Hi I have been dealing with issues on my motor for a while and decided to rebuild carbs. I put it back together and was trying to link and sync it but I am having trouble with the timing. Does a normal inductive timing light work on these old 2 strokes. I had it running and was trying to see...
You guys go any suggestions on what to look for on my issue. I did compression check today and all 4 cylinders were 115-120. I finally got the tachometer working and me and my daughter went out today and at wide open throttle we were only running 2900 rpms. I took the carbs off and cleaned...
Hey. No have two basket case motors that I'm trying to make into one. The 69 80 up has perfect compression but has cracked lower no tilt trim and midsection is seized from sitting. I rebuilt all vaccum and fuel lines and electrical that is rotten. The 85 is really rough. Someone cut the...
I am real new at this whole prop thing. I have finally got my motor running strong and now need to address the problem that is my current prop. Its a little beat up but not horrible. I cannot find any markings anywhere on inside or out, so i dont know the pitch of it. is there any way to...
Hey, I have a 1970 115 merc and need a new coil. In looking up numbers, I Am confused on what coil will work for mine. Is there any difference between the early 70's and mid to late 70's coils. Im guessing it has something to do with mine being thunderbolt ignition. Any info would help...
Hi, I picked up a new to me motor this week. It is a 1970 115 mercury thunderbolt ignition. I didnt know much about mercs because now i run a johnson, so I didnt know much about what to look for. Now that I have it home I noticed that the distributor says motorcraft on it. Im assuming that...
Hey, i dont know much about force motors, but im in the market for a new outboard and wanted to know about this brand. I was told that they werent good by a few people, and told that they were ok before were bought out, then they had problems. There are a few for sale in my area and I wanted...
A guy near me has a 1975 mercury 850 outboard with controls and tilt and trim for $650. I went to see it yesterday and he couldnt get it started, but he says its starting now its got fresh gas. I noticed the wiring on the motor was all cracked and some wires were even bare. The tilt trim...
I have looked around and not seen any other posts about the starter bolts stripping out and breaking on older Johnsons. My neighbor said its a common problem though. Im goin to drill out and helicoil, but I was wondering if there are any other ways to help from the problem happening again. I...
Hey, I got a pretty simple question. I have a 16' bowrider that I was thinkin fo adding a extra 6 gal. fuel tank. I currently have a 12 located in the rear of the boat under the splash well. I was thinkin about putting the tank in the front of the boat underneath the front bow seats to add...
Hey, I just took my boat out for the first time today. I did alot of work to the hull, but not much to the motor since i have had it. The motor runs fine when hooked to the hose. It will rev up in gear and run fine all through the rpm range in gear, but in the water under load, it stalls...