1950 mercury ke4

[Ak Bobber]

Can someone explain how the speed control lever works. Inherited this from grandpa. Looks new still. I seen it run when i was a kid. The speed control lever is stuck. Everything else moves with ease.

 

[RCO]

The lever moves the whole stator plate to advance the timing and​ open the carb for throttle control. It rotates around a hub around the crankshaft . You are going to need to pull your flywheel to see why it is stuck. Could be corrosion, or the coils may have melted from age and glued everything together .

 

[Ak Bobber]

Wow. That's pretty cool. Thanks for the info. Is there a special tool for this or just a pipe wrench? I,ll drain and remove the tank and see if i can remove the flywhee

 

[RCO]

There is a special tool to remove the flywheel nut, but you can take it off with a punch and hammer if you're careful . You will need a puller to remove the flywheel from the crankshaft once you have the but off.

 

[Ak Bobber]

So i pulled the tank, drained and cleaned it. I pulled out the screen cleaned that also. I noticed the tabs on each side that seem to hold things together. I loosened them a little and p.b. blasted everything again. When i got back from a gas run i tried the speed lever again and it moved. After 10 minutes of working it i put it back together. Ten pulls fired up. Just got back from the lake. This thing pushes me and my 200 pound son in a 10 foot raft awesome. By myself it is incredible. Thankyou again for youre help. FISH ON