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I searched this topic and got a lot of great info about on board chargers. I have one more question that I did not see an answer to.
I have a dual battery (not deep cell) set up on my boat with a Perko switch with 1/2/all/off settings. I want to add a 2 bank on board charger mainly to be...
1985 Mercruiser 260...
I just recently replaced all of the seals, water pump, etc... in my outdrive. all of the gears and bearings looked great. Got everything cleaned up and re-assembled per the factory manual and it was all working good.... Until this Saturday.
I had spent most of the...
I just rebuilt the 260 mercruiser in my boat, it's an '85 chevy 350 w/ thunderbolt IV ignition. The only way to get it started and running long enough to check it with the timing light is to give it a good bit of throttle. The first time the timing was way off, so I turned the distributor to...
I pulled off my outdrive (1985 MR 260) and there is a little bit of oil in the bellow. What all should I replace? The u-joints look and feel good with no slop. Everything spins nice without any play, so I think the seal(s) are just going bad. Do I just need the Oil Seal? Or, should I get...
I just thought I would add to this small group of Mach 1 owners. I just got a 1985 Mach 1 2350 condor. It has the Mercruiser 260 (350 Chevy engine) Overall it is in really good shape for a 20+ year old boat.
I have searched on this site and a couple other and it seems there is conflicting information. I am trying to identify which outdrive is on my boat. It is a 1985 Mach 1 with the Mercruiser 260 (350 Chevy)
The transom piece says A393526
The outdrive says 1.50R A420760
Also, does anyone...
I just bought this boat, it has a 350 chevy mercruiser. the first time I cranked it when I bought it, it started right up, no problem. I ran it for a minute or 2 to look it over (with muffs on the outdrive) then shut it down, still everything seems fine. a couple hours later I tried to start...
