Hi all,
Trim/tilt was working perfectly at the harbor the other day but when I got home the trim worked but no upward movement beyond maximum trim. I could manually move the motor up and down to full tilt with NO resistance either direction. The switches and electric motor for the trim pump...
Hi all,
My 1991 90hp was rebuilt a number of years ago for a previous owner. The power head bolts (for the cylinder head, exhaust plate, transfer port plates) are painted black. The paint is peeling off now and the bolt heads are a bit rusty. The boat is in salt water about once a week lately...
Hi all,
The motor developed a new problem today. The engine quit while going slowly in the harbor. I pumped bulb about 5 or 6 times until hard, then it restarted fine. It quit again after about 2 minutes. I had to do this repeatedly to limp back to the boat ramp. Earlier in the day it ran fine...
Hi all,
My motor is making a ticking noise at idle. See attached video file link.
It is running fine. I'm not sure if this is a normal noise or not. With the cowl off, it is loudest at the back of the engine, near the cylinders. Could this be compression leak or exhaust leak?
Thanks,
Barry
Hi all,
I am a new owner of this motor. I have an green oily residue on my engine with some puddles under the carbs and minimal green buildup near the fuel inlets on the carbs. I recently rebuilt all of the carbs but did not change the fuel lines on this old motor (mistake). I assume the green...
Hi all,
I recently bought a Bayliner Capri 1800 with manual tilt and I am going to install a used hydraulic tilt/trim unit.
Can someone please post a picture or describe where to connect the red power and black ground leads from the solenoids to the engine? I understand how to connect the...
