25hp Merc Will Not Run ( Help )

[FISHINCHIP]

JUST PURCHASED A 1997 MERC 25HP. THE FIRST TIME YOU START IT WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN STALL, WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT AGAIN IT SEEMS TO BE FLOODED. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: 25hp Merc Will Not Run ( Help )

Please don't type in all caps. If the motor has sat a while without being ran check this http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158086

 

[JUSTINTIME]

Re: 25hp Merc Will Not Run ( Help )

time for carb rebuild it sounds like it