1980 40H.P. MERCURY

[likearock]

HI GUYS,<br /> yesterday i bought a 40 hp. merc from a friend of mine for $50(i figured i couldn't screw up too bad) . it seems to be in descent condition except the top cylinder has no compression and some of the wires from the power pack are corroded real bad. i was looking for some good pointers before tearing this thing down seeing as how i haven't much experience with mercury. any suggestions would be helpful.<br /> THANKS, LIKEAROCK

 

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Re: 1980 40H.P. MERCURY

Not much out of the ordinary,Chevy, except if you hadn't gotten the book yet, get the CLYMER shop manual. It covers those very well. <br />Also, tear into it from the intake side,and inspect the reeds real good first.<br />Then (if I was doing it), I'd pull off the head gasket to look at the bores and piston<br />condition.<br />You cant go wrong at the price you got it for,that's for certain. Good luck with the project.