To fill your Mercury Outboard Trim boat motor, lower your engine to a 45 degree angle, Make sure your boat is level. Remove fill screw, and add the amount of fluid required to fill.
190lbs. No Trim/tilt. Dry.
I've been told it is 303lbs...ENJOY, I have one of them on my 15 whaler and I love it!!
it is a mercury 115 brown strip. battery has 12.6 volts solinoid starts motor if you jump accross it has no power to controller tilt trim thumb control or switch.
In the old days, SAE 20 motor oil was used, later models use automatic transmission fluid, or trim fluid sold by the manufacturer. Try to determine what was previously used in your unit and refill with the same.
The weight of a 1979 70 HP Mercury outboard with 20 inch shaft, power tilt and trim is 239 pounds. I would expect the somewhat newer motor to weigh about 5-10 pounds more. Hope this helps.
Ford Motor Company makes Fords, Lincolns & Mercurys. The Mercury Sable is the same car as a Ford Taurus, just different names and a little different trim. they use the same parts.
The radiator fluid filler cap is located on the right side of the bike, behind the plastic neck trim in front of the fuel tank.
The tilt / trim unit on the Yamaha 90, is a self contained, sealed unit. It is designed to be self bleeding, by running the unit to full up, from full down position, through several cycles. Make sure that the unit is full of fluid before, and during, the bleeding process. Also, give the trim motor a rest after each couple of cycles, this time given the motor to cool down, will also give time for the air bubbles to settle out of the trim fluid. The unit will usually self bleed during normal usage while you operate your boat.
depends on the trim
The trim system on Johnson / Evinrude outboards, like most other engines, is a self bleeding, enclosed system. Run the unit through the complete cycle, all the way down, and then all the way up once or twice. As you open the fill plug, you should hear any trapped air escape through the fill hole. If fluid is present at the fill hole, the unit is full, if not, fill to level and replace the fill plug. Also, the air bubbles in the areated fluid will settle out by letting the unit rest for a while. Repeat this process until the system runs smoothly through the complete cycle, and the oil reservoir remains full.
The last listing I have on an in-line six, 115 Merc, is the 1986 year model. The dry weight is listed at 315lbs, this is with integral trim. I would think the 1976 model a little lighter at 290-300lbs, due to having external trim system.
Check your fuse first, then the trim switch. Assuming the Up trim still works correctly, I would suspect a failure (in this order) of the down trim solenoid, the trim switch, or the trim motor. If your outboard has more than one trim switch (most newer ones have one at the helm and one on the outside of the motor cowling), try the other switch. If it works, suspect a bad switch. There are two identical solenoids that control the up/down trim motor. If the outboard only trims in one direction, switch the two solenoids and see if the outboard will now only trim in the opposite direction. If so, one of the solenoids is defective. Note: These tend to fail in pairs. If you have to replace one, I recommend replacing them both at the same time. To test the trim motor, take your outboard to a certified marine mechanic.