inpeller in the stern drive like the lower unit on a outboard right? i know dont laugh but this is only my 2ed boat got burned good on the 1st so i traded for this one and it is a inboard i know about car motors but...
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    what starter do i need

    i got a 1981 mariner 80hp. motor #5893736 the boat is in the shop and i need to come up with a starter and so i dont know what the # is on the starter or the teeth count is so any help would be great thanks
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    finley got it i think(WRONG going in the shop wed.)

    fixing one thing after another and still have not got to the source of the main problem what could be causing this timing is right carbs are adjusted says my boat mec. or could he be off on it and new plugs running high octane gas with sea foam so any ideas ??? and still dieing when putting it...
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    fuel pump ?1983 80hp marnier

    just pulled the pump (fuel) 3 bolts and nun of them was much more than finger tight. gasket and diefram looked good now its got 2 round brass pieces in there and got a 3prong thing on the back, 1 was facing in and the other was facing out is this right or what? on the top was facing in and...
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    READ AND HELP ME..might run good or not even take off. 80hp 1983

    i have got a 83 80hp marnier, with muffs on runs good fires right up, i have new tanks,fuel line,bulb,and fuel connectors , plugs. cleaned the carbs,had the timming set and linkages set,water pump,lower unit,prop, and still having issues with it running in the water:confused: most of the time...
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    1 thing after another what is it now?

    done had power trim and lower unit problems re placed the l.u 4 times now got a good one this time i think:rolleyes: ok its a 82 mariner 80 hp. runs good out of water but put it in water it runs and idles fine but put it in gear it dies its like its loading up or something under a load would it...
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    new lu and still nothing whats wrong?

    lower unit went bad i think was leaking and a lot of metal shavings and would act like it was not it gear, so i got another one and the water pump is not working its new, and will not go into gear i made sure every thing was lined up so what else could it be? is there anything on the top of the...
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    how hard is it to change seals in LU

    got a 81, 80 hp mariner and was wanting to know how big of a job this would be and get any tips, how many seals and were are they at. i am wait for a manual but no one has it around here. so playing the waiting game and how long does it usually take? and cost? thanks 4 ur time
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    what year is this mariner 80hp

    got a mariner 80hp #5893736 how good are these motors and what is a common problem with them? pros and cons?
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    milky oil and water in lower unit

    just got my own boat and need some pointers its got a 80 horse mariner on it and first of all the power trim would not lift or lower so i filled it with oil and got it working(did not have a drop in it) checked the gear oil in the lower unit not much water and just a little bit of milky oil came...
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