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I have an Evinrude 110, the powertrim does not lower or lift the motor, it makes noice but does not move. Can someone help me with this problem? Thank you.
Hello, I have a 1996 3.0 LX with an AlphaOne Gen 2 outdrive, which is leaking oil through the gear housing water drain hole. Can anyone tell me why it is leaking and how to fix this problem, Thank you.
I looked in the manuals but I can't find, what type of gear oil uses a Mercruiser Alphaone Gen II and what type of liquid does the power trim motor use?
I have a 1995 Mercruiser 3.0 LX with an Alphaone Gen II, when I am driving if I turn all the steering wheel all the way to whatever side or when I take off there is a rattling noise and the boat vibrates. When I take off, I have to play with the trim button and lift it up so that the noise and...
My boat has a vibrating and rattling noise coming from my alpha drive II when I take off on my boat, it stops after I adjust the tilt, it starts up again when I make turns. Anybody know what this causes this problem?
Hello, I have a 1995 Mercruiser 3.0 LX with an Alpha II, when I make a turn a rattling noice sounds from the Alpha II. I checked the driveshaft and gimbal bearing and it seems to be fine. Also when I am going forward on the boat it rattles and the boat vibrates I have to adjust the tilt on the...
Need some help, I rebuilt my 1996 Mercruiser 3.0 LX motor, mounted it on my Monterrey 180 SCR, when I run the boat I have 2 problems.
1. I can't get the rpm's to go past 2000 on WOT and top speed is 30 MPH.
2. Oil comes up through the tube that connects from the valve cover to the carburator.
Okay I rebuilt my 1995 Mercruiser 3.0 LX, changed piston rings, crankshaft and piston bearings, rebuilt the head, new gaskets and hoses. I did not touch the camshaft bearings because the owner before me did it already. Okay, so when I try to start the motor flames come out of the carb and the...
Okay I'm rebuilding my 1995 Mercruiser 3.0LX, sent the block, head and manifold to get checked and cleaned. Changed valve seals, main bearings, piston rings and bearings, the camshaft and bearings look new so I didn't touch them. (Bought the boat in July 2009). I mounted the crankshaft, which I...
I have a 3.0 LX Mercruiser on my 18 ft. Monterrey. I am rebuilding the motor and someone offered to sell me an adapter and a Suzuki 2.7 outboard to eliminate the Merrcruiser. Is this a good move or should I stay with the inboard?
Started the motor and water is mixing with the oil, looks like coffee. Removed the head, which had the head bolts loose and this is what the head and exhaust gasket look like.
I bought a 1996 Monterey 180 SCR with a 3.0 Ltr LX Mercruiser AlphaOne II in July. Since I bought it I ran it 3 times. So far I changed the gimbal bearing, the 2 u joints, the 2 bellows, the impeller with the seals that go on the outdrive, the alternator, starter, rebuilt the carburator, changed...
I have a 1996 Monterey 180 SCR. The 2 bottom rollers on my trailer broke and when I throw the boat in the water the trailer scraped the bottom of my boat. I replaced the rollers but now how do I fix the bottom of boat?
I was zooming along and hit a wave and the motor shut off. I started it again and took off but it shut off again. Anyway, before I went out I forgot to charge the battery and to make a long story short I had to be towed in.
Now on land and at home I charged the battery and tried to start it...
My boat broke the 2 middle black rubber rollers. I bought 2 more but before I install them I want to make sure the wood with the carpet on them is the proper height so the rollers don't break again, can somebody help, please?
