I seem to be able to set the gearing fine on dry land (and run the engine with the muffs) but as soon as I pop it into some water, I seem to loose reverse gear totally and am underpowered on forward. Any suggestions (other than sinking the thing)?
I do not seem to be able to get any water appear from the tail-tell connector on my Merc 500 (Serial 3238775). I have replaced the powerhead to leg gasket, impeller etc. but seem to get more exhaukt come from the pipe than water. Any sguuestion? For information, the Water pump to power head...
I recently replaced what I can only describe as a kidney shaped plate (attached to the gear cable)in the control box as the groove had been worn away meaning I couldn't get full travel on the cable. The control lever moved free through a change in gears a couple of times and then suddenly...
I am having difficulty aligning the powerhead to neutral on my Merc 500 50HP Serial 3238775. Setting the gearbox to neutral was easy but whilst I can occasionally get all my gears I lose have to sacrafice full throttle on forward. The reverse gear has been troublesome for a number of years now.
