Recent content by GMAN1

If your prop blade fell off from non impact Mercury will cover a new set from a casting issue. If it was from impact then you are out of luck.

The reason why your skegs fall off is because you need to apply Green loctite 271 to the base of the skeg and dowel pins too. Its in the manual. Never had one come loose on me an I do alot of pods down here in Florida. Just words of wisdom.

The 27 DA lists alot when driving since it is a single engine. Need to know if it is used in salt or freshwater. If in salt water u might want to look at exhaust and fuel module since they are at the age of replacement. Every time i am on this boat I have to always hit the trim tabs to...

I have a 2004 42Da with the ZF2801V transmission in it. Recently we had a transmission cooler failure and it ruined the transmission. Actually the transmission was empty of all oil from the bad cooler and locked up and spun the engine coupler too. Pulled the transmission and dropped it off at...

Could be a bilge pump alarm going off. Check your sump box and high water pumps. It may be sticking causing alarm to go off.

Listen to the guys above except TBIRDVET. Most likely your exhaust has failed and allowed some water to leak back on your pistons. You cannot compress water hence the broken starters. Pull the plugs and crank the motor over to get the water out asap. You can spray some mystery marvel inside...

I would just go to bass Pro shops and pick up a battery charger there. You only have two batteries on that boat and it is not hard to install. The one you have in your photo is overkill for what you need unless it was modified with extra batteries. Also - a little confused when you say you...

Pull plugs and do compression test. I would start there and report back.

I also forgot. You stated u just replaced only the risers? Are the manifolds ok? I usually replace all of them as a set. Just an fyi If one goes bad the likely hood of the others will be shortly thereafter.

Check compression on engine. Low compression will actually cause a vacuum effect on the cylinder next to it (Thus water injestion). If compression comes out good then pull and inspect each plug. Usually if one plug is black and others are good it could be a bad injector on that one cylinder...

If all the above mentioned checks out - check to see how much fuel is in tank. Many times it will shut down as a safety precauttion when the fuel drops below 1/4 of tank so you do not run out of fuel on main engines. Good luck.

Need to remove vanes from system. Start at impeller housing and follow the water hose all the way down to the heat exchanger. Open up the end cap and I bet you will find your problem there. Anytime impellers go bad and have missing vanes you need to extract them or you will be replacing...

Unhook cable from tranny and see if it shifts in forward and reverse. Make sure it is tied good to dock. If it does shift good then you have a linkage adjustment. If not check to see if there are any leaks from any of the hoses causing it to lose pressure.