I'm assuming you have only one Bat
Run main feed from Bat or starter post thru a fuse to pin 30 on a standard square automotive relay
Run grounds to pin 85 on relay and the ice chest
Connect to any purple wire at the motor which would be , Alternator excite lead, electric choke, + side of...
I have never worked on the VP drive, only Mercs so take this with that knowledge.
Might be able to use something like a slide hammer puller, but note how the jaws might come in contact with sides. Don't want to damage the housing
Many bearing installer/pullers have many different sizes and if...
Gas is lighter the water, so the gas will be on top. All needs to come out and disposed of
Once water gets in with E-10 gas, the Ethanol will absorb water and your asking for trouble with phase separation
It's not dangerous so long as you don't put enough in to kill the motor. I use to do it as a youngen with a garden hose (we even drank from the hose) o_O
IMO want to talk about junk and that's seafoam. Folks take good clean gas and dump seafoam in it. Snake oil so far as I see it
Do you think the cable is pushing the cable to far in, so it goes past neutral and starts going into FWD?
I'll go back to previous comment. You should be able to shift the drive F/N/R with motor running by hand. Should take very little effort to hold the cable and push in in/out changing gears
Once the weight of the boat is enough to pull it elf down the ramp I put tranny Drive and let it cost. All ya have to do is give it the slightest bit of gas to stop or slow the decent
There is nothing that I know of that can be done to fix a wore out motor through spraying or pouring. Only way to fix a worn out motor is buy another or fix the one you have.
You could pull the head and have it rebuilt, normally isn't expensive. A couple 100 which would include valve job and...
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Need a pic so we might be able to figure out how to get the fuse out
Don't know if the fuse is what's causing the issue but being a red wire it is a good chance that is at least part of the problem
I understand your looking for like a mechanic in a can, and I don't see it helping.
It's sprayed down throat of carb when motor is running at high rpm. Need to boat in the water because garden hose may not supply enough to keep impeller safe from being damaged
Rev motor up and start spraying...