my buddy has a 1997 wellcraft 240 costal that has a 4.3l mercruiser and alpha 1 outdrive. he says every year its been loosing power. he changed the motor, and it didnt even make a difference. he says it feels like he is towing something when he is out riding it around. when he first got it he...
i am trying to update my steering to a tilt steering setup, but i have an older morse helm and cable, when i tried to install the teleflex helm the morse cable would not clip into the helm? do i need to go to a teleflex style cable also? thanks, clayton.
i have a 1989 mercury 45hp 4 cylinder. and i dont have any info on this motor at all...i need to know whats the wot rpms? and whats the idle speed sopose to be???. and, if anyone could tell me where i might be able to find this info on the web, that would be great too. thanks, clayton
hello, i have a 1989 bass tracker pro 17 and it very slowly takes on water through a small crack in the hull on the underside of the boat. it is about 4" long and it runs through some rivets. i read somewhere that this is a common problem with these older bass trackers. so if i couuld get some...
Hello, I have a 1989 bass tracker with a 1989 mercury 45 hp classic fifty 4 cyl. It has a water p.s.I. guage on the console that's not working??? It is hooked up to a nipple, where the spark plugs go. any reason its not working? And what does the guage do? And what should it read??? I am a...
I recently bought a 1989 basstracker 17' pro. It has a speedometer, but it doesn't work. I know the vaccum tube goes to the motor, but can't find any info on it. My mercury motor has a little hole on the lower unit that detects the speed, so I'm told. I don't have any manuals that came with the...
i was given a 1985 mercury 65 hp outboard, and all it needs is a lower unit. my question is... what other lower units will work with this motor???? i've searched all through the forums and the web, and cant find a anwser. i'd really appreciate you help. thanks, clayton.
