I am very new to outboards so bear with me.
I have a 35 HP 1988 Merc that would run but very rough and would not idle. A compression check was done by a pro and it was determined that both cylinders were perfect. Bottom line was that primer bulb was not holding pressure and that the fuel had water in it. I corrected both of these problems and the motor then would start right up and idle perfectly but as soon as you give it any throttle it would shut off.
So my brother in law took the motor to work on it and he replaced lower unit oil, which was very low
- Replaced a tube that was running from one side of carb to the other, it was only connected to one side and he figured it should be connected to both...if this is wrong please let me know
- Put in new spark plugs
- cleaned out the carb completely
Now the motor will not start at all. If there is a problem in the ignition how should he check that? He is trying to determine if there is spark but is having trouble there too. If anyone has any ideas that would be great...Thanks!!
I have a 35 HP 1988 Merc that would run but very rough and would not idle. A compression check was done by a pro and it was determined that both cylinders were perfect. Bottom line was that primer bulb was not holding pressure and that the fuel had water in it. I corrected both of these problems and the motor then would start right up and idle perfectly but as soon as you give it any throttle it would shut off.
So my brother in law took the motor to work on it and he replaced lower unit oil, which was very low
- Replaced a tube that was running from one side of carb to the other, it was only connected to one side and he figured it should be connected to both...if this is wrong please let me know
- Put in new spark plugs
- cleaned out the carb completely
Now the motor will not start at all. If there is a problem in the ignition how should he check that? He is trying to determine if there is spark but is having trouble there too. If anyone has any ideas that would be great...Thanks!!
