1982 Mercury 115 outboard starting proceedure Quicksilver Controls trim, trailer, RPM

[thezenofsurf]

Greetings all~!Thank you in advance for any and all advice good, bad, sarcastic or whatever. I purchased a vintage 1980 Glastron (two tone blue metalflake) with a 1982 Mercury 115hp outboard with power tilt. I spent all summer replacing the floors, side panels, seats with pressure treated lumber and new metal flake vinyl-she looks great. Now I drained and cleaned the gas tank, lines, etc. New plugs (yes the NGK BUHW) and a new batt. High octane gas and premo 50:1 premix.

I have no idea how to start the motor other than sqeeze the fuel bulb till hard, key in the ignition, push the key in to choke and turn. (all while the ear muffs are flowing water into the lower whilst trimmed down) If she bites then release the key choke and up the idle via throttle lever-button-backwards-thingymabob?. If she stalls, try without the choke.

It should be noted that my controls have the trim button on the top half of the joy stick, followed lower by a button called trailer (no idea what thats for), followed by a large button at the bottom "pivot" that you push in and throttle in reverse to just RPM the engine. I had on old 65 hp thunderbolt that had the "inside" lever lift throttle. It was sooo simple to operate. This thing seems to have you jumping through hoops with all these buttons.

Could anyone give advice or a link on the "basic" starting proceedure for this motor given the control config that I have? Again, It is the push key choke,trim & trailer & throttle bar button reverse engine rpm-config. (quicksilver).

I have attempted to start the motor and got her running no problem-just dont know how I did it as it took several diff attempts. Even had her out on the lake for a test drive and WoW this motor has power. Absolutely no issues with throttle up or down, "no wake" speed all day without a sputter. The only gremlin seems to be when you pop her in neutral she idles fine for about a minute then prone to just slowly sputter out. Then back to the "How do I start this thing again?-routine" When you start her does the throttle lever have to be at 12 o'clock or can you hit the button, push her back for more of a "juiced start" I have looked and looked online and found bupkiss on this starting proceedure. Thanks again to all the old salts willing to bring us young'ins into the know . . .Humble and eager to learn

 

[j_martin]

Re: 1982 Mercury 115 outboard starting proceedure Quicksilver Controls trim, trailer,

When it's cold, it'll probably help to fast idle it for start. When it's warm, you might not need to.

The trick is to figure out what this particular lady wants, and commit it to memory.

hope it helps
John

 

[Evinrude Boater]

Re: 1982 Mercury 115 outboard starting proceedure Quicksilver Controls trim, trailer,

It probably has an enrichment valve that flows fuel directly into the intake manifold. It's a little brass cylinder with wires coming out of it near the top carb. You turn the key to the run position (not cranking yet) push and hold the key in and you should hear the solenoid in the enrichment valve click. If it doesn't work you can unscrew the knob on top of the valve to maually let the fuel flow. Don't forget to screw it back in. Count to ten and release the key. Fuel should be running out of the lower carb into the drip tray by this time. Push the square "throttle" button and advance the throttle forward to where it clicks and stops. This is the fast idle. Since you pushed the throttle button it won't shift into gear. Turn the key to crank the motor and start it. You might need to advance the throttle further to get it going but as John said, you'll have to figure out what she wants. After it warms up a bit pull the throttle back up to 12 o'clock, the throttle button pops out and you can shift into gear from there.
The trailer button is to raise the motor fully when you trailer the boat. Normally, the thumb switch raises and lowers the motor in the operating range.
Have fun in your sparkly boat.