so ive been having problems with my 80hp mercury with it stalling when i put it in gear and having a hard time starting, I jus figured it need the carbs to be cleaned and out and rebuilt so i did that and still had the same problems, checked the spark and everything was in check. Then i decided...
so i just started my 80hp mercury 4cyl. today after just rebuilding the carbs. Now fuel is leaking from the front of the carb and only the top carberator. Heres the video
So as I keep going through this motor i keep finding more things that need to be done. After doing some research i noticed alot of peoples cdi harnesses are rotted or cracked so i decided to take a closer look at mine and it as well is cracked and some wires have corroded to green. Now I am in...
So i was looking all over the lower end of my 1979 80hp 2 stroke outboard and cannot to seem to find the drain plug. This may sound stupid but is it hidden behind something?
Re: 1978 Mercury 80hp Stalling
so here are the pics of the carbs being taking off and all the crud and crap i found. Also in 1 of the pics you can see that one of the bolts that holds the bottom part of the bowl is just chilling there.
So I picked up another boat and took it out on the water for the 1st time today. here are my problems with the motor
Problem #1- the motor has great compression in all 4 cylinder but will not start unless i shoot some engine starter fluid in it, then it starts rite up on muffs and in the water...
So I have a 15' 74 starcraft trihull, and it has a 2 stroke 60hp merc on it, i looked up the serial number and it seems to be a 1985 i think. my boat does not weigh that much, not sure of the exact weight, ill look to see if i can find it tommorrow but I am not sure if my prop is to small or the...
