imported_Toomanytoys
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Well we have finally upgraded from our little dingy & 4.5hp merc to an 19' Invader 17v Sport with a 150 v6 merc. We bought it at auction for only 1k, but they said everything worked fine 8) they always say that! It came with no information on either the engine or boat but it did come with instructions on the depth finder too bad they were ruined :'(. I have done my research (as much as I could) on the boat and motor and depth finder but alas I still have a few questions (btw I did buy a repair manual on the motor). The boat is really solidly built hardly any fading and no damage to the hull or interior the engine hours only show 176 hours! All the controls seem to work, the bilge pump works just fine. I had to work a little on the trim hydralics(sp) because they were stuck and wouldn't lift the engine, but I fixed them8). When I finally figured out how to get the engine casings apart I was able to look at the engine (boy what a difference from a car engine). I pulled the plugs they all looked good no rust and just a little carbon (cleaned them). Starter was a little gooped up when I tried to start it, it wouldn't engage the flywheel so I used a little WD on it and that was able to free it up. Btw I had earmuffs on the water intake. Took only 3 trys to get it started and it idled just fine, a little rough but I just chalked it up to old/bad gas (a little stabalizer should bring it back). Whew what a story:$! Bear with me please, I'll get to the questions it a few seconds. So I read in my book to check the gear oil in the lower unit and it looked good (used engine oil looking). So all in all it looks like everything was just serviced before it got stored who knows how long ago.
Now you know the history, so heres the questions:
1) If anyone has any information on where I could get the orginal manuals on the boat, please let me know.
2) On the console there it this switch that goes up and down (like the rest of them) it has ACC on the top and bottom. What does that stand for?
3) I cannot for the life of me find out what year the engine is the serial number is 6133060. Also there is no actual markings that say its a 150hp, I read that on the engine that it was a 150hp, all the outside says is that its V6 Hi Performance Mercury.
4) When I had the earmuffs on the engine I had run it with just the throttle on (no gear) for about 30secs. I did not see any water coming out of the tell tattle. Is that because it did not get hot enough to open the thermostats? Or do I have a water pump problem?
Thanks for reading my story and questions. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!
Dan
Now you know the history, so heres the questions:
1) If anyone has any information on where I could get the orginal manuals on the boat, please let me know.
2) On the console there it this switch that goes up and down (like the rest of them) it has ACC on the top and bottom. What does that stand for?
3) I cannot for the life of me find out what year the engine is the serial number is 6133060. Also there is no actual markings that say its a 150hp, I read that on the engine that it was a 150hp, all the outside says is that its V6 Hi Performance Mercury.
4) When I had the earmuffs on the engine I had run it with just the throttle on (no gear) for about 30secs. I did not see any water coming out of the tell tattle. Is that because it did not get hot enough to open the thermostats? Or do I have a water pump problem?
Thanks for reading my story and questions. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!
Dan
