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Troubleshooting Common Boat Engine Problems

It’s downright frustrating when you drive out to the lake and launch your boat in the water, only to discover that your engine won’t start. Unless you have a battery-powered trolling motor as backup, you’re essentially dead in the water. By doing a little troubleshooting, however, you can usually identify the cause of your failing […]

Mercury Oil Tank Level Sensor – 4 Beeps Every 2 Minutes

  So your Mercury Outboard is experiencing the common problem of the alarm beeping 4 times every 2 minutes. The oil level is full and you replaced the oil level switch but the problem will not go away? This video will show you what causes this problem, and how it can easily be corrected. To […]

Trouble Shooting a 898369T08 ECM on a 60 HP Mercury Marine Outboard

Boat Make:  Tracker Boat Model: 1860 CC Boat Year:  2011 Engine Make: Mercury Marine Engine Model: 60ELPT Four Stroke Engine Year: 2011 Prop:  13P Problem Definition: Engine will crank but will not start Diagnosis:  After going through all of the normal check lists, such as compression, cylinder leak down tests, ignition test, fuel samples, and hooking engine […]

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