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i am going to try to make this short so i can narrow my problems down. Just a little background info is i have owned it for 2 years, its on a 14.5 foot tri haul boat. Some say i should fly with this motors others say it is a tri haul that is all you will get. this boat acts...
Hey everyone i have a 1971 1150 engine that i have not had to much trouble out of and i have never been stranded until this weekend. Last weekend my boat run fine all day then this Sunday i put it in the water it cranked up a little funny. I rod away from the dock let it run for a min and then...
I have a 1971 merc 1150 and it sounds kinda rough when i put it in gear. I kinda cring a little like it has to jerk into gear. Would this be because it is idled up to much? That is what i think. One more question why i am typing my boat will lose power at higher rpms and i noticed that my...
Has anyone ever heard of there being a titanium flap right above the lower unit that will flap over and bog the engine down when wore out. My boat seems to looks rpm sometimes when i hit big waves ect... I had a mechanic tell me that if i drop my lower unit and look up the hosing to the bottom...
Hey there i bought a boat last year. It is 15 foot and has a merc 115 on it. Both the boat and the motor are 1971 models. The boat bogs out at wide open throttle. I am thinking that maybe the floats are not set right that is is getting to much fuel of not enough. How do i set the floats on...
Hey everyone quick question. I have a merc 1150 1971 model i am trying to changed the prop. It does not seem to want to come off. I have taken the nut washer ect off the front of the splines and still nothing. Is there a trick to this thing or is it stuck on there bad beings in how it is 38...
Hey everyone on a tread a while back i had some problems with my motor. We were trying to figuer out the best prop for my boat and everyone seemed to need some more info that i did not have at the time. I have a 1971 merc 1150 motor on a 1971 trihaul 14.5 foot boat. The motor has good...
Hey everyone i have a 1971 15 foot trihaul boat with a merc 1150 motor on the back. It currently has a 2 blade 19p prop on it. I ran across a 3 blade 17p prop this weekend for 20 bucks it seemed to be a good deal. Do you think the 3 blade will work better the the 2 let me know it looks like...
Hey everyone i am looking for a cheap 19 pitch 3 blade prop for my boat. I have a 1971 mercury 1150 motor with threw hub exhaust it is 15 spline. If anyone has a extra one and want to get rid of it let me know thanks.
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I have a 1971 11150 mercury inline 6 motor and i have a few questions. First is my wide open throttle is about 3500 rpm does anyone knwo why. When i look in books it says it should be 5500 rpm. My other question is i have a 2 blade prop on it i think that is factory. Should...
I have a 1971 mercury 1150 engine. When i bought it it came with a 2 blade prop i want to say this is stock right? What do you guys recommend do you think i should go to a 3 blade and what pitch i know nothing about props. I just think 3 blades sounds better then one. This motor is on a...
Hey Everybody i just have a quick question. I have a old merc 115 inline and i have replaced the gaskets in all the carbs and the fuel line going from the motor to the gas tank. When i pump the ball hard i have a little gas come out of the carbs. should any gas come out no matter how hard you...
Hey Everyone i am new to the site so here goes. I have a early 70's model 1150 mercury (tower of power they say). I bought this boat/motor last season and used it all last summer even thow i had some problems. I crank it up at the dock and take off i am going down the lake for a min or 2 and...
