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    Charging Problem Evinrude 110

    Last week I had my boat on the water, the battery for starting was dead. We used a norther battery to jump it and get it started, ran the boat up and down the lake for a while, it still would not start. After we took it out of the water the red wire coming from the motor had a lose connection...
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    1990 Evinrude Tracker 110 Oil Injection

    I just bought a bass boat with a 1990 Evinrude Tracker 110 Out Board, It has the oil Injection. My question is does the Oil Injection system work, and keep enough oil in gas? I have alway had Mercury's and have never owned one with this. Thanks for any help.
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    Evinrude vs Mercury Outboards

    I may have this in the wrong place, Need some input on Evinrude or Mercury Outboard. I have owned 4 boats with mercury never own an Evinrude. I am about to get a 1990 bass boat w/ a 110 Evinrude. Should I stay with Mercury or is Evinrude just as good? Thanks for any info. on this.
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    Mercury 115 hp Timing marks

    I am trying to time a 1984 Mercury 115 HP O/B. Does anyone know the location of the timing mark on the housing of the motor? If I am standing in the boat there is a mark just to the right side of the front. Thanks for any help.
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    84 Mercury 115 HP Fuel Problem

    1984 Mercury 115 hp O/B, we replaced a power pack, had it running good at low speed. If we opened it up it would run full speed for about 30 sec. then the RPMs would drop back to about half speed. (The tack wasn't working then) we rebult the fuel pump, put a new tack on it now it is gettig to...
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    1984 Mercury 115 HP Power Pack?

    I have a 1984 Mercury 115 HP, it was running 3 weeks ago,(or so the man I got it off said) today it won't start. It is getting fire on 2 plugs # 2 and # 5. 1, 3, 4,and 6 won't fire.Could this be the power packs? Number 2 comes off the top pack, number 5 comes off the bottom one. Could both...
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    Need Help With bellows Lower Shift Cable

    I'm trying to replace the bellow on the lower shifter cable on 1977 Mercury Mercruiser 165 HP in line 6cyl. I don't have a manual on it. How much of the out board do I have to take off to get to the end of the cable to slid the bellow on?:confused:
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    Mercury Mercruiser Lost Forward

    Had my boat on the lake tonight it is a 1977 Sea Ray, 165 HP inline Gm 6Cyl. (Stern drive) It did fine until I started to load it on trailer,I took it out of forward and it wouldn't go back in, I turned it off, raised the lower unit, loaded it on the trailer, and noticed that with the trim all...
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    Service Manual Download

    I read a post on service manuals that cray190 had posted, www-alt.mercurymarine.com/mne...ta/srvcovr.pdf , tried to download the #2 manual, I never could get it to down load, (Have Dial up). it is pdf format I have the latest ver. of Adobe Reader, let it download for 8 hours...
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    Why Electric Fuel Pump??

    I have a 1977 Sea Ray, with a Mercury Mercruiser (GM) 6 Cyl. (Stern Drive) 165 HP Motor S/N 4610110, I think the motor is also a 1977. It has the regular fuel pump on the motor, but someone has installed an electric pump in the line between the gas tank and motor mounted pump. Should this...
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    Sea Ray Model?

    So as not to run out of questions, I bought a 1977 18' Sea Ray, it is a fixer upper, I not know what model, the (HIN) is : SER8516Mo277 - 16710097-7. The motor (inboard) in a straight 165 HP 6 cyl. GM, the outboard power tilt, and trim, lower unit is Mercruiser. I'm going to replace the seats...
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    1965 Mercury 1000, 100 HP Leaking

    Mercury 100 Hp O/B motor, while out on lake yesterday the boat would only run about 10 mph, while I was driving the boat my son-in-law removed the cover he noticed gas on the block. We got to checking and around the front off the block, the cover on the block that the carbs bolts on was...
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    Prop Pitch, to much?

    I took a SS prop to repair shop to day to have some work done on it. The guy looked at the prop he said it had a lot of pitch, he guest about 23p I didn't know the size of it since I took it off the motor when I got it, prop was out of balance. Anyway is this to much pitch for a 100hp...
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    How to wire a Tachometer Mercury 1965

    Help again: Have a 1973 Larson boat, The motor has been changed, it has a Mercury 1000, 100 HP, the boat has a tachometer but it isn't hooked up. Years ago I knew how to wire thes things up but have forgot where the wires go on the motor on one this old. Thanks for any help.
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    Prop Shaft Won't Turn In Water

    Took prop shaft out, checked Clutch (dogs) the dogs were rounded some we put it all backed together, (worked All night, and some today) we run the motor with a muff, it worked great. We took it too the lake, when we started it up in the water the prop would not turn enough to move the boat...
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    Where Does water discharge from 1965 100 HP motor?

    I have been working on a 1965 Mercury 100hp motor we had the lower unit off, checked the water pump Impellers, The end on this thing curved, so now we don't know if the curve should be the same way as the rotation of the motor (clockwise) or should they turn (counter clockwise)? And where does...
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    Larson 1900 Shark, What year

    Not long ago I got a Larson 1900 Shark 19', it had a 100 Mercury outboard, I got it running good, the all the wood under the seats was bad. I own a cabinet shop so I replaced all the wood under seats. the boat looks nice now. But to my question, The bill of sale didn't have the year it was...
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    Fuel mix on 1965 Mercury 100 HP

    I just bought a Larson boat with Mercury Model 1000, 100 HP motor, serial # 1894569, I think it is a 1965 model. I don't have no manual on it. I don't know the fuel mix for one that old. Is it 50:1? Thanks
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