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Hi, I have a 2000 XR6 that suddenly lost power. It has problems getting out of its own way. I suspect the spark advance module as I was able to improve the performance by adding 3 degrees to the max timing. This was a temporary adjustment to see if there was any improvement. The mechanical...
Hi, recently I installed a rebuilt power head on a neighbors bass boat. It is a 2002 Mercury XR6. The motor came with the timing retarded 10 degrees from max. The motor has been broken in but runs a little low on top end rpm. <5200. Once the motor has been broken in should the timing be returned...
Hi, a little history. I have a friend who owns a Ranger boat that had a Mercury XR6 that burned a couple cylinders about 10 years ago. He had the block rebuilt and those same two cylinders blew again last year. He brought the boat to me and instead of rebuilding his block as it threw a rod and...
I was servicing my 97 200 efi and found this in the bottom of the cowl at the front of the motor. I don't see where it could have come from and no one else has worked on this motor. I have owned it since new and do all my own service. I don't remember seeing this before.
It has a check ball...
on a XR6 carbureted outboard? I need to replace all of them and some were broken behind the ignition assy. I'm not sure where all of them go now since they were so rotted they fell apart.
Also, all I could find was a 3/16" vacuum line. I am not convinced that it is gasoline or oil resistant. I...
Hi, I have a friend who has a 02 Opti that has the overheating alarm going off. He took it to a dealer who replaced the water pump and checked the system and returned it to him. I was fishing with him this last weekend and the overheat alarm went off again. He had close to 20lbs water pressure...
Hi, I am helping my neighbor with a 94 XR6 repair. Cylinders 1 and 2 seemed to have overheated and #1 threw the rod. I have pulled the power head and removed the piston in 1 and noticed aluminum scuffing on the cylinder wall. Aluminum is imbedded in the bore and I am sure I can get it out.
He...
