What holds the upper end of the water tube in place in the top of the drive shaft housing/bottom on engine block? While trying to reinstall my lower unit, the tube came out. When I try to reinsert it, it won't "stay" in place; it just falls out again. The parts manual doesn't show any kind of...
My 1994 4 cyl. 40 h.p. Mercury is having cooling issues.
I had a short overheat warning a couple of trips ago. On the following trip, we ran her at full cruise power for three hours + and had no warning. The next one we had the horn almost continuously after running at full cruise power for...
My 1996 8 h.p. Mariner keeps dying at idle. Starts well, runs well otherwise. When it begins to die, if I pull out and push back in the primer knob once, it will recoever and ilde for another 20 to 30 seconds before beginning to die again.
Greetings! I'm new to the forum, and am looking forward to reading through the archives!<br /><br />To begin with: I have a 1994 Mercury 40 h.p. on the plywood skiff I built, installed and rigged as per the engine maintenance manual. My question is this: How much reverse "power" should I...
