BM
"""whip the power head off" ......... not a job for me i think. more of a battery drill man myself after that it's probably better if someone else looks at it.
BM
"""whip the power head off" ......... not a job for me i think. more of a battery drill man myself after that it's probably better if someone else looks at it.
Signs of corrosion on the bottom plug and tiny little beads of water.
DoNotFeedTheTrollsAandBelligerent
thats a very well looked after boat mate. i have the same hull, a 1750c. They are a good engine. mine starts first go every time i turn the key even after sitting idle for a couple of weeks. The only issue with mine is the engine cannot maintain trim out position for long and i have to keep trimming it on the go every five minutes. This also means that i have to tie the engine up when trailering as it falls down. the bracket is useless and justs slips out. i have had it looked at and the seals replaced but was told was very hard to get the hydraulic piston thingy job so if anyone has got a spare and wants to sell?? Other than that its got some serious power and hole punch.
in terms of fuel consumption, they can be thirsty. I have a 120 litre fuel tank. i would use bout eighty litres of that for a 70km trip in generally calm, slightly choppy waters.
SI
get your hands on the longest old keel roller and slide over the ram when trailering.
DoNotFeedTheTrollsAandBelligerent
Powerheads only basically 6 bolts and 2 nuts BigE!, but I hear ya..
Signs of the top and bottom seals getting hard is the motor gets hard to start when warm.
It'll still start well cold but not so when warm.
I have to do my seals and water jacket again very soon. As BM says...it's easy but it makes it very easy if you have the right gear.
I intend on living for-ever....so far so good
Originally Posted by Steeler
hey steeler, what ram is that? Sorry, i dont follow, was a big night for me last night.i have a bracket that just pops out but no through ram pin arrangment or anything?
If you have one of the later internal trim style rams you should have your trim rams and a power ram to take it all the way up.You should be able to slide over the trim ram a old keel roller and then lower the motor down til its resting on it.Better than tying it.
DoNotFeedTheTrollsAandBelligerent
yah, not too sure. i will post a pic. i dont think i can slide anything out of the way. cheers.
aaaahhh, the old tower of pwer, had a few on them in my day, a 135, and 115 X2, great engine, keep the revs up, they love RPM (and petrol) rust will kill that motor long before it blows up (hopefully) pretty simple engine in a lot of ways, yet complicated as well, try to find an old retired merc mechanic to look after it for you, for some reason, merc mechanics have a very soft spot for them. Not a lot of inherent bad points to them, keep good oil and fresh fuel and it will run for years to come. The old time mechanics used to have a saying ,not too sure if it is really anything but sales crap, but it went, "buy a Merc if you want to get there fast, buy a Johnson if you want to get there. . . and back"
Had a 150 blue band on my old Stebercraft, went really well used heaps of fuel, blew heaps of smoke and was as loud as a jet (as you would expect).
Probably a one off but ours died when a gudgeon pin circlip let go and allowed the gudgeon pin to do a heap of damage to the bore
Nice boat you have there - looks like she stays in the Ausfish fraternity
Cheers
"Mystique" Haines Signature 580BR with 175 of Mr Suzuki's finest ponies
Thanks guys for the info...... anyone else have any thoughts.
BigE
NoelM
But two Johno's one to get you there and one to get you back
DoNotFeedTheTrollsAandBelligerent
SI
That brownband of yours should have 2 rams for trimming only and a power ram in the centre for when tilting the motor up for transit.Unless that motor has ( and this is off the top of my head ) a 2000 and later style replacement because the original shite itself you should be able to slide over a couple of old keel rollers over the trim rod rams when lifting the motor.
Note the trim rams either side or the power ram
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DoNotFeedTheTrollsAandBelligerent
Nice rig Ian....
When I had her I would get about 1km / litre when sitting on around 4900 rpm so if you stay lower on the gas you should get more ....... like someone said ,,, on one of the original services I had done on her, the mechanic told me that the model was actually a 135hp with a 115 cowling ,,,,,
The garage certainly looks empty now and the weather this morning when i rode past the ramp was glorious and I near had tears from missing her already. as I could have gone out !!!.......
Oh well at least you can take me out now !!!
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