Recent content by Nuno Fig

If temperature is normal, check the pressure sensors . ...pretty typical of mercruisers. Especially if you run your boat in saltwater...those things get clogged up pretty easily. Remove them and clean them up to see if it does the trick. If not, replace them. This is assuming that you seawater...

Hello fellow AJ's. By any chance does anyone know the diameter of the rubber hose coming from the Y commector to the thermostat housing part # 863456A1? I had to special order the hose assembly...meanwhile I am on vacation and cannot use the boat...I am thinking of going out and getting a...

Hello fellow Aj's. I recently purchased a 2003 290. As any boat of this vintage, there are a few things to address. Here's what I have encountered so far: Windshield vent actuator: replaced with one I found at Amazon...about $50.00 Horn: the dual horn from Sraray is no longer available, so I...

Thank You Unsalted. I have the Seloc Mercruiser sterndrives service manual, but I would certainly love to get the mercruiser manual as well. I did find the problem over the weekend while working on the boat. The lower shifting cable tip was not secured at the set screws...just sitting there...

Hopefully not the clutch cone...that's a big tchatching! Thanks

Thanks for the reply. I have the separate shifters at port and throttle shifters at starboard. The port engine would not start...due to the shifter not being in neutral? So I moved the shifter. When I did that, the shifter became "loosy goosy" , and I was able to start the engine. However, the...

By the "shift arm lever" you mean the connection of the cable at the outdrive? I am pulling the drive out tomorrow to find out...I have a new cable ready to go just in case. I am planning on doing all this myself, as marine mechanics at the marina are booked for weeks...

Thanks for the reply. I just purchased the boat, so I am currently performing maintenance that I was told by the previous owner "it's been done"...you know how that goes. The shift arm lever is fine, and the cable ( upper cable) functions and it should...I can see the shift bracket at the motor...

Hi all. After splashing the boat at the marina, unfortunately I had to pull the boat out of the water...tchatching! My "new to me" 2003 Amberjack 290, with 5.7l MPI 350's and bravo 3's, is stuck in forward gear (port engine/outdrive). As I was starting the engines, I could not start the port...

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Thanks! Appreciate the input.

Hi all. I am new to this so bear with me. I just purchased a 2003 Amberjack 290, with 5.7L 350 MPI engines, paired with Bravo III outdrives. Cooling water intakes at the outdrives, no seacocks. I would like to add a freshwater flushing system that I can use while the boat is in the water...muffs...

Trying to add a flushing system. Adding a T to the water intake hose before sea water pump...good idea?

Just purchased Amberjack 290. 5.7l 350 MPI Mercruisers with bravo III outdrives, sea water pick ups at the lower end units.