how to hook up garden hose to 1998 mercury 150hp?

[kawaboy-zx11]

Hi, i need to know how to hook up my dads 150hp mercury 1998 to the garden hose, my dad passed away a couple years ago and my mom wants me to sell his boat.... id like to have it running for any potential buyers to see. i looked on youtube and all the motors on there have intake vents to put muffs on, i do not see the intake vents on this motor to slide the muffs over. can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Dennis

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

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http://oi60.tinypic.com/2lcqs1c.jpg picture

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

it wont let me post a picture, here is a link to it. http://oi60.tinypic.com/2lcqs1c.jpg

 

[wired247]

You have side vents. Theyre just blocked to the side by the side plates. You can take those off or just put the muffs over them.

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

Thank you for the reply, i will try that. are they blocked off just for storage, or do i put them back on when the boat goes in the water?

 

[Mi duckdown]

leave them off and throw them away

 

[Scott Danforth]

was the lower modified, or did your dad just cover for storage.

 

[Mi duckdown]

kawaboy. looking at you second pic. what is that hose on the lower end? is there a water pick up on the hull.????

 

[Dukedog]

Look like homemade "scoops" that deflect water straight into tha intake holes. Some use 'em ta run tha motor a tad higher than usual..........

 

[wired247]

Yeah, you arent blocking the intake. Its just a scoop to let you lift the motor higher.

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

was the lower modified, or did your dad just cover for storage.

lower was not modified, its just how it came, i do not think the covers were homemade, they both have the word "top" stamped into them.

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

oops double post.

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

kawaboy. looking at you second pic. what is that hose on the lower end? is there a water pick up on the hull.????

i think what you are seeing is just a y-bar that is used to support then weight of the engine when its raised up, there is foam over the ends that go against the motor.

 

[Dukedog]

i do not think the covers were homemade, they both have the word "top" stamped into them.

Merc sells 'em plus some after market. I'd leave 'em on it for now. Your Dad put 'em on there for a reason. Like said "usually ta get a little more height on tha motor". It might suck a little air without 'em.......They actually do help on a stock gear case at any motor height.

 

[Mi duckdown]

WELL Now I feel STUPID. Makes sense Now. kawaboy, Where did you DAD Fish/BOAT

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

WELL Now I feel STUPID. Makes sense Now. kawaboy, Where did you DAD Fish/BOAT

my dads favorite thing to do was water ski, his fav lake was pine lake in laporte indiana. but we also went fishing at kentucky lake, lake erie and lakes around the house.

 

[kawaboy-zx11]

double post again, this site is kinda fishy like that.