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Gents,
Any recommendations on a trusted Mercury repair shop in Wisconsin with fair prices – I have a 1994 Mercury that needs some basic work and there are no reviews out there.
Thanks
Gents,
I have a 1995 40HP 4 cylinder oil injected Mercury – on the initial outing I identified two problems:
A small gas/oil pool when the motor stops – about 4 tablespoons
The engine floods easily, even when warm
I am not a motor guy but suspect the engine is running rich – is there a way...
2 questions: I have a 15? Sea Nymph (80? beam) and old trailer (17? 8?) that weighs 1050lbs without the motor. The Rear corners rusted and were repaired ? this was an in-line frame butt weld and edge weld with the rear cross beam on both corners. I don?t believe the butt weld will hold so am...
Does a Volt Gauge provide the same battery charge information as a Battery Monitor? I have 2 batteries to monitor and prefer to install a basic Volt Gauge with an A/B switch however I have read a VoltMeter provides battery condition vs. percent of battery charge. I could easily use the volts...
I am looking to convert the 12 volt house battery to 9 volt to power Cree bicycle lights that originally connected to 8.4 volt battery packs. I have been looking around to build a converter but looking for any help with the design or ideas. Thanks.
There is not a tilt release handle on my Merc 25 HP XD to disengage the tilt bar. There is a tilt release handle once the engine in in a tilt position to release back to the upright position. There is however a release arm connected to the tilt bar that enters the engine compartment. It seems...
