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    2002 60HP Mercury Big Foot Will Not Start - Old Gas

    HELP!! 2002 60HP 4 Stroke Need FUEL SYSTEM HELP!!! I could really use some help here. This motor sat for almost 3 years with ethanol gas in tank and lines (new to boating and didn’t know about running motor dry of fuel before laying up for long periods of time). Looks like I need to remove and...
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    2002 60HP Mercury Big Foot Will Not Start - Old Gas

    Sorry for missing this when i initially posted, it is a 4 STROKE!
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    2002 60HP Mercury Big Foot Will Not Start - Old Gas

    Thanks so much for getting back to me. I sure could use some of the EXPERTS help!! My better half is really getting on me about this, and seeing as I have just retired and am now on a fixed income! I’d really like to tackle this myself if possible. The SN for this motor is “OT550615”. Any...
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    2002 60HP Mercury Big Foot Will Not Start - Old Gas

    Thanks for the advice. As I am new to boating, I know nothing about outboards, although I have been employed as an industrial mechanic / electrical & instrumentation mechanic, so do have trouble shooting skills, and logics. However what I don’t have is a schematic diagram of the fuel system...
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    2002 60HP Mercury Big Foot Will Not Start - Old Gas

    Sorry, I forgot to document, it is an Electronic Fuel Injection model.
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    2002 60HP Mercury Big Foot Will Not Start - Old Gas

    Please Help!! I never had a boat before, and I bought a 16 ft deep hull with built in fuel tank, knowing that I would not use it for a couple of years (until I retired), but the price was right and it was everything I wanted. Finally retired, and now the motor will not start…..my thinking is...
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