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Hello I'm stumped!!! On my 1999 340 with twin 7.4 there is a warning system that triggers if either high water temp low oil pressure or high trans temp. The sending unit for the high temp is mounted on the top of the engine..... This switch or sending unit is bad ...... It is threaded into the...

hey guys..... trying to find the location of the water temp sensor on 1999 7.4 raw water cooled there are 2 sensors on the engine 1 I know is on the thermostat housing the other is on the block ????? any help would be appreciated Thank you Scott

As of yet i have not been able to find the number I was told to call "marine parts plus in hyannis mass. but they are closed on sunday i will try to call tomorrow. The reason that i need to change it is that while underweigh last week the alarm went off i checked the gauge and the gauge read 170...

I have found the high temp alarm sensor on the thermostat housing (thank you all for your help) now a can't seem to find the part number for it in hte mercury service/part book (1999 7.4 raw water cooled) againg looking for the high temp sensor mounted in the thermostat housing any help would be...

Hey heres a quick question i have a 1999 340 twin 7.4 raw water cooled the port engine the over heat alarm goes off even though the temp gauge reads 170. i have checked engine with heat gauge and no part of engine is over 165 degrees. i assume the sending unit for the alarm is bad i also assume...

Did you check the sea strainers?????

i have seeen this done both ways towed with motor in the water and with motor out of the water... which way is right????

problem solved..........too much oil in it= some oil in carb...cleaned carb...fired first pull ran like a top... thank you all enjoy the weekend

is there a fuel filter on this thing????? im trying to find the manual now

okay vent cap open.......plenty of water from cooling tube......wires seem to be all secure......still the same problem..............thank you all for the tips.......float or needle valve????

hope this is the right spot for this question. i have an 07 2.5 mercury 4 stroke outboard. always dealer maintained,and well cared for. i filled the gas tank before using it this weekend.. what happens is this...it will run for 2-3 min with no problem throughout the full range of the throttle...

Gentlemen, thank you both for your replies Best, Scott

sorry my bad.....no smoke at all either side

i an having 2 oil issues on my starboard engine....i am sure that they are somehow related. but i am not smart enought to figure out how. issue 1, i lose approx 1 quart of oil for every hour that i run above 3200 rpm. however there is no oil that i can find leaking from the engine.....the bilge...