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  1. jimmbo

    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Did someone stick an engine on the Boat that had too short of a Shaft, so they cut the Transom Mount down 5 inches, to make it fit?
  2. jimmbo

    Need some Help

    Whether or not I would pay the fine depends on who issued it. I have a Pile of Tickets(about 2 inches thick), accumulated from Private Parking Lots over the past 20 yrs, that I refuse to Pay. I get letters from time to time from them, threatening to take me to court. If it were a City/Town...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    I've seen several cases where the Transom Straps weren't undone and the boat was floating a bit lower with trailer still attached. Trailers are usually lighter than the Boat's Capacity Where I live most people launch Outboards with engines up, usually just pulling them to the Dock before...
  4. jimmbo

    50 HP mercury wont shift into N or R

    What's the Serial #? That will help in getting the proper Illustrations As mentioned above to apply a bit of grease on the splines, just don't put any Grease on the ends of the shafts, or Hydraulic Lock can prevent proper reinstallation of the unit
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    If it was fine before Winterizing, and upon first start up, it was Knocking, what happened in between? I suspect we will never hear what really happened. Insurance companies will cover Impacts but I haven't heard of them covering Ingestion, except in cases of Sinking or Capsizing
  6. jimmbo

    Help on merc 115

    Welcome to iboats Engine needs Fuel in the right quantity, Spark at the right time, and Compression, to run. So. Do a Compression Test. Check to see if all Cylinder have a Spark that can jump a 3/8" gap, and then the fuel system. Could be dirty/gummed up carb(s). How was the engine winterized...
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    1150 Link & Sync Question

    Grease, in a very thin layer, should be applied, to the splines, to prevent corrosion from welding the Shafts to their respective partners, making it very difficult to separate in the future. One Caveat though, only grease the Splines, DO NOT put any grease on the Ends of the Shaft(s) as it...
  8. jimmbo

    Volvo Penta 4.3

    What Repairs are you referring to?
  9. jimmbo

    Prop Pitch

    What were the WOT rpms with the 17? What year engine are you putting this on? A need to know, as the WOT rpm range varies amongst the years, and engine designs
  10. jimmbo

    Piston

    Since you didn't provide a Serial #... you can look in this area https://ww2.iboats.com/Mariner-Outboard-Parts-by-Mercury/dm/cart_id.971598793--session_id.904471077--view_id.268681
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    1974 Mercury 115hp I6 2 stroke lower unit put back in help

    On these Engines, all the Timing Advance Occurs with next to no opening of the Carbs, the last bit of Throttle Lever movement is where all the GO GO happens. The MerControl of the Era wasn't very Linear and helped increase that Perception. The Throttle Cable Length is adjusted after the Idle...
  12. jimmbo

    2004 direct inject Evinrude 115 hp

    My mistake. I got 1994 stunk in my thought Process. However the a 2004 would still have been a FICHT. RAM FICHT is what they tried to Disguise it with. 8 or 9 Grand... I wonder if that caused the Flywheel Key to shear. If the engine was starved for Oil upon shutting down at those RPMs... Have...
  13. jimmbo

    Wide Open Throttle RPMs

    The Best way to see if the Throttle Plates are opening, is to look down the Throttle Bodies. I am not familiar with your engine, so it might involve a lot of Parts removal to get a Look down the Carbs, then again, it might not. Start with a Compression Test. Check to see of it has Spark that...
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    Merc Outboard - 2 Year Old Engine Failure, 5 Year Extended Warranty Denied

    Did you get any type of Bill/Receipt from the place that did the Winterization?
  15. jimmbo

    Mercury 402 40 hp water in upper cylinder when running

    Yep, that is the cover that is leaking if the water is coming out by the Spark Plugs. Hopefully you won't break any of the Bolts that hold it on. You will have to remove the Parts of the Cowl Support Frame(front and rear) to be able to tilt the Lower Cowl to access the bottom of the Jacket. You...
  16. jimmbo

    Mercury 402 40 hp water in upper cylinder when running

    Are the Spark Plugs there? Here is my 84 115, getting the same repair
  17. jimmbo

    Mercury 402 40 hp water in upper cylinder when running

    OK Sticker/Decal, is just an Engine Test Run was done at the Factory. Which on this engine, was about 50 yrs ago
  18. jimmbo

    Wide Open Throttle RPMs

    Welcome to iboats 4000 is low for WOT, and can be caused by many things. Check to see if the Carbs(Throttle Valves if Fuel Injected) do open fully at Full Throttle. Is it firing on all Cylinders? What are the Compression Numbers for all Cylinders? If the engine Checks out Mechanically, and...
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    Mercury 402 40 hp water in upper cylinder when running

    Likely a Leaky Water Jacket Cover Gasket and/or Warped Water Jacket Cover. Seems to happen a lot on engines that get a little too Warm, too many times
  20. jimmbo

    2004 direct inject Evinrude 115 hp

    If it is a 1994 Direct Injection Engine, but it is not a FICHT, what is it then? FICHT RAM? How high were the High RPMs? Do you have access to a Laptop with the FICHT Software? Can the Spark jump a 3/8" Gap, in fact does it even have Spark?
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