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    Service Manual #25 in PDF form

    Hello! I am looking for a link to the Mercuriser Service Manual #25 for my 2012 4.3L TKS engine and Alpha one GenII out-drive. Anyone have a link in PDF format? Problem I am having is that I don't have Flash Player on my office computer and I cannot install it! Thanks
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    2012 Mercury 4.3 TKS Temp gauge dropping out

    Hello all. Been a while since I’ve been on the Forum. Well I just picked up a 2012 204 FSX Monterey Bow rider only 200 hours Beautiful boat. So here’s my issue... while cruising at slow engine Rpms. Less then 3000. Everything is fine. Once I increase RPM above 3000 the temp gauge drops to 100...
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    1968 Sea Ray 3.0L Hard Restaring

    Good Morning, My 1986 Mercruser 3.0L 140 has a hard time starting after sitting for half hour to and hour. Runs great first time it is started for the day fires right up. I will tube the kids for an hour, so motor is nice and warmed up. We stop for a half hour or an hour and go back out. When i...
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    3.0L Alpha1 Gen1 Runs like crap. Hard getting over 2000 RPM

    Well, here I sit up north with 5 kids wanting to go tubing. Boat ran great for about an hour then it crapped out. Couldn't get over 2000 RPM. History: First time on the water this year. last Fall did a full tune-up. Cap Rotor, plugs wires, oil change, gear lube change. this spring I did the...
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    Merc 3.0L no spark at coil.

    Thanks all in advance for your responses! 1986 3.0L Merc 140. Has no spark at Coil. I stored for winter just uncovered and charged battery. cranked motor and no fire or sputter, checked fuel and it is squirting for the carb so assume it is not a fuel issue. Put my spark tester across the #1...
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    1986 Sea Ray 3.0L 140 MMC Carter Fuel Pump Problem

    CARTER FUEL PUMP ISSUE!!! Just installed a tune up kit on my 1986 MCM 140 4 cyl. I changed my Filter in my pump and now it will not draw fuel from the tank! also replaced the fuel line from the tank to the pump. Any ideas??? I dont think it is the check Valve in the tank. I tried to draw fuel...
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    5 wire to 4 pole trailer plug????

    I am baffled at the fact that my trailer has 5 wires going into a 4 pole plug??? Colors: Green (Right, brake light); yellow ( Left, Brake light); then i have 2 black wires and white ( trailer ground). I plug my standard 4 pole tow vehicle plug into it and all i get is the right turn...
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    3.0L Apla Gen 1 Stalls when shifting to Forward or reverse after Bellow replcaement.

    Hello all, Thank you in advance for your responses! 1986 16' Sea Ray MCM I/O 140 4cyl. 181 CID S/N A394995 MerCarb 2bbl (1 idle adjustment screw) Block S/N 2770087 2 85 Alpha 1 Out Drive S?N A530190 I just recently changed the bellows on my Sea Ray. Put the lower unit back on bell housing...
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    Bell Housing Removal to do bellows Alpha 1 Gen 1

    OK whats the trick to removing the bell housing on an Alpha 1 Gen 1 outdrive! Have the outdrive off, now need to remove bell housing!!! Help please.
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    Trim stuck up

    Hello all, Thank you in advance for your responses! 1986 16' Sea Ray MCM I/O 140 4cyl. 181 CID S/N A394995 MerCarb 2bbl (1 idle adjustment screw) Block S/N 2770087 2 85 Alpha 1 Gen1 Out Drive S?N A530190 History, This boat sank last year. just the transom was under water for about an hour. I...
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    3.0L MCM 140 Boat will not start!

    Hello all, Thank you in advance for your responses! 1986 16' Sea Ray MCM I/O 140 4cyl. 181 CID S/N A394995 MerCarb 2bbl (1 idle adjustment screw) Block S/N 2770087 2 85 Alpha 1 Out Drive S?N A530190 It all started when the Boat sank last year after the shift cable bellow sprung a...
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