I got rid of my boat with the Mercruiser - now have a Hurricane deck boat with a Yamaha outboard... but I will check in to this forum from time to time being the old timer that I am. ;-)
A common mistake is to leave out the stainless steel washer that sits on top of the shift shaft. Without the washer in place the intermediate shaft does not go high enough to engage with the upper shift shaft. Just something to check and make sure it is in place.
Hello all. I am in the process of rebuilding the raw water pump on my 1990 Vovlo Penta 230A (similar to the AQ131). The rear seal is leaking and I have purchase a kit which includes pretty much everything, including the shaft and new bushings. I have a press and can press out the bushing on...
Long story short... I replaced the impeller in my Alpha outdrive (1st gen). The gear oil looked fine - a little dark, but no water in the oil. After replacing the impeller I put everything back together and pressure tested it. Would not hold pressure. Sprayed the various shafts with soapy...
I am replacing the two lower anode bolts on the transom assembly of my 86 Welcraft with an Alpha drive. (They are pretty corroded up). My question concerns the two rubber washers. Do they go between the bolt and the transom assembly? That would make sense... but they would need to really...
I have a 1990 Glastron with a 230A engine. I went to install a new impeller yesterday and discovered the old one has the vanes going both directions. Not good! (I have been building my house for the past couple of years and have been out of boating, and ready to get the boat back in action!)...
My boat has the AQ131 (or 230A) with the closed cooling. I am curious as to what the normal operating temperature of my fellow iboaters is? Mine seems to run hotter than I would have expected. It runs close to 200 according to my gauge. The engine doesn't seem terribly hot when I lift the...
1990 Glastron with 230A engine - (also known as the AQ131)
I have a curious problem with this boat - hope my fellow Iboaters can help me! This engine starts fine and gets up to speed with no issues. After a few minutes (maybe five) at around 3- 4000 rpms, the boat starts to stumble and...
Went boating over the weekend and noticed that the shifter was "stiff" going into forward gear and throttling up. Didn't give it too much thought... fingured I would look at when I go back home. As I approached the ramp, I suddenly could not go into forward gear. The shifter handle would go...
I am installing a Pertronix Ignitor II (Part #92842) in my 1990 AQ131. I have installed several of these in other boats I have owned and am happy with the results - but so far my experience is with Mercruisers.
I want to eliminate the resistor and need to verify what i think I understand...
Twin Mercury Optimax EFI 250 2 stroke outboards on a 1992 Fountain. When I turn the key for the port engine, the alarm sounds and the lights flash for the oil and temp - alternating between the two.
Any thoughts as to why?
It is curious, it also flashes the port gauges / lights when I turn...
I am typically a Mercruiser I/O guy. My dad just bought himself a new toy (at 82 years of age! :eek: ) I will be one of the ones doing the maintenance, etc on the boat so I have a few questions...
First - the boat is a 1992 Fountain 31' Sportfisher. It has twin outboards - Two Mercury brand...
I am in the process of reinstalling the lower unit on my 1990 Volvo SP-A. I bought a complete reseal kit that has all the o-rings, seals, etc. Everything has been pretty self explanatory till now.
There is a rubber seal at the bottom of the water tube - between the intermediate housing and...
I'm hoping some of the Volvo experts can help! I had always heard that the older Volvo outdrives, (before the SX drives), used engine oil in the outdrive instead of gear oil. In fact, I had read that there is a slinger type of pump in the lower unit that can shear off if you use the heavier...
I bought a kit that has all the o-rings and seals to completely re-seal my outdrive. It is a 1990 SP-A. I already have the upper disassembled and am in the process of putting it back together with new bearings. That seems pretty straight forward.
I did not pressure test the drive before I...
