Brock.Ward
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2010
- Messages
- 148
Just picked up this 1987 Four Winns Horizon with 165 Mercruiser in it. Alpha one lower unit. Bought as is, guy hasnt ran the engine for 3-4 years, says when he bought it his plan was to redo interior then work on engine, doesnt know anything about engine, looks clean. I am very experienced with boats but always like to get feedback on anything new before i start messing around with anything. First I hooked up some cables to it to see if trim and whatnot work, just straight to cables no battery, blower worked, pump lights etc. Trim wouldnt go up and down, I am assuming I didnt have enough power or not a good enough connection thru cables, wanted to see if there is a special switch on the quicksilver controls or something special about starting that engine. Second, any information about those engines, issues, what you recommend other than smokign the engine before I crank it since its been sitting so long...let me know. Thanks so much!