Ok started up my Merc 120 and saw no water coming out :eek: investigated and when pulled lower unit off and checked water pump that the impeller was in pieces (nice!!) So anyway have the new kit and put it together. Just one thing... The rubber impeller seems really tight inside the pump...
I have a Merc 120 i/o ('75 tahiti)<br /><br />Had some issues with my Switch and want to replace it. I pulled it out and it is a 4 lug switch. The only 4 lug swtichs I find in the Mega Mall are 4 lug 4 postion. This switch only feels like it has 3 postions.<br /><br />Off / Ign / Start and...
I have a eveready (Walmart) Marine/RV Battery Charger. after charging my deep cycle batt (or any battery) for a little while the Negative clip gets really hot, almost to much to touch... Whats the deal with that.... The battery never really goes to Full charge either
None of gauges on my boat work but thats another story.. <br /><br />I bought a new auto water temp gauge and installed it back near the motor (with new sensor) their where no wire to hook up on the gauge but the sensor wire, unless you want it light up.. I can run the boat all day and the guage...
I had a problem last week with mu switch, first it got touchy and wouldnt only start in a certain "spot" then I went to shut it down and it woulndt :eek: ...<br /><br />So then I figured out if I held the key all the way to the shut off side it would die after a few seconds... Great.... No...
I have a 74 Tahiti Tropicana 18'tri hull with a merc 120 i/o and I have a manual for it. But the spark plug wiring diagram in the book looks different than whats on the motor.<br /><br />But it seems to run fine (besides some occasional stalling when going from slow to WOT , boat doesnt like mid...
As a newbie I think I am anchoring wrong. I have a 10-15 lbs anchor (has the blades on each side, like in the mega mall called a navy anchor)<br /><br />I have this tied to a 25' poly rope from walmart (3.00 $$) I have read somewhere about having the anchor attached to a chain that is at least...
I just found a hose that comes out of the steering/shifter backet and goes out through the Gimbal housing that the top fitting (up on the steering bracket) has come off..<br /><br />I cant tell how to get to the other end to take the hose off. Do I have to remove the gimbal housing and if so ...
For more background here is the previous post <br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=24;t=011912 <br /><br />Well got all the tank cleaned out and took the boat out Sunday... Idle out from the no wake zone... Hit the throttle and Wheeeeee up went the bow ... Ran...
I read on a previous post about grounding a fuel tank? Not to be stupin but how? <br /><br />I took my tank out and the only wires hooked to it where the sending unit wires... <br /><br />Should there be something else?
I have read a few people on hear talk about fuses on their trolling motors or Circuit Breakers... I just got a new MinKota Power drive and no where in the instructions did it say to do this??? <br /><br />Is this really needed? I have a battery just for the trolling motor and nothing else gets...
I cant get any of my gauges to work on my 75 Tropicana 18' tri hull w/ merc 120 except the tach and amp gauges... <br /><br />Would it be ok just to throw in a set of auto gauges for temp / oil press until I order a full new set of marine gauges??.... <br /><br />And I cant find any kind of...
Ok I posted the other day about my 75 Tropicana with a 120 mercCruiser that was dieing on acceleration... <br /><br />Well I went to the dealer to buy a new Carb <br />(instead of fooling with the old one) The dealer pulled out the Fuel filter and the idiot that had it before put the filter in...
Ok Took the boat out for the first time today! (1975 Tropicana 18' trihull w/ merc 120 sterndrive)<br /><br />Starts fine put it Reverse back away from the dock ... Go forward on idle... Dies after a few min... <br />All day Starts .. Give it gas Dies.. sometimes it would run at about 6 mph for...
1975 Tropicana 18' TriHull 120 MercCruiser<br /><br />Someone told me this little lever on the back side of the throttle control was the Choke (lifts up from back and tilts forward)... But I thought you choked it by pressing the key switch in! <br /><br /><br />So which is it ? ...
