1979 115hp mercury

freemotocr250

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getting ready to buy a 1991 starcraft with a 79 115hp mercury on it, and thing i should look out for, common problems with the motors??? thanks
 

woody66912

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Re: 1979 115hp mercury

switch boxes and stators but you can't control there failure.
 

freemotocr250

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Re: 1979 115hp mercury

would a bad stator make it bog down sometimes at full throttle trying to get on plane??dosent do it all the time...
 

wasp

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Re: 1979 115hp mercury

I think your talking about coming out of the hole shot. I had the same problem. In my case it was starvation of fuel. First in my case I replaced fuel lines. Ran decarb thru the motor, also make sure you pump the fuel bulb really firm. And like Tim Allen says "HO HO HO", I would say that if the above doesnt clear it. Then you would need to rebuilt the carbs..
 
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