I bought this 12 ft fishing boat with a 5 hp briggs and Stratton and worked great the first time I had it out then when I had it out last night for some reason the lower unit wouldn't go into gear or at least the prop wasn't spinning. It has neutral and forward only.. If I put it in gear...
Hey guys for some reason my 69 Mercury isn't reversing it does seem to have forward. I did change the impeller and I don't know for sure if it had reverse after that or not. If I put it in neutral prop spins both ways if I put it in reverse prop is difficult to spin to the right but clicks...
So I've been working on getting my old 1967 Tri hull with a mercury 80 horse outboard back on the water. The guy that had it before me said that it did have a bilge pump but I cant get it to kick on with the switch that I think might control it on the dash. Can anyone tell me where the pump...
does a 69 Merc 800 thunderbolt have a thermostat? Trying to figure out why its not peeing just replaced impeller and housing/gaskets etc. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys.
I replaced the impeller and water pump housing and put everything back together seems as if after it warms up (on the muffs) it wants to idle way up after it warms up...and then it will die, if you go and squeeze the primer bulb its soft and gas will come right out of the carbs. Not for sure...
1969 merc 800 pulled off lower unit to replace water pump, all went well, went to put it back on and it was difficult to get back on. I was able to spin prop slowly and progress throttle forward until it slid on. Now it seems like it wont go in natural... even with the throttle in the neutral...
Ive got a tilt/trim set up thats like the one pictured above, If i press the buttons there is a motor of some form that kicks on and I can hear it but it doesnt move the outboard, I did put some fluid in it and cycle it and add some more fluid and it moved some, but then it quit again and...
Hey guys,
Well, thanks to the great help I received on this forum i was able to get spark to the plugs on my 1967 merc 800 outboard serial # 2561378. Now since its been setting a while (close to 3 years) i assume the gas is bad, what should i do to get it ready, new gas and what other...
Boat set for a couple years ran when it was put away now it has no spark to the plugs or to the coil. The serial number is 2561378. I appreciate any help. thanks guys
