Working on re-assembling a 1999 Merc 75. The flywheel has a broken magnet. In the past I had a name of a company that could replace them for me but have since lost it. Anyone know of a repair shop for my flywheel? :confused:
Here's the scoop; working on a 1983 80 HP merc with excellent compression @ 120 psi each cylinder. Have already replaced the check valves in the fuel pump and measured the vacuum at idle; it is 1-2inches of mercury. No air bubbles or anything that would stand out. We then replaced the fuel pump...
Working on a 1996 75 hp Force. Noticed what seemed to be excessive water filling the drive shaft housing and leaking out from around the kingpin area of the drive shaft housing (midsection). Checked the pump out and found the gasket for the water pump cover was torn. Replaced and tested; still...
Currently working on a 1988 SeaRay 3.0 Merc sterndrive. The upper and lower were shot and dictated replacement. Happened to have on hand a outdrive from a Gen II. Wondering if this outdrive will work with mild modifications. What I have seen so far is that the transom assembly was too small to...
Working on a 1997 Force 120 HP. Customer had tinkered with linkage and carb idle needles. Ran motor on the hose and managed to get a decent idle and throttle response out of the lake. With an inductive tach I got @1150RPM's. When the boat was launched, the RPM's doubled to around 2400 in idle...
Here's what happened. Replaced the starter mid-season,then the boat filled up with water over the starter. Two wires had burned off the back of the starter itself and another on the separate solenoid 6" above it. Removed and cleaned the starter, then bench tested it. OK. Repaired the wires and...
Currently working on a 1974 Wellcraft with a 165 HP inline six that has the old OMC outdrive from that era. The unit will trim down in about .00001 seconds but will not trim up at all without manual assistance. I've been told that there are two pumps which do the lifting and also that the...
Having problems with this 470 Merc. Originally had simple overheating due to a leaking heat exchanger. Replaced with upgrade 4" unit along with impeller and T-stat. Ran at 180 degrees for several minutes on the lake then began overheating, finally turning to steam by the time it reached the...
Currently working on a 15 HP Force motor by US Marine. Has white cowling and serial number is easily enough read but could not find an exact match as far as model number anywhere in the Mercnet listing for this motor. The model number is 152F5A and the serial number is 1026. Any help would be...
