1981 merc I6 NO POWER

[Plains Puddlerunner]

O.K Just read a half dozen posts and lots of good Ideas. Here is my problem. My outboard which I purchased this spring will start and idle fine but will not make any power. I would like to know what order to start in. Compression, carbs, ignition? I pulled the plugs and notices some clean and some moderately fouled does this mean anything? Thanks PS it is a 90 H.P. Inline 6 of the 1981 vintage

 

[Bear]

Re: 1981 merc I6 NO POWER

Clean the carbs. <br />You don't know how this enginge was winterized, do you? If there was fuel left in the carb bowls you need to clean them good.<br /><br />A fresh set of spark plugs. <br /><br />Fresh fuel.<br /><br />Check the fuel pump later when you are sure about the carbs. (Does the primer bulb stay hard?)<br /><br />Have you been idling the lake since this spring?!<br /><br />Check this one too:<br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=013170