Search results

  1. T

    New to I/O, looking at an older Chris Craft and need some advice.. (1991 Concept 167)

    I am in FL and looking at a few boats to buy...came across a 1991 Chris Craft Concept 167 with a 3.0 OMC Cobra. I have only owned outboards, and really am not sure what to look for in one to judge whether or not is it worth the money. This one needs a little "TLC", according to the owner, and I...
  2. T

    Clicking Sound when Starting--Did I fry something?

    I have Mercury 140, battery cables are in pretty bad/corroded shape so I figured I'd change them out..Unfortunately I forgot to turn my battery switchbox (round red one) to "all off" and when I was taking off the bolt on the motor that holds the positive from the batteries I got a spark from...
  3. T

    Replace Both Power Packs?

    Mechanic tells me I need a power pack.. #3 isn't firing on my mercury 1400, he went through the troubleshooting and came up with this. The shop has a used one for $100 installed, cheaper than I can find online. I have heard that you should replace both power packs at once? Is putting a working...
  4. T

    Shift cable removal help??

    Anyone know how to get the shift cable out of this: it's a mercury 140, 1980-ish. I took the throttle cable out to get to this but I can't figure out how to get the shift cable out. There was a nut I removed, but that wingnut looking thing won't budge. Thanks on advance for any help!
  5. T

    Merc 140 -Forward/Reverse switch = Clutch Dog toast?

    Hello All, I bought a boat (my first) from a friend of mine, engine is a outboard Mercury 1400, S/N 6263573. I looked it up online using the links in the sticky thread above and it is 1980-81 I believe..First off, are there pdf manuals online somewhere for it? I found a few manuals on a link...
Top