Hey Everybody! My name is John (River Rat Md and Chesapeake Bay Mod) and my buddy (Uncle Jessie) and I are headed to Florida from Maryland February 22nd to March 2 for a big bass fishing vacation.
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Hey Everybody! My name is John (River Rat Md and Chesapeake Bay Mod) and my buddy (Uncle Jessie) and I are headed to Florida from Maryland February 22nd to March 2 for a big bass fishing vacation.
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ok sounds good, thanks Joe and thanks Leon. I just have the engine resting high on the lever, so i will need to get my engine puller out there to stabilize the engine when I take off the stbd side...
2002 Mercury 250 ProXB
Upon trying to remove and replace the trim pump motor, I broke off both mounting bolts due to heavy corrosion. Gonna try to work out, extract and or drill the remaining...
ENGINE UPDATE: JOE!! Okay I took her out today and she ran FLAWLESSLY! Not a hint of bog or power loss. Crisp and smooth. Humidity was higher today and it was windy so I only had a mile of...
Joe, still working out the final Gremlins on this thing.....Here is the latest: 2 trips out since I deemed this engine fixed....
Trip 1: 6 days ago. Went out with my known good 23P Lazer 2. ...
OK Joe, got to thinking (bad as that may be)...If i am gonna set my timing to 20 btc....I might as well let you know my pick up is set to 4 ATC...is that fine or do you have a better mark in mind? ...
Awesome Joe thanks! I will set it to 20....I wanna run this motor to at least 5800 when I prop it. I will be putting some serious run-time on this engine over the next 2 months, so I hope the...
Okay....Back to "very good" power! It was the missing gasket in the fuel pump....So THAT little Gremlin of bogging and "I wanna go/I don't wanna go" syndrome is gone and the Hole shot is MUCH...
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Gasket #28....There are 2. One on each side of the rubber diaphragm that the spring and cap are pushing on(inside fuel pump assy)....Only 1 gasket was installed...the outer one. ...
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UPDATE:
Compression - 125 across the board (Thank ya Lord)
Spark - Good and snappy
Now the odd and embarrassing part : I picked up a new fuel pump assy (mine was pretty rusty and corroded...
Engine: 1982 Mercury V-150 (2.0L 150 HP V6)
Ser# 6132261
So I have this engine running now, and it was running very good. I have re-built the carbs and completely gone through the fuel...
Fixed: Bad Rectifier. Tach good, charging good now. I pulled the 3 screws on back on old rectifier...burnt.
side note - The Chris Carson Reeds installed also, and all new gaskets. Very...
update: Batt voltage with engine off - 12.64 V
Voltage with engine running in tank at idle: 12.64V at 2500 RPMS - 12.64V
Somethin' not right. By looks only - a relatively new stator...
Engine: 1982 Mercury V-150 (2.0L 150 HP V6)
Ser# 6132261
I recently began getting this motor back into good shape.
Re-built carbs and fuel pump, replaced all fuel lines and bleed lines, new...
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hmmm....maybe found it? is it a 1982 V-150 maybe?
Hazzard County Bassmasters will be on the Potomac April 13 - 17th.....Love this trip every year!!! Hope to see you guys on the water :beers:
Love watching March Madness.....only BBall I watch. Go Maryland!
Hey Don, I am installing a newly acquired older 150 Merc on my old Procraft.....But I can not find much on this engine.
Ser# 6132261
Looks like around a 1988 i think. Has clam shell hood,...
Good start right here on this board: http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=506034
also the recent thread "back channel" has some good nav ideas
yeah, i got to see that boat in production also...Amazing job with that boat. Attention to detail is no joke!
We haven't had a BBC Upper Bay Rally or get together in a long time. Is there any interest in having one this summer? Can do a little fun tourney and food afterwards.....
oh yeah, count me in!
Wow, didn't realize that thing filled up...took care of it, thanks!