Recent content by fofiveoh

  1. F

    98' 225 venom loading up badly, wont idle

    Hi folks,<br />This website helped me out a bunch last year with my Merc problems, now I have a Javelin with a 98' 225 johnson venom motor. It had not been run in several months when I bought it, I expected the carbs to be gummed up. I cleaned the carbs, got it running (idled ok in the...
  2. F

    clunk when shifting to forward on 175 blk max

    clunk when shifting to forward on 175 blk max Hi all,<br /> I have been experiencing a strange clunking noise in the lower unit on my 88' model 175 black max. It occurs in forward gear, only after I have had the motor in reverse and revved it to blow grass off the prop. It will engage and...
  3. F

    setting timing and linkage on '88 175 black max

    OK, hopefully these are some of my last questions...<br /><br />I am setting the timing and carb linkage on the motor, and only have the Clymer manual to go by. I'm not sure I totally understand the procedure, so I'll try to explain it the way I think the book is telling me to do it.<br /><br...
  4. F

    175 Black Max voltage regulator hookup

    Hi all,<br /><br />I have finished repairing the damage my "mechanic" did to my '88 175 Black Max. (I had brought it to him because the oil injection alarm stayed on after the motor started. He said it was just the alarm module, and it burned two pistons while test running it in his shop after...
  5. F

    Relief Valve on '88 175 black max

    Hi all,<br />I'm in the process of rebuilding my 175, after a "mechanic" blew it up in his shop by running it without oil.<br /><br />I have had a few questions, and now I have another. When I disassembled the relief valve, I noticed that the little screw that holds the poppet to the diaphram...
  6. F

    crankcase cover bleed restrictors (2.4L V6)

    I have a question about the little plastic bleed restrictors that are pressed into the 1/8" holes on the top (front) of the crankcase cover.<br /><br />I am putting my 175 black max back together, and noticed that there are 5 bleed holes drilled in the cover. They are drilled at all different...
  7. F

    advice needed for a 175hp, scored cylinder

    Hi all.<br /><br />Well, my worst fear has come true for my 88' 175hp merc. My motor is trashed, and the worst part is it didn't have to be!<br /><br />Earlier in the year I had a rash of small problems, one weekend was cut short due to a bad impeller (I should have changed it earlier since I...
  8. F

    175 merc oil injection removal question

    Hi all,<br /><br />I have decided to remove my oil injection. I had the boat in the shop for some other repairs, and asked the guy to go ahead and do this as well. Well, its a long story, but the short version is the guy was a serious procrastinator and just couldn't seem to have the boat done...
See more
Top