This is for the older 2 stroke engine, but there are still quite a few of them around.
I picked up a 1986 2.2 hp Mercury outboard skeleton. I was able to put it back together and got it running great. I read about modifying the carb slide to get to 3.5 hp, but my slide was opening fully. I...
I acquired a 2.2 hp Mercury/Tohatsu/Nissan. Got it running well now. I searched here and found that as I suspected the carburetors are basically the same 2.2 to 3.5 models.
The 2.2 is just a little light in hp to push my J/22 sailboat.
My questions.
Will changing to a 3.5 hp carb be all that...
