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mercury 40 Serial #2600720 I am in need of an owners maintenance book so I can prep my motor for use this season. Just got the boat and motor andneed some thoughts on what to do.
Thanks
I have a mercury 40 Serial# 2600720 4hp and would like to know what maintenace checks I need to do before taking her out this year. I just got the boat and motor this year and know very little about the motor other than it ran good for the previous owner, but he has since moved and so I am not...
I am considering putting a floor in between the rear ad front seat, about 6' length. I was wondering if it would be wise, safe, OK to run the flooring into the "slot" in the side of the boat that runs right along where the water live would be and use it as a support for the outer edge of the...
I just got this motor and am trying to get ready for the fishing season and was trying to find out what shear pin to get and in trying to remove the prop I couldn't get past the prop nut. I could seem to get th washer to budge. It was a different washer than I have seen before as it had a buch...
I am wondering about the fuel mixture, spark plug gap and proper start-up method for the motor. I am not sure when this motor was started last so any precautions and prefire-up checks would also be appreciated.
