Re: Mercury 1400 question
Thanks Chris. Do you have a cable clamp? Where the shifter and throttle cable clamp to the motor. Very brittle, mine broke when I clamped it down, and again when I tried to tap out the pin. I have it "fixed" with a plastic wedge and a cable tie. It is a quick fix and I suppose I should take a pic and post it in case someone else has the same problem. My concern is if it ever broke loose and I lost throttle response while approaching any danger at speed. I just came up with a design that may work as a better fix. Maybe better that original. I'll see if I can fashion one and upload some pics.
Talking to a mechanic and he suggested that the oil could be unburned oil from the exhaust. I'm crossing my fingers, I'll look more into it later.
As for the ignition, I wonder if another marine ignition switch with the same diameter and number of poles would work? Neutral switch is specific to the controls. Gotta be an original. But I'm just making work now as mine works, I'm just looking for perfection.
Thanks Chris. Do you have a cable clamp? Where the shifter and throttle cable clamp to the motor. Very brittle, mine broke when I clamped it down, and again when I tried to tap out the pin. I have it "fixed" with a plastic wedge and a cable tie. It is a quick fix and I suppose I should take a pic and post it in case someone else has the same problem. My concern is if it ever broke loose and I lost throttle response while approaching any danger at speed. I just came up with a design that may work as a better fix. Maybe better that original. I'll see if I can fashion one and upload some pics.
Talking to a mechanic and he suggested that the oil could be unburned oil from the exhaust. I'm crossing my fingers, I'll look more into it later.
As for the ignition, I wonder if another marine ignition switch with the same diameter and number of poles would work? Neutral switch is specific to the controls. Gotta be an original. But I'm just making work now as mine works, I'm just looking for perfection.
