I remembered the drive key, almost forgot it but I didn’t 😂. The tube had pulled out of the exhaust system but I stuck it back in when I reassembled the lower unit and I did use the plastic tube. I redid the wear plate and gaskets and I don’t think it’s clogged because air is puffing from the...
Oh so 8” above that inlet? Geez lol. What’s the point of motor muffs 😂. How on earth did it start pumping that one time lol. I hope I didn’t burn it up, I only ran it a minute or so when it wasn’t pumping and it’s brand new. Even then it was still spitting lol. Is it normal for smoke to come out...
Hello everyone, I recently replaced the water pump in my Merc 1500 and I’m getting a strange issue. I know I installed the new one the same way the old one came out so I don’t think that’s that’s issue. I tried running it with a a motor muff and got no telltale or water coming from the exhaust...
Look, I’m 19 and I just got my first boat, sorry if it was a stupid question, I was just asking because I didn’t know the answer and I didn’t want to destroy my motor.
Hello everyone, I recently changed the water pump in my 1974 Mercury 1500 but I’ve misplaced the fear oil I bought so I’m going to have to buy more but I would like to at least test that I did the water pump installation correctly. Would it be alright to run the motor with a water muff without...
Hello everyone, I have a 1974 Mercury 1500 150hp L6 outboard motor with a bad water pump. I can’t find any videos on YouTube about replacing a water pump on this motor but I did find a video replacing the pump on a later 150hp Black Max motor, would the process be similar enough I could use that...
Ok I have updates. Took the boat out today and it did beautifully. It floated level and it didn’t hardly leak at all (just a little near the plug) , the electrical system held up and the trolling motor didn’t go out on me. But best of all I caught one fish so at least I know it can at least...
Yes that makes sense. It seems from what I can tell through the areas that the previous owner cut access holes into that the wet foam isn’t throughout the whole boat, just in some smaller areas. I am going to seal this boat up like Fort Knox so no more moisture can get in and hope I can put a...
Ok I am asking this in preparation, I’m not sure if my boat needs this or not but I will be finding out soon and I’d like to know what to do when and if it does need this lol. As the title says I have a 84’ Glasstream. The deck is solid, and the stringers and transom seem sound. But recently...
I’m confused. I was under the impression that the primer would squirt fuel into the throat of the carb? At least that’s how my 8hp Evinrude works. If I wired it to a push button, let it squirt some fuel into the carb throat and then turn it off and start the motor, how would that be different...
I have an old 12v inline car fuel pump, with a little bit of Jerry rigging do you think that would work? It’s not one of those types that sit down in the tank, it’s one of those old clicky clack types that would sit on the motor and suck from the tank.
I’ve gotten it all taken care of, all it needs now is a water pump impeller and one of those Evinrude primer units and it’s out on the water! Does anyone know the specific gas oil ratio to use with these motors? I don’t want to burn it up lol. And where can I find one of those primer units? I...
Oh the starter works fine and cranks good. This motor is going to be… interesting once I’m done with it to say the least 😂. It’s going to have an Evinrude primer on it and a special ignition on/off toggle switch on it because for some reason the key won’t put power to the switch box but still...
Yes the boat is rated for 150hp, and the transom seems like it would be able to handle the weight but after I’ve looked more at the back of the boat there isn’t really room for a kicker plate lol. Thanks for all of your responses.
