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I have a '03 115 HP (non EFI) engine. Noticed when flushing it this week that it occasionally "coughs" at idle, and when it does the pee stream coming out of the cowling stops for just a second. Also noticed that the stream has a slight smell of 2 stroke oil. No major issues with how the engine...
Bought a used boat a few weeks ago with a Merc 115 2 stroke on it. Took it out for the first time today and noticed the throttle is very stiff - hard to get it to go WOT or close. First 35 - 45 degrees of travel in the control has no impact on RPM. Could not get control to go fully forward - too...
