I have a 1989 Tracker 1800 sf and the fuel gauge pegs when I jump the sender wire to ground on the sending unit.That (from reading lots of posts) tells me the sending unit is bad? I am getting 134 ohms reading out of it though. At my fuel gauge I am getting the same but it is below E, not...
I have just finished getting a Merc 1150 running and took it out for some fine tuning on the water. (Just got the boat from sitting in a field a few years) The guy said he couldn't get it running after numerous new parts, except wires and new cap. I changed those and put the flywheel on the...
I am working on a Merc 800 80 4cyl, S/N 5583341. I have trouble starting , I think flooding? I can squeeze the bulb until it gets hard and keep (slightly reduced) pressure on it and it goes down.Looks like the carbs are flooding. So I have the new needle and seats, gasket kit and purchase new...
I am looking for advice on weather this boat is worth restoring, at least for a first time fiberglass person. There is a pretty good crack on the outside of the transom that I am a little worried about. The boat is pretty rough but I believe it can be fixed up? I have a 20' trailer (crownline)...
I just got my MT1175-60 mobster tabs and they are the same for both sides.
I really need to use my boat tomorrow so I finished putting them on after noticing the potential problem.
Could this be correct, I just don't think so? It will probably work like this but it sure looks like there should...
I have an old 16' Lund boat with a 55 hp motor. I put smart tabs on a while back and have since switched motors. I ran the new setup and then decided to see what it would be like without the smart tabs.
The handling was terrible. I almost just trailered up and put my tabs back in position. I...
I just installed a 55 hp and took iyt out and tested it. It ran right up to 5500 and ran smooth. When I put it in reverse it went back a little and died. I ran with the cowl off to listen to it so I don't know if that really matters or not.
After it died, the spark was almost non-existent. It...
I've been reading about lower units and some refer to the small gear case units as a speedy or racing unit.
I'm going to play with a couple of motors and was curious what experience was out there. What would be the difference between a 1977 55hp small gear case and a 1973 50hp large gear case...
I have a 1973 50 hp evinrude and just installed a teleflex tach and it reads 4000 WOT.
I also just installed smart trim tabs on a 16' Lund. Its like a Mr. pike but it is a 1978. I think my tabs were may be too stiff. 60# I think?
Can the trim tabs restrict enough to reduce RPM's?
That motor...
When I close the choke on the lower carb the motor dies instantly. When I close the choke on the upper carb it starts to run rough and dies after about 4-5 seconds.
Is the lower carb more responsive? I would lean towards a gasket leak or something in the top carb? I'm not sure if this is...
Would smart tabs work on a V-hull like a16' Lund Mr. Pike where it is kind of flat/straight across the transom? Do they work better on a boat with a V shape in the back?
I am going to replace the cables on my Evinrude control box and notice te teleflex replacement cables come with ends for the control box. It looks like mine have a set screw to remove and the bare cable slides out of the connection fitting and he connection fitting stays with the control box.
Do...
I was out in my 72 Carlson and after about 15-20 minutes around 4500 RPM; and all of a sudden it just quit like it ran out of gas.
There was a spot on top of each air cleaner that looked like condensation or fog right in the middle of them. It was cold. Motor kind of hot to the touch, even on...
I bought a fuel pump Sierra 18-7353 about a year ago to go on a 1973 50hp 50373r motor. I finally got around to put it on but it is slightly different. It does not bolt on to block at the top hole (which seems to be OK). The fitting that goes to the carbs is smaller than the old one also. I can...
I have a 1976 motor that grinds when I shift to reverse and does not go in to gear. It feels like it does go into reverse OK out of water but not in. I have a couple of questions I hope someone can help me with.
When I shift into forward it goes into forward gear right away, like closer than an...
