i have a recirculating cooling system on this 4 banger. a new raw water impellar was installed which sends water to cool the exhaust. when i put ears on it, the water doesnt make it to the motor. when it sits in a deep bucket, the water makes it to the motor. any ideas?
mine is frozen and I dont know where to turn to get one. my mechanic is saying that a direct replacement is more than $500. The local electric shop is saying they wont do it becuase once the seal is broken, it cant be resealed correctly. ebay has a bazillion of the trim motors on there and I...
gents, I have an 185 Baretta and the trim motor is frozen. Is there a place I can send it to for rebuild that is affordable and reliable? My mechanic says a repacement (which is not OEM) is about $599 and thats even if its available.
With the help of capt mello giving me advice, i was able to get the engine started and idling for 15 minutes before I turned it off satisfied that I had accomplised what I set out to do, get it running, and it did. Perfectly idled at 950rpm. however, there are so many things that have to be...
Re: 1989 290 outdrive & AQ131D motor (Water not being pulled into motor)
OK, it took me a couple of days because of work but Ive found some things out. !st, I dont see anywhere in the attached picture of the drive where there is an impellar with shaft in the lower unit. Also, I read the...
quick question. im used to mercruiser, so Im just making sure that the water impellor on my VP is on the front of the motor and not in the lower unit? My motor is not pulling up the water from the rabbit ears. I saw notes in the old user manual from the previous owner; something about water...
Re: 1989 Baretta 185 with 4 cyl volvo penta
>>OK what you said about dwell just confused the crap out of me. I found TDC with a long blunt screwdriver but how do i know its in the compression stroke? i couldnt find any notches on the crankexcept a circular indent in the crank which is pic'd...
hi i just bought this boat and I am unable to find the firing order of the distributor to make sure the wires are hooked up correct because it 'pops' on every third or fourth rotation and seems to be out of timing or something. does anyone know how I might find the firing order?
