02-27-2005, 07:32 PM
Sorry to hear about the dead merc, skeeter.
I think we have all had to work out the bugs one time or another.after it dies have you tried to prime the bulb to see if there is any gas in the line still,could be a bad fuel pump.
any way,hope you figure it out soon,I have not had the best of luck with shops and ended up finding the problems myself.if the motor is oil injected good luck on ever getting it to run right year to year.all my friends are running them and seem to have problems every spring.when they get them out for the first time,clogged injectors,warning lights for the oil level,etc.
I personally will not buy a motor with oil injection,some people might have a problem with my thinking but I run the fuel out of my motors everytime I get off the water and it starts and runs great every year,going on 5yrs with this boat,The guy that owned it before me did not run the motor out of fuel and it had clogged air intakes on both carbs,I took it to the shop where they adjusted timing and a few other things and said it was fixed,took it out and it had the same problem,It would cut out at full throttle but would idle like a dream,I took the cover off the the motor and the intake shield,so I could see the carbs intakes,I sprayed carb cleaner directly into the air intake jets on the face of the carbs(NOT THE THROAT OF THE CARB).the intake jets are small holes on the front,usally just below the throat of the carb or just inside the throat. while my wife had the throttle all the way down at full throttle,the boat took off, and has run fine ever since,I have owned three boats know,one with a 5HP,which has run like a top since 1982,had a 25hp that ran like a top the whole time I owned it and when I sold it,and now the 90hp.
I dont think you can do this with an oil injected motor.so please dont anyone try to run one out of fuel,If there motor is oil injected.
Wish you would have caught a few at least.good luck next time.
later,FNF
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I think we have all had to work out the bugs one time or another.after it dies have you tried to prime the bulb to see if there is any gas in the line still,could be a bad fuel pump.
any way,hope you figure it out soon,I have not had the best of luck with shops and ended up finding the problems myself.if the motor is oil injected good luck on ever getting it to run right year to year.all my friends are running them and seem to have problems every spring.when they get them out for the first time,clogged injectors,warning lights for the oil level,etc.
I personally will not buy a motor with oil injection,some people might have a problem with my thinking but I run the fuel out of my motors everytime I get off the water and it starts and runs great every year,going on 5yrs with this boat,The guy that owned it before me did not run the motor out of fuel and it had clogged air intakes on both carbs,I took it to the shop where they adjusted timing and a few other things and said it was fixed,took it out and it had the same problem,It would cut out at full throttle but would idle like a dream,I took the cover off the the motor and the intake shield,so I could see the carbs intakes,I sprayed carb cleaner directly into the air intake jets on the face of the carbs(NOT THE THROAT OF THE CARB).the intake jets are small holes on the front,usally just below the throat of the carb or just inside the throat. while my wife had the throttle all the way down at full throttle,the boat took off, and has run fine ever since,I have owned three boats know,one with a 5HP,which has run like a top since 1982,had a 25hp that ran like a top the whole time I owned it and when I sold it,and now the 90hp.
I dont think you can do this with an oil injected motor.so please dont anyone try to run one out of fuel,If there motor is oil injected.
Wish you would have caught a few at least.good luck next time.
later,FNF
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