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A service manual would help you check out the ign system. Marineengine used to sell factory service manuals. You would need an engine...

A lot of those style boats are made for the deck to come up easily to allow work on the manifolds and replace the engines. A lot of...

My guess is that Merc has been using the resiweld on their motors since the 60s, before locktite was invented.

Do you fog them thru the air intake, some other way or not at all?

Upon further review, it seems that the ignition switch has a crack or something that disconnects the battery power from the ign power...

It sounds like you should inspect the trim sender, temp sender and tach wire on the voltage regulators, to make sure they exist and are...

Tach sender is grey. Trim sender is Brown/white. Overheat switch is Tan/blue.

You could also mix up some epoxy.

The tan wire should be the temp gauge sender wire. On the Merc V6 motors, one cylinder head has the overheat switch, the other has the...

Jeff, if you have 15# builders felt (tar paper) under the cement board at the seams, the caulk or battens at the seams is superfluous.

Gee, how about a 2 cycle Merc V6? They are a proven design, they range in HP from 135HP to 200HP, and they likely fit your current...

Gee, I suppose using the oil actually rated and recommended by the OEMs for four cycle marine engines is not the way to go. We should...

If you have a couple of free inches under the deck, you could drill a hole in the deck in the center of the mounting holes. Now drill...

I would think red locktite would substitute. Blue would also probably work and would be easier to take apart again, if you think that...

The inner cover bolts were epoxied into the block at the factory. They will be hard to remove. Since they are a precision fit, you do...