I have a new to me 1983 Evinrude 75hp. I bought the boat with the intention of re-powering but the compression in this motor is great so I thought I'd try to get it going. The motor fires right up and seems to idle pretty good. I sprayed some Evinrude engine tuner into the carbs and when sprayed...
I spent the weekend on the water running my 2004 Yamaha OX66 200hp motor with no issues. Yesterday I went for a cruise up the river for about a half hour with zero issues. Came back and tied her up and when I went to leave about 2 hours later it wouldn't start. It turned over no problem, and...
Ok, so I acquired a 1998 15hp Evinrude 15 hp motor that starts right up. Took it to the river house and tried to take the boy for a little trip. The tell tale was not pumping water out so I put it back on the trailer. I pulled the cowling off and ran it on the muffs. In the below schematic I...
I have a 2004 Yamaha OX66 200hp outboard that I bought on a boat earlier this year. Compression is excellent and I have put about 40 hours on it so far this summer. Last two times I took it out, I noticed water draining from the wiring harness area. when I tilt the motor all the way up to...
What is this? I opened my cover to disconnect the wires from trim relays and this fell out. There are 2 in there that appear to be connected and can't see where this would have went. Is it an extra? Obviously there were no wires hooked to it. Thanks in advance.
So yesterday went down to the river to try and catch some rock and when I got to the ramp, my motor wouldn't raise to disengage the lock. The motor was turning but nothing. I released the pressure on the fluid and tightened the screw back up. The motor raised (slowly) and then went down with no...
I am sure this has been covered a million times, but my laziness and me wanting to comment on replies, I decided to post anyway. I got a 1999 Hydra Sports 230 WA practically given to me. I plan on cleaning her up and give her to my son. It has a 99 Johnson 200 (OceanPro?) on it with about 80...
I am looking at a Wellcraft Coastal that has late 90s Johnson 150 Ocean Runners on it. They have 450 hours on them. From the little bit of research I have done, I have read these are no nonsense motors that are easy to maintain. It is my understanding they are not the most fuel efficient...
So over the winter I replaced my starboard engine in my 95 Maxum 3200 SCR. The motor is a Mercruiser 5.7 270 hp mated to a Bravo II drive with the Thunderbolt V ignition. I replaced the cap, rotor, wires and plugs. Also put new manifolds and risers as well as a new fuel pump. I went ahead and...
I recently replaced a 1995 Mercruiser 5.7, 260 hp motor with a new long block. Motor seems to be fine except that it is running a little warmer than the specs call for. I replaced the T-stat (165 deg) twice and put on new impeller and pump housing. After all of that I still get the same reading...
So for those that have been following my saga, I did my first engine swap. The boat is a 1995 Maxum 3200 SCR cruiser with twin Mercruiser 5.7 270 hp Bravo II drives with Thunderbolt V ignition system. So after I did the swap and got the motor running, I followed the advice on this forum and set...
Ok, the new motor has been in for a bout 3 weeks. The weather here has been crappy so the only running I have been doing is at the dock. Today I went down and started the new motor and it fired right up. After about 10 minutes of running I lifted the engine hatch to look, listen and smell for...
Currently I own a large cruiser with stern drives. After buying this RV on the water and having it for a year, I have decided I want to go in another direction. I like the Pro Line 2950. It looks more suited for my needs; fishing and an occasional cruise around the Patuxent River and the...
I am finishing up my motor swap and when I cleaned up my out drives for paint I noticed that the drive on the starboard side was marked with a "P" and the port side was marked with an "S." I assumed that someone put the drives on wrong. The markings definitely are home made, possibly with an...
Ok guys, I just did my first install of a new 5.7 long block, mated to Bravo II drive, Thunderbolt V ignition. Got everything together and the motor fired right up. The timing was set and all seems well. The warning buzzer behind the dash sounded for a while then stopped. I topped off the drive...