Just bought this very clean 1999 Trophy 2002 Walkaround...the engine has even compression (115-120lbs), runs great and seems to have plenty of torque...the boat came with a Michigan 15x17 3 blade and will only turn it at 5000 rpm at full throttle, 2 people, 3/4 fuel...I changed the prop to a...
I just bought this motor...when I hook up the water earmuffs and turn the hose on, water shoots out where the shift shaft enters the leg above the lower unit. The guy I bought it from says he put in a new impeller. Only have had one other Merc (a 40horse 1994) and no water came out but it did...
I just bought this motor and put it on my pontoon. The accelerator pump for the 2/4 capability is leaking but that is not my real questions since I found the rebuild kit for it....my question is do the needles on the carbs have any material that is ethanol sensitive? I can prime the engine and...
We just purchased a 1994 pontoon with a 40hp 4 cyl Merc Tracker. The tach is acting up...while idling the engine the tach may read 1000rpm and then it will bump up to 1300 to 1500 and has bounced around from 2000 to 4000...all while idling. Wide open I have seen numbers ranging from 5500 too...
We just bought a 24' Sun Tracker pontoon with a 1994 Mercury Tracker 40 hp 4 cylinder with the small lower unit. I would love to have more steerage from a larger prop/lower unit. Will the bigfoot lower unit from the 40hp bigfoot model bolt directly onto my motor?
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Greg
Well, its time for the first oil change on my twin 3.8L V-6 Stringers. I plan on using a vacuum suction unit. Before I purchase said unit, I just need to know if the oil dipstick on the OMC 3.8L will allow the 1/4' tubing to go all the way into the crankcase. I read some posts warning that...
Simple question...V-6 Chevy with closed cooling system.
Any reason we cant use stock automotive head gaskets instead of the 3 times expensive 'marine' head gaskets.
Closed system uses antifreeze and doesn't expose head gaskets to raw water. Right? Wrong?
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Greg
Can anyone tell me on a Chevy V-6 (OMC)..does the coolant circulating thru the engine circulate upwards out of the thermostat housing or downwards into the thermostat housing? We are installing new manifolds on a closed system and I am not sure which way to hook up the coolant lines to the...
Thank you for posting the photos on your install. Very clean job.
I purchased the components and everything came except the corrugated 3.5" hose from the elbow to the outdrive housing. I am going to go buy some corrugated but I want to get enough and dont want to make a mistake when we cut it...
I have a 1982 OMC stringer with the GM 3.8L v-6 engine (actually I have twins so I have 2 of the little buggers)...we are in the process of rebuilding the port engine and are looking for new manifolds and risers for this motor. I have checked online (google) and have found for 4.3L but nothing...
Does anyone know what material the galley counter is on a 1982 Sea Ray 270. It is a solid color (cream) with moulded in sink and rolled front edge...all made from single piece. I think it is before Corian...but I have no idea what the material is.
Our counter has some small scratches in it...
I just bought a 1978 200hp Black Max V-6. It seems all of the lower unit exhaust is coming out of the access hole to the bolt that holds the torque tab (zinc) instead of out of the prop hub. This engine has a 5" shaft extension on it (25") and has been doing this since I got it. I had the...
I just bought a boat with a 1978 200hp Merc V-6. It looks like the transom bracket is only being held onto the boat with two bolts
Their are 4 bolt holes in the bracket. 2 on each side about 5" and 7" down from where the bracket hooks rest on the top of the transom. It does not look like...
I have to buy a new tachometer..mine died.
Can anyone tell me the number of poles on the stator/alternator?
I understand I need to know that in order to buy the correct tach.
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Greg
I just bought a 1979 200hp Black Max...the front face plate is supposed to snap into a mount hold the plate on. The mount on this engine broken. The face plate has 2 hooked prongs and is in good condition. Would anyone have a mount laying around from a dead soldier? Or any help on where to...
