Hey guys, im a new member and have been trolling through these forums a few days now trying to find info on my motor. Its a Mercury 850. Has 90HP on it that has been painted over (although i thought they were 85HP??) Blue stickers. Thunderbolt ignition.. only markings i could find. I know its a 70's but need to know more for parts..
The serial # i found is on a mercury sticker and reads A7152687. i cannot find this number anywhere in my searches. Any help appreciated...
I know i need to swap the impeller (where to source? what other models fit?) but the motor randomly has a habbit of bogging down when going from slow to flat chat.. only does it for half a second, other than that its fine.
And lastly, it does not like reverse at all.... grinds when trying at low revs but will engage at high rpm.. which i only did once for obvious reasons.. is it as easy as dis-assemling and replacing the reverse gear? and where could i locate one of these?
I am fairly nifty with a spanner and this is not my first motor, but my first old motor and im having trouble sourcing the parts i need..
Any help greatly appreciated guys
The serial # i found is on a mercury sticker and reads A7152687. i cannot find this number anywhere in my searches. Any help appreciated...
I know i need to swap the impeller (where to source? what other models fit?) but the motor randomly has a habbit of bogging down when going from slow to flat chat.. only does it for half a second, other than that its fine.
And lastly, it does not like reverse at all.... grinds when trying at low revs but will engage at high rpm.. which i only did once for obvious reasons.. is it as easy as dis-assemling and replacing the reverse gear? and where could i locate one of these?
I am fairly nifty with a spanner and this is not my first motor, but my first old motor and im having trouble sourcing the parts i need..
Any help greatly appreciated guys