1995 Mercury 60hp 3cyl 2cycle engine running problems

[foleyba4]

I share ownership on a 1995 pontoon boat with a 60hp mercury, 3cyl, 2cycle outboard. Sometime ago the flywheel cover ended up missing so no one has been able to properly time the engine. I bought a flywheel cover (hopefully it is the right one). The motor seems to run well enough in idle. In forward speed it has very little power (can't really create a wake). In looking at the linkage it seems that the throttle lever is not going far enough backward for any of the throttle stops to make contact so I am thinking that maybe the throttle linkage in not properly set to allow the throttle to get the engine to open up to top speed. Does anyone have a similar engine that can take photos of the linkages at full throttle so I can compare to my engine. We have had the motor worked on by several different shops and no one has even questioned us as to why the cover is missing.............

 

[Nathan Bond]

If you can find the serial number for the engine (it should be on a sticker/plate on the engine itself), that will help someone find the right diagram for you.

 

[foleyba4]

Nathan, The SN is 0G195845. I have a manual, but it does not show specific views or pics for that engine. I am trying to see where the throttle linkage moves to in a fast forward setting because I cannot get mine to complete rotate rearward to contact the stops. I suspect that the throttle linkage was moved, sometime ago, and not reinstalled correctly, preventing the linkages to work properly in fast forward. I was reaching out to members to see who might be able to send me a couple of pictures of their similar engine.

 

[racerone]

Perhaps a different approach.----Remove throttle cable from arm on the motor.----Move throttle arm on the motor by hand to see if everything opens up properly.---Adjust control cable as needed.