Silvertip
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Re: 1983 115hp Mercury bogging down or choke problem?
19 posts here and the closest we've gotten to any diagnostics on your part is the purchase of a compression gauge. Follow the instructions that came with it. I feel we are slowly buidling you a service manual which is not what this forum is about. How about actually trying some of the things that have been suggested. You ask if you should change plugs. Why not pull them and see if they need to be replaced. You are looking at about 12 bucks so if you don't know what a good or bad plug looks like, you will at least learn what a good one looks like and can compare it with what you have. How simple is that. You were told several times to rebuild the carbs. A service manual has all the information you need including the final mixture adjustment as well as the link&sync procedure. If you don't want to spend the money for a manual, at least visit the library and see if they have one. Most have at least an aftermarket version. Be a sport -- don't just keep asking questions without giving us feedback on what you were told to try.
19 posts here and the closest we've gotten to any diagnostics on your part is the purchase of a compression gauge. Follow the instructions that came with it. I feel we are slowly buidling you a service manual which is not what this forum is about. How about actually trying some of the things that have been suggested. You ask if you should change plugs. Why not pull them and see if they need to be replaced. You are looking at about 12 bucks so if you don't know what a good or bad plug looks like, you will at least learn what a good one looks like and can compare it with what you have. How simple is that. You were told several times to rebuild the carbs. A service manual has all the information you need including the final mixture adjustment as well as the link&sync procedure. If you don't want to spend the money for a manual, at least visit the library and see if they have one. Most have at least an aftermarket version. Be a sport -- don't just keep asking questions without giving us feedback on what you were told to try.