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    Fish finder/depth finder

    So thank you for the help and support. The information u gave me helped out alot and everything is now working properly even when the boat is up on plane it still reads my depth. That's what I really needed to know was how deep of water I was running in and again it's working so thank you.
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    Cobra sx outdrive

    I checked my transom and so far I don't see anything wrong with it but I either have water leaking in from the transom seal or were the y pipe connects to the transom there are 4 bolts that hold that y pipe in place at the bottom where it mounts to the transom and there's a o-ring that goes...
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    Cobra sx outdrive

    Hi so I have a water leak somewhere in the back of my boat. I recently did my bellows and gimbal bearing and thought my bellows were leaking but I was wrong. Is it possible that water could be coming in where the y pipe goes out through the transom. I can't see any drips or water trickling in.i...
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    Risers getting very hot

    Hi so it's fully cooled with raw water only.theres no other cooling system for it.
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    Risers getting very hot

    I don't know what u mean by what your saying I never heard that before
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    So I got a brand new raw sea water pump it's only a month old and I did hook up a clear hose to see if I'm sucking air from anywhere and im not. No air bubbles what so ever. I have it in the water now and I ran the motor at idle speed for 10 minutes to get to the other side of the marina and I...
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    Both sides and manifolds and risers are brand new with brand new gaskets. My circulating pump is brand new as well and that's the one on the front of the motor. My raw water sea pump is brand new as well I did the air test where u take a clear hose and hook it up to the raw water pump to see if...
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    so I can keep my hand on the top of the riser for about 5 seconds. But I did read that if my rubber bellows going from the risers to the exhaust pipe or why pipe. If it was to hot they would be smoking and there not. But I need to get a IR temp gun to better know how hot they are getting so I...
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    I have no closed cooling anywhere on that motor at all. When I bought the boat there was no coolant tank or anything that was with the motor.
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    The ones I used are the ones that came with the manifolds and risers. But it's all from GLM.but the gaskets that go between the manifolds and risers were exactly the same as the old ones that were on there when I took them apart.
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    Ok so my motor is running hot and my risers get pretty hot I was told I could be to lean.i have a brand new raw water sea pump, I did a bellow and gimbal bearing last weekend so everything is new including the water line,I got a new gasket where the inspection cover is on the outdrive 4 little...
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    Risers getting very hot

    So I got a new water pump and no air in my system so if it's not filling completely is it because I'm at a idle or do I have another problem
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    Battery switch

    So I have a battery switch in my boat that says off 1,2,or both.if I turn both battery's on does that mean I'm throwing 24v at my starter or is it still 12v going to it.im asking because I never had a battery switch before. And if I turn the switch to both batteries would I be able to charge...
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    Tachometer

    This past Sunday I was going through a no wake zone and I noticed my rpm gauge at idle speed 5mph my needle on my gauge was bouncing all over the place. Why or what would cause it to do that.it was fine and staying steady when I was at cruising speed up around 3,200rpms and it was working fine...
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    Bow light

    So when I bought my boat my front bow light didn't work or come on. It was old and faded so I replaced my bow light with a new assembly. When I turn my bow light on nothing lights up but all the wiring from the light to the switch is all good and intact. What else should I be looking for is the...
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    Power trim

    So on my 1996 wellcraft excel 21sl boat my trim gauge doesn't work. I noticed when I did my bellows and gimbal bearing last week there was this electrical device on 1 side of my outdrive. I believe that is my trim sender. Where the wires go into it the rubber around the 2 little wires is split...
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    Fish finder/depth finder

    So I recently purchased a hummingbird Felix fish/depth finder because the other one in my boat had a broken off transducer. I put the new transducer on and ran all my wiring up to the display screen. When I turn it on no matter where I go with the boat it reads 1ft deep of water. And a while...
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    Proper Carburetor adjustment

    Hi I have a 1996 volvo penta 5.0fl pncs motor with a holly 2bbl carburetor. There are 2 screws 1 on each side of the carburetor.with each screw turned all the way in until each screw stops.how many full turns out do they need to be for my motor to be running correctly without being to lean or to...
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    Risers getting very hot

    I'm thinking alot hotter than 110 degrees. I'll no more Tomorrow when I put it in the water and run it.im gunna buy a IR temp gun to see and who knows maybe I'm completely wrong and there running 110 degrees but again I can't keep the palm of my hand on the top of the riser for than 5 seconds...
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    Risers getting very hot

    Hi I'm back again I have a 1996 volvo penta 5.0fl motor and was wondering what are the adjustments for the holly 2bbl carburetor. There is a adjustment screw on each side of the carburetor. I'm asking this because my risers are running hot and I'm thinking I'm running to lean.the carburetor has...
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