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Just realized that there is a fuel vent hose which is closed on the outside with a plastic threaded cap. I understand that when adding fuel the vent cap needs to be open to to allow smooth gas flow into the tank. My question is when running the boat on water does this fuel vent cap need to be...
Thank you. Now that the steering is freely rotating after the lube service, I plan to experiment with the trim angle ( as advised here) to check steering pull next time in the water before messing with the trim tab.
Thank you. Just learning about the trim angle. Will experiment next time on the water. Thank you for the pointer. Steering is easy to rotate while on ground after the lube service.
Took the boat out. Outboard running smooth. Steering is quite tight. I can manage but wife will have a hard time after about 10 minutes @ 20mph. Also a good pull to the right side. I am going to attempt to remove the steering cable from the tilt tube tomorrow and check for old grease build up...
It may be a subject for another thread by I love the advice I am getting here. How do I know/check if the blige pump is working? I have a on/off switch for blige pump on the console. But how do I make sure it is functioning? I would appreciate the consult. Thanks.
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New oil tank is back ordered until November 7th and maybe longer. We were able to fixed the float sensor magnet in the oil reservoir that has fallen off after watching a couple of youtube videos. The beep stopped as we filled up the tank and after a 2hours in the water today the oil level had...
Flush well after each use, lower unit oil changed, greased outboard fittings, fuel filter change, trailer hubs greased, Was using Quicksilver oil but am thinking to switch to Pennzoil Premium plus (a bit of cost savings). Spark plugs looks good. So far we have done this. Anything else major...
10/12/2022
Well... Thanks for instilling in the confidence on the Mercury VRO. I will not be attempting the oil delete per all your recommendations. Thank you.
Just acquired a 2001 90 Mercury 2 stroke ELPTO with approx 50hours. I am totally new to boating. Already wasted $400 at a repair shop after flooding the carb and thinking I had a start repair issue... so learning from mistake/try/fail here;).
The outboard runs like a champ. Had the low oil...
From PNWboat Rear admiral
"Make sure the throttle handle is not in the Neutral Fast Idle position. If it is, this will disengage the cable that moves the gear shift linkage and you won't go any where when you push the throttle forward. To get it back to engage the shift cable, pull the throttle...
