Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

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EDIT I was catfishing last night and I believe my water pump went out. Since it was dark I did not realize it until the motor cut off and it acts like it is locked up. Also if anybody has any other ideas on what may be wrong please let me know. Thanks

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CharlieB

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Re: Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

Ouch

Drop the lower unit and turn each separately to be sure which is locked up.
 
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Re: Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

I have recently looked into my problem a little further. I can turn the motor with a breaker bar on the fly wheel nut to a certian point in one direction and then to a certian point in the other direction. While turning it with the spark plugs out you can hear and see all three pistons moving. Do I still need to drop the lower unit and if so what exactly am I looking for?
 
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Re: Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

so with the plugs out you can turn the flywheel all the way around?
 
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Re: Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

I can not turn it completly around but it will turn. It will turn about 1/4 to 1/2 of the way around in each direction.
 
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Re: Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

Give us a little info on the motor ser year hp ...ok my guess is carbon build up ..have you decarb the motor any time....
 
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Re: Possibly Gonna Need A Motor

Its a 1996 60 hp mercury. No I have not decarb the motor. Not real sure what you mean by this.
 
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