I have a 2003 MK Riptide RT55-SC... The motor runs faster in reverse than it does in forward.... Battery less than 6 months old and at full charge. Any suggestions as to what to do to get the speed back to where it should be?
Put the boat in the water today to see if it would run OK under load after getting it running on the muffs. I had to adjust the pilot screws out to 1 3/4 turns as they were set at 3/4 turn on the upper carb and just less than 1 turn on the lower carb. Seemed to run time on the muffs.
Had a...
I have a 1990 Reinell 17M with a 2.3 liter 4 cylinder Ford engine and an OMC Cobra outdrive. The engine has Mallory ignition and runs well. Sometimes we will be running along at about 3500 or so RPM and the tach will read 5000 and above. Other times is reads correctly. Wiring on the tach is...
I have an '88, so says the PO, 45 hp Mercury Classic 50. I cannot find a serial number for the engine. Where should it be located? Is it also stamped on the block somewhere?
I have a 1988 Merc classic 50 45HP engine. I want to install a Sierra Tachometer. The tach is supposed to work on an outboard. I tried some ways to wire the sensor wire to the motor but none work. I also played with the setting on the tach. I am told to wire it to one of the posts on the...