1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

thanks sparkieboat, i think i found what i need on page 86, i did an ohms test just like my clymer book said do and i got nothing at all but im gonna do the cdi tests tomorrow and see what i come up with, thanks again

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

im sorry, page 84

 

[SparkieBoat]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

good luck

 

[Mi duckdown]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

i did an ohms test just like my clymer book said .
That is your problem.
Throw that piece of S$$T away and buy an OEM MERC SERVICE MANUAL and follow the instructions for your problem.

 

[j_martin]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

i did an ohms test just like my clymer book said .
That is your problem.
Throw that piece of S$$T away and buy an OEM MERC SERVICE MANUAL and follow the instructions for your problem.

Like I said. Re-read #2 post.

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

ok all you gents, ready for this? and i agree i still need that merc maual, i checked my timing without the idle stabilizer and was hitting less then 4 degrees. how in the world did it get that far off? and my starter has went caputt when checking the timing so whats gonna happen next? it just needs to turn into a really big boat anchor!

 

[SparkieBoat]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

I will give you $50 for it...you need a manual to tell you how to set/check the timing..it should be around 4 ATDC at idle then it will advance as you throttle up, this is why your linkage being in sync is important also...you need to set it at 25 BTDC at wide open throttle.

 

[j_martin]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

ok all you gents, ready for this? and i agree i still need that merc maual, i checked my timing without the idle stabilizer and was hitting less then 4 degrees. how in the world did it get that far off? and my starter has went caputt when checking the timing so whats gonna happen next? it just needs to turn into a really big boat anchor!

I know the manual is "expensive", but believe me, you need it. If you're serious about maintaining your own engine, it'll pay for itself many times over. If you just want to biotzh, then save the money. I'll give you $60 for the engine.

 

[CharlieB]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

I will give you $50 for it...

Oh, an Auction, let the bidding begin!

I'll go $65 !!!!!

 

[SparkieBoat]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

$70 + an old fire extinguisher, half a paddle, and a life jacket with only one small tear in it... and I will come pick it up

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

OK guys, im going for broke here lol, i just ordered the real service manual from mercury, i just hope it gets here before too long!

 

[j_martin]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

Durnit. I told my wife about the bidding and she wanted to know where the engine is. She wants to hook up the boat and go get it, checking out the fishing along the way of course. BTW, the engine behind her is my XR4.

 

[SparkieBoat]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

Man you should come on down here to GA..the fresh water bite is starting up..I got a place you could hook up your camper. nice bass

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

thats a great looking bass, also someone stripped all the decals off of the cowling on my merc, any idea where i can find new ones?

 

[j_martin]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

thats a great looking bass, also someone stripped all the decals off of the cowling on my merc, any idea where i can find new ones?

That's 6-10, in MN where the record is 8-15. 2 biggest fish into the boat last year were on her string. My job title is "Debbies Bass Bote Driver".

Decals can be bought here. Handle is Wildman. Name is Randy.

http://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?42-WILDMAN

http://liberatorfl.tripod.com/

 

[SparkieBoat]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

10-15 pounders are caught around here ..especially this time of the year..bite is slower but you can catch bigger ones

 

[j_martin]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

10-15 pounders are caught around here ..especially this time of the year..bite is slower but you can catch bigger ones

That's our MO. Believe me, we're tempted.

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

sparkieboat is right, 10-12 pounders are caught here regurlarly, i got a great place to recomend down here on the world famous Lake Seminole!

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

ok guys, if any of you are still keeping up with this, my merc manual came in yesterday(wow what a difference in books) checked and set all timing and re-synced my carbs, just waiting for the weekend to tes ill let yall know how it turns out.

 

[ebrich2]

Re: 1988 mercury 150 xr4, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

finally the end to a very long road, did a simple spark test and # 2,4, and 6 were dead, which says really loud BAD SWITCH BOX!