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I am having the problem of the shifter not disengaging the forward or reverse gear instantly. This is a dangerous problem (trust me) when trying to moore up or trailer the Sea Ray 175. Can anyone give me some directions or ideas on why this could be happening? I have seen that maybe the idle...
I have a 1997 mercruiser 3.0lx that knocks pretty badly at around 2000-3000 rpms. It is almost undetectable at idle and at rpms above 3000. My initial thought was a rod bearing. There is good compression in all cylinders 155 for cyls 1&3 and 165 for 2&4. oil is clean. I had a mechanic try and...
