hi again guys, sorry i have to start another thread, merc 5.7 alpha one drive , today i took the boat on a fishing trip, from i have the boat this is the best it has ever run. as i get back to the no wake zone going...
i am running a little rich can some one tell me where or how , to hook up vacuum guage to fine tune my quadrajet four barrel carb.
mercruiser 5.7 small block , i just purchase this new vacuum guage and want to use it in the...
hi guys i am trying helping a friend he has a 3.7L 4cilinder engine, he just change the starter with a new one or rebuilt, when try to start the boat the sterter stuck in the cranking mode iven with the keys off , he have to...
hi again guys, well today i took out the spark plugs, on the merc 5.7 rochester carb, the reading result is 7 plugs seems to be burning great , on number 8 cilinder that spakr plug ,the whitr thing at the tip is white as milk as...
i am back again , 1987 merc 260 with the extra horse power crankshaft freshly reman from a good source . install a new Rochester carb today, compression test shows mostly 155 max 150 s cold engine. i am still only getting 4000 rpm w o t using my same 16 pitch...
i have this mercury mirage plus # 48-18278 17 pitch is this a good prop for a 26 foot carver montego merc 5.7 real heavy boat . itis in great condition, i wish someone could trade me a 15 pitch.
hi again guys, always something , well now it is my anti siphon fuel pick up hose.i i unscrew it o take a look at the pick up hose that goes in the tank, when it came up there was no mesh filter at the end, from the look of it it seems...
hello gentlemen, 1987 merc 5.7 260 not reaching wot with a simple 4 blade 16 pitch aluminium prop, i only got 4100 wot rpm with little gas in the tank and me alone on the boat. yesterday i went back to trouble shoot and notice when i hit...
hi guys , i have let water spill over my alternator, when i start the engine , the alternator start smoking, and peg out at 16 volts.
my friend gave me a brand new single wire one . i was told it would work , the dead one was a four or...
hello again guys, my carver montego is only givine me 25 knots at 4100 rpm using a four blade aluminium 16 pitch.
boat was properly trimed, water was calm. engine is a new reman just broken in. the weight of this boat is almost 6000 lbs merc 5.7...
hi guys i trying to order a fuel pump for my engine, year from 1987 to 1993 mercruiser 5.7 260.
i just order one and it seems it is the wrong one, the napa part number is m61073 i went to install it but no dice just not fit...
on my carver 1985 montego alpha one v 8 at slow speed no wake the stering wheel felt great i can steer the boat with only a finger, but the moment you add power to get the boat on plane ,
that where is get real hard .
my friend has the...
hello guys , i am in need of engine service manual #15 do you guys have it for down load, here, or any online site,
looking forward for an answer thanks. i think it is for engine 1987 to 1992 that should help me thanks, i have dsl...
need a little help here guys,
took the boat out yesterday , after running around for about one hour the engine just suddenly shut off, i turn the key on nothing, no power, i check the key switch fuse and it was blown, i stick in another and...
it seem today is a bad day before fathers day, my friend just call stating he was heading to the reef doing about 3000 rpm when the rpm and the shifter just jump to wot, boat no go as if it is in nutral.
engine 1989 merc 5.7 260 alpha...
i lent my manual out and stil didnt get it back , so i need a few info help from you guys,
on the rapido engine i have not hit wot as yet but so far it is kicking azzzz lol
only thing i notice is that the valves are rattiling and need...
hi yall
i just start the brea in runs on my 1985 carver montego include the extra horse power
first i break in the cam by keeping the rpm at 20 to 2500 rpm in nutral for 30 min, the next day i took it out for a run at 20 to 25 3000 rpm.
today i...
greeting everyone, i am back tonight i am asking for some info on how to start a 5.7 260 . every thing is install its now time to crank it and get it firing.
i was told to mak sure i prime it first by getting the oil...
hello guys, i own a 1985 carver montego, my friend has the 1986 when its rain water leak from the roof area, we reseal both hatches but the water still get inside, any one with this problem, if yes what was the fix thanks.
helo guys i just got a carver montego 1985, i install a new reman engine in it just cant wait to take her out come march.
what i realy need is the piece of aluminium bracket that holds both engine cover support. where can i get...
