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What octane fuel are you running in your motor? The higher the octane the more soot. You'll notice a big reduction running the lower octane levels. For a stock" black" motor 87 will work fine.
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Anybody do a swivel pin/gimble housing repair yet ? I think I'm facing that problem and would appreciate some feedback from those experienced in this area.
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I just did the JR Marine swivel pin repair on my boat this spring. Highly recommend!
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I bought a 2001 260 496 Mag four years ago with 32 original hours. Motor runs like new but it sooted a lot. Mercury had a bulletin out about that. Had mercury flash the ECM and no more black transom. Give mercury a call and give them your engine info. Took the ECM to a dealer that handled the sale of the boat for the owner and cost me nothing just the shipping. I put full hydraulic steering and k-planes on boat what a better handling boat. It's my second 260 and both got steering and k-planes. The Hardin Marine sea pumps work great.
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I bought a 2001 260 496 Mag four years ago with 32 original hours. Motor runs like new but it sooted a lot. Mercury had a bulletin out about that. Had mercury flash the ECM and no more black transom. Give mercury a call and give them your engine info. Took the ECM to a dealer that handled the sale of the boat for the owner and cost me nothing just the shipping. I put full hydraulic steering and k-planes on boat what a better handling boat. It's my second 260 and both got steering and k-planes. The Hardin Marine sea pumps work great.
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Update: I did the JR Marine repair, although I didn't purchase their kit. I just copied their technique, copied their template (print screen), rescaled it, printed it, taped it to the transom housing, drilled it, cut it, tapped it for the four 10-32 screws, made a cover plate from 3/16 thk aluminum plate, bent the plate to the slight curve to make it fit flat, Epoxy painted the cover gloss black & applied a new Mercury SmartCraft decal to the cover plate bring it back to what it looked like originally, cut out a Viton Rubber gasket and will be reinstalling outdrive after Thanksgiving.
As for the steering issue, problem resolved, Ride Guide helm pulled in in the trash, removed steering cable.......... installing a SeaStar "FULL" Hyd Steering System for under $800 that woks with the OEM Power Assist unit,
As for the steering issue, problem resolved, Ride Guide helm pulled in in the trash, removed steering cable.......... installing a SeaStar "FULL" Hyd Steering System for under $800 that woks with the OEM Power Assist unit,
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