I have Pre alpha mecruiser, just installed new water pump. Now when I put it in reverse it kills the engine. The shifter will go back but it won't engage in reverse. when we put the lower gear case on we turned the shift shaft clockwise, turned prop counter clock wise with shifter in forward...
Okay, I just replaced water pump, could someone please give me step by step instructions on installing lower gear case? What I am confused about is what is the position of the shift shaft supposed to be when I install it? And is the shift lever supposed to be in the forward position? I put the...
I have around a 1974 mercruiser inline 165. Last time I was out, I turned the engine off to do a little fishing, opened the engine compartment and heard water trickling in. I turned the steering just a little bit and the water stopped. Would this be the exhaust bellows? or is there something...
I have an older ( mid 1970s) Mercruiser 165 inline 6 cyl. when I first take it out, it runs great (for the first hour) If I putt around the lake for an hour or more at low RPMs and then try to go fast, it struggles to get up to speed (in fact, it will not get up to speed) when I give it more...
took the boat out last week, no problems. put the muffs on, started it up, everything seemed fine until i increased the throttle to around 2000 RPM's heard this clicking sound from the lower unit area. So I put it into gear and gradually increased the throttle and still heard this kinda loud...
