i bought this motor last summer and when i got it to the lake it would only turn 3500 rpm's then it suddenly woke up and ran like a champ (5500)rpm. i only put it in the water one more time last summer (georgia drought) and it did the same thing. after it comes alive it runs great the rest of...
i have a bass tracker with a 1988 25 hp mercury. i want to swap over to a 1998 40 mariner. the first obvious problem i see is that the 25 merc is clamped at the top and bolted down low. the 40 mariner has a totally different bolt pattern. does anyone make a adapter plate of sort to keep me from...
i am shopping for a used motor. i found a mariner 40 hp. the motor is currently on a pontoon boat.
the model number is 40ELO,what does the "ELO" mean ?
i have a bass tracker panfish with a 1988 25 hp mercury would it be worth the trouble to swap the engine out for a 1988 35 hp mercury ? what kind of speed increase would i get ?
i am thinking about buying a 1985 40 hp yamaha, the compression checks at 80 for all 3 cyclinders . is this average compression for a yamaha ?
thanks to all
here are the symptoms : idles poorly,motor stumbles with any acceleration for a moment then clears up,running wide open if you bump the choke it will gain about 300 rpms. when idling if you hit the choke it will run smoother as well. i just bought the boat and have replaced the fuel and the plugs.
