HI folks I hope this is not a redundant question. I recently replaced the water pump impeller and gaskets in my 1986 200 since it was running hot at slow speeds.I pulled the thermostats and poppit valve and checked all the passages for flow/obstructions with compressed air and garden hose. I...
I have a 1999 70hp Johnson that starts and runs fine, just it mostly runs on 2 cylinders and every 15 mins or so of wide open running, the 3rd will kick in. But its not always the same cylinder which I could find by the black plug on the non running one. It seems to jump around which one does...
Does anyone know what size and thread pitch this is. Merc 7.5 mid 70s flywheel nut. I was changing the recoil rope and sure enough in the lake it goes. Is this just something i can get at the hardware store? Thanks.
I picked up a 87 Sylvan Ski Tastic for cheap (good thing). Its going to require complete rebuild of the stringers and floor. I'll post pics of my progress. I was really dreading tearing into it, but its not that hard and actually kind of fun ;).
Can you bench test the coil on this engine? If so is it just a matter of seeing if it has continuity between the 2 leads and the hopefully not from either winding lead to the iron core? Thanks
Re: Mid 60s 75 HP V4
I was mistaken this is a 1965 60hp sportfour.
If anyone has a idea i would be much appreciated, I have 4 small kids standing on the dock with their life jackets on wanting to go out in the boat. Heres my deal, this will run darn near perfect when starting completly cold...
Re: Mid 60s 75 HP V4
I got it running great, now it broke the plastic clip in the control that connects the shifter cable to the shifter handle. My local dealer is clueless , where can I source control parts? Thanks a million!!
I just acquired one of these on a mid 60s Lars brand runabout I'm new this so apologize in advance for stupid questions. It run rather well, but a little rough at mid throttle there are 2 high and 2 low speed jetting screws, would anyone know a good starting point for those. Also it has 2...
