Heard water gushing into boat before I got it off the trailer. It's coming in at transom above y-pipe to a mercruiser 5.8( 1976) alpha .Pulled the drive off. Found no water in the bellow. Shift cable bellow is secure. Forced water into water pickup line in gimbal . No leak inside. It is a lot of...
I have acquired a new to me boat with an 85hp evinrude motor. "late 80's model".
Here is my trouble: when turning the key to start, you hear the click of the solenoid but wont engage starter. It will engage eventually after you turn the key on and off several times. Other times it starts...
i have a 1976 mercruiser 233hp with an alpha drive pushing a 24' crestliner. drive option calls for a 1.47:1 gear ratio. I have acquired a spare outdrive that may be a 1.50:1 gear ratio.
that being said: will I run into any noticeable differences using a slightly higher gear ratio?
My buddy has a 1998 johnson 150hp with ficht. I dont have a s/n # but hopefully you can help me to help him,
His trim pump failed last fall so when he winterized it he opened screw on side of pump to let motor hang straight down.
We thought he could just manually lift the motor and prop it up...
I am going to order a switchbox for my 79' 80hp 4cyl. Iboats has three choices: CDI ,Mallory, or Sierra . Looking to save money on this , but don't want to buy a cheap on if it wont hold up. Which one is the better buy? S/N # 5704744 , Thanx
Motor starts and runs great until wot. she flat lines at 4k rpms. changed plugs, fresh fuel. I'm stumped. Always ran strong until now. Need some pointers , thanks
I have a 79' merc. 80hp 4cyl.
Ihave been having trouble finding the cover cap that screws down over the fuel pump screen. It appears to be distorted enough to leak fuel and air making the motor run bad. I replaced the o ring and this didn't help. Can some one point me in the right direction...
Was out on my buddy's boat orthe first time. As we gradually climbed up on plane and ran a few secondsthe motor would start to buck and miss and then temp light and alarm would come on.
Let it idle a couple minutes and then it ran fine. Started proccess all over 4 or 5 times with same results...
After many diff. repairs being done, it was time to take her out and give it a go and see how she runs. All went even better than anticipated on the water.
UNTIL: we stopped at gas station to fuel up and began to smell gas fumes. Further investigation showed that the gas tank fill hose...
Just got finnished re-installing motor--(1976 233hp merc 351w) started right up, idles nice but now oil press. gauge reads zero. It worked before the pull out. How do I trbl shoot the sending unit or the guage. No knocks that I can hear so I'm sure oil pump is workin. Please help!
I've got a 79' 80hp merc. that bobbles at 4500 rpms. Backed off to 4k it runs smooth. Last year the floats in carbs were somehow knocked out of adj. and were overflowing out the front of carbs. I slightly adjusted them to stop the overflow which worked.
Ran it a couple of times with no trouble...
I have a 76 merc. 233hp. Gear ratio for the outdrive should be at 1.47. I found a great deal on a whole outdrive that has a 1.50 ratio. How much difference is there beween the two performanc wise?
I have an alpha 1 lower unit that neeeds a new water pump. Thought I would pressure test it and found a leak at the shift bushing. Air seems to be coming up the center of the bushing, but nowhere else.
How do I fix this ? Is the bushing threaded in ?Are there seals pressed into bushing ...
Had an overheat issue at end of last season. Water pump was bad. I replaced it and temps were back to normal. All was well and put her to bed for the winter. Today as I walked by the boat I noticed a small patch of gear lube under the outdrive. Seems to be coming out of the small peee hole at...
Is there a way to pressure test an alpha 1 lower unit? I have an extra outdrive here but suspect it leaks somewhere. Oil not leaking out of lower but water getting in??
I picked up a used #1 drive lower unit from local boat repair shop a couple years back. It had a patch on the side of it appearing to have been hit by something and then patched. Pressure tested by mechanic and off I went.
Now patch is starting to come loosee and leak. Is this weldable or do I...
Had a 22' 1980 SeaRay CC. that I was thinking of putting twin outboards on. I passed the boat on to next guy but, can't help wondering if it is possible to do without breaking the bank in the proccess.
My current boat is an I/O also and would like some opinions on this to think about long...
I have a 1976 merc. 233hp with #1 drive pushing a 1976 24' Crestliner CC at 33mph (gps) wot.
I thought the old motor was getting tired and not pushing as hard as it should. Years later it was finally time to drop a rebuilt engine in her. Interestingly, the same top end was achieved.
Could it...
Every time I reinstall my outdrive (pre-alpha 1976) it never seems to go in on the first try. Gotta pull back and work it back in again. Doing this by myself is no easy task and I always seem to end up tearing the darn gasket just as I get everything all lined up and put together. I could use a...
I have a 76' 233hp merc. that now stalls when going into reverse. Does not do it for fwd. The switch arm is out of the groove when put into reverse wich causes motor to shut off. This was fine all season and now something changed. Had to disconnect wire to switch so I would have control of boat...
