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I purchased my 1993 Ranger bass boat about 3 years ago and have yet to work on the trailer. It has a tandem trailer with surge brakes. The brake fluid has probably not been drained in about 8 years. The brakes are not engaging when I brake when towing the boat. I loosened the...
I have a 200HP Mercury XRI outboard motor. It has a reserve oil tank located in the boat and also a tank bolted on the motor. When the motor is started, it seems like it is burning alot of oil. It blows out alot of smoke until the boat warms up a bit (after about 3-5 minutes) and I put it in...
I am having a problem starting my 1993 200 HP XRI outboard engine. When I try and turn the motor over, the starter comes up but hits the bottom of the flywheel and then retracts back down. I called a mercury service center and they said the flywheel may not be balanced. Does anyone have any...
