It just hit me why you asked that question (pressure) I'm guessing oil in the bottle with no filler tube and oil in the line and the pressure stayed in the fill bottle? Great thought though-- sorry I did not pick up on it when you mentioned it. Thanks again.
Awesome 👍 I take notes on all my work and make folders. Sometimes, I add pictures and copied pages from the manual. These I/O outdrives use a lot of special tools and are not what I would consider easy and intuitive wrench work. The bellows job is a PIA and I've done it a few times now. The...
Anyways, job is all done and I learned a lot. Last year, I did my shift cable, bellows, zincs, u-joint cross and bearing assemblies, plugs, belt, trim and stop limit switches, raw water hose, prop, bilge pump, wiring harness...you get the idea
So, here's what happened: pulled lower leg, inspected quad ring and it was fine. I inspected the impeller housing and the veined, sleeve insert was 180 out-- no Bueno. I put it back correctly and used the shaft seal tool when installing the shaft seal. I put the water tube guide insert on the...
Ok, it's raining today and got a bunch of folks coming over. I bought a new quad ring and should be able to pull the leg tomorrow. I'll report back. There's nothing on the interwebs concerning this.
Hi, I'm thinking pull lower leg and check the seal. I'm reading the manual now and notice I should have put perfect seal on that o-ring. I did not, so, might be the culprit. Got rain tomorrow, should get to it over weekend and will report back. I need to take it apart anyway because I did not...
Hi, thanks for replying. It's more than some resistance. I tried squeezing the sides of the bottle while pumping and it seems like no can do? Lots of resistance. Last spring I changed the lower unit oil and encountered no such problems.
I tried my hand at changing the water pump today. All went back together, tried filling with oil from bottom with vent screw removed. It took about a third of a quart and then I could feel pressure building up. It won't take any more oil. There is resistance when I push the plunger to pump the...
I had to get my boat out of marina on Nov. 15 2018 or be subject to fine/impoundment. Nov. 15 comes: early freak nor'easter forecast, three to four foot seas, 15 to 20 mph winds= no problem. I get to dock, 1st quarter moon but there is four inches of water under boat. No joke! Four inches!! Wind...
Won't start. I have spark, good compression, new fuel. When I open the gas cap I hear a long powerful woosh? I installed a block off plate and converted to premix. This ski was given to me as a barter for landscaping work. I have never used it. It started up on land last year twice....I shut it...
"up" for trim/tilt switch after repairs at boat shop not working 1992 Rinker 181
I brought the 18 ft rinker 181 in for extensive repairs to the tune of three thousand dollars--I paid four thousand for the boat 15 years ago.
I had a manifold and riser installed. A shifter cable-- that I...
I have a twin cyl 55 10hp qd-16 Johnson. I want to install two nova 2 modules. I am hoping they will perform as if it were two synchronized one cylinder motors. I have used these on trolling motors and the performance gain on a one cyl is impressive to say the least. I have read posts...
I have a 57 10 hp sportwin--yeah Im a lucky guy:) Anyway, lower end is done and she has bright blue spark with fresh plugs. Popped in a new fuel filter and took a look see. Runs and then cuts out shortly. I have an old school tank and i can keep it running if i keep priming the tank non-stop...
When my fastwin 18hp 1960 was running good the idle screw was turned in over thirteen full revolutions. Is there a starting point as to the number of turns that it should be turned in?
This is my third antique motor revival/restoration. I have two more. A 37 seahorse and a 57 10hp Sportwin. You may know a lot of what I say and you may know nothing. You are free to agree or disagree--God Bless Americas 99 percent!--EDIT The motor is beautiful to look at--a work of art. It is a...
