"a engine hoist is the best solution."
would this also be applied to repairing the power head if need be, or can that be repaired without lifting it off the rest of the engine? I would not have such a thing so it would probably be best to take the engine into the shop to fix the swivel pin.
Did you have alarms going off and you let it cool untill it went off then repeted.
ahh yes i forgot to mention that. yes I pretty much turned it on when the bell stopped going off at me, then move it till it started beeping again.
At my last attempt it was beeping and i kept pushing the engine and then i said that this probably isnt worth it. No, there was no water coming out of the engine, thats why it was overheating. the impeller after seeing it most definatly had to be replaced.
I have not had a chance to find a manual yet at home. I am in the process of reinstalling my laptop. i do have one of them repair manuals
this might not be the right one but it looks like this: if it is not the right one it would be because my engine is a two stroke:
Seloc Mercury/Mariner Outboards 1990-00 Repair Manual price comparison