Recent content by AussieRon

Thanks Bill I will check it out. It seems like this is the likely problem. As other people suggested the water pressure sensor as well. Cheers Ron.

Okay, so what did you do to fix the alarm ?? Where is that sensor ?? Cheers.

Yes it was only down slightly but topped it off just in case but alarm is still there. The alarm started after i replaced the spark plugs. I ran the engine on the earmuffs (Hose) One plug was faulty as engine was running on 5 cyls Now running great but now has the alarm. ps Alarm was not there...

My 2002 4.3 mpi mercruiser was running rough so i replaced the spark plugs and now its running smooth again (ie on all 6 cyls) But now i get an alarm, 2 beeps every 1 minute. Temp and oil pressure all look good and after driving for about 20 minutes the alarm stops. What could be causing this ...

Found the problem. The sheen on the water is oil from the power tilt. I had new rams fitted 6 months ago and the mechanic said one of the threads was stripped but he got it tight enough that there was no leaks, but it's leaking now. Thanks for your suggestions. I checked all plugs first and all...

Thanks, I'll do a Plug check but the confusing thing is that the engine runs/sounds normal. A couple of years ago I had a spark plug fail and it was obvious that it was running one cylinder down. A couple of local mechanics said it could be the IAC valve/filter but the usual symptom is rough...

Gday from Australia, My Mercruiser 5.7 EFI (2001) is running rich at idle, the exhaust fumes are strong and unburnt fuel leaves a scum or sheen on the water. The engine starts and runs in a normal manner. Even after a run when I pull up at the dock there is a discharge/scum in the water behind...

My Mercruiser mechanic replaced the inlet hose with a new and improved version which prevents that problem from happening again. Agreed, the OEM original design is very poor, and to think that all Bravo stern drives will suffer from "Bravoitis" eventually !!

G'Day from Australia. Well it turns out that my overheating issue was Bravoitis. I took my Sea Ray to the biggest Mercuiser service centre in my area and they diagnosed and fixed the Bravoitis. They didn't have to remove the Engine but they did have to remove an exhaust elbow and power steering...

Hi Scooper, I agree, however the manifolds and risers did need replacing (possibly 8 years old) and so did the impellor (3 years old) The Port manifold had a crack leaking water to the outside.

Thanks to you all so far for your information. I'm learning more about this issue that one mechanic called "Cats Arse" as the corrosion closes up the inlet. Also "Bravoitis" i'll google that as well. The Engine was overdue for Manifolds and Risers and a crack had appeared on one manifold leaking...

G'day folks, I have a 2001 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer with a Mercruiser 5.7 and Bravo 3 leg. The engine is over heating when on the plane at around 3000 rpm. At slow speeds at around 6 knots the temp gauge sits on 170 deg and seems ok. So I took the boat out of the water to antifoul it and get the...

Hi Dennis, I got some household fly wire from my local hardware store so I will replace the old screens with this. The old screens are white and the new ones will be dark but it will make the windows look like they are tinted when looking from outside the boat. I guess it will also make it a bit...

Success !! I used a cable snake and fed it in from the sink end down towards the shower bilge. I new it was close but couldn't feel it. My son has an inspection camera so I fed it up and located the snake, then I bent up a wire coat hanger and pulled the snake out. I taped the new hose to the...

Hi Dennis, I thought of cutting a small section out so I can see in there, but first I will get a cable snake and try and feed it through next time I'm at the boat. With a bit of luck that might work. AussieRon.