I have a 1988 25H merc manual start. Last night I noticed when I slowed down this higher pitched squealing sound was coming from my lower unit. At idle it went away. Then went to a different part of the lake and now it's louder and it still squeals at idle and gets louder when I give her gas. I shut her down a used the trolling motor.
My friend thinks it's my water pump. Has anoyone ever heard of this? Could my lower unit be shot? Would that make a different sound?
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I have a 1988 25H merc manual start. Last night I noticed when I slowed down this higher pitched squealing sound was coming from my lower unit. At idle it went away. Then went to a different part of the lake and now it's louder and it still squeals at idle and gets louder when I give her gas. I shut her down a used the trolling motor.
My friend thinks it's my water pump. Has anoyone ever heard of this? Could my lower unit be shot? Would that make a different sound?
I'm a first time boat owner and I have no idea.
Please help out if you can.
Thanks,
EBass
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