It seems that Mercury does not make the fuel inlet seat and needle for the 1980-81 25hp Tillotson carbs anymore. The rubber tip on mine is bad and cannot find one anywhere. Does anyone have an idea where to find this or a replacement from another type of motor that will fit? Maybe even...
How does the stator come off? Do the electricals have to come out to get to the screws in the retaining plate? I was hoping to remove it in one piece. Thanks
Got a 1988 Force 50 hp recently. Motor is on a stand and has been ran on muffs and in a tank. Starts, idles and revs good. Problem comes when you downthrottle. There is a very noticeable knocking sound...maybe like a hard miss even? The engine shakes and takes a few seconds to return to idle...
Hi everyone. Please let me know what u think. I just replaced the head gasket on my '88 Force 50hp and mistakenly torqued the new head bolts to around 40 ft/lbs. The specs call for about 22 ft/lbs. What kind of issues can this cause?
Can anyone help me find the actual tongue weight of a 1993 Cobia 198 Monte Carlo ES (dry). If there is a link available for this kind of inquiry that would be great. thanks for the help
Hi guys. I have an '82 Johnson 25 HP that has ran well for the 3 years i have had it. At the end of last season i noticed a light tap/knock coming from the powerhead. It runs fine and had no other problems but was concerned that it could have sloppy internals. I checked piston play thru the...