Mercury 1400

[Mixtli]

I just got a Merc 1400 the startor just spins at the top of the flywheel. I read in the book if the powerhead is tight then the engine wont turn i tried to turn the flywheel manually and it is pretty hard. What does i tight flywheel usually mean? What can i do to make it turn more smoothly? I think its been sitting for about a year.

 

[ZmOz]

Re: Mercury 1400

I would start by removing all the plugs and squirting some oil into each cylinder, then turn it over with a wrench and see what happens.

 

[pinkfloyd]

Re: Mercury 1400

Oil it and let it set overnight.

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

thanks guys. I lubed it and my dumass was not holding the ignition long enough. Anyways it turns now but no start changed plugs and checked for spark in all them perfect. Have not checked compression, but seems fine. New fuel as well. Any suggestions?

 

[Clams Canino]

Re: Mercury 1400

Ya.... clean the carbs out.. all day job for a newbie, but if it sat up - they get gummed up.<br /><br />Also choke the hell out of it - TRY to flood it.<br /><br />-W

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

***UPDATE*** Thanks for the suggestion. I cleaned the carbs with spray i know that is not cleaning the carbs, i learned that with my motorcycle. Anyways it ALIVE!!!!!! the engine turns on right away the only problem is the idle is pretty bad and it smokes like a freaking oil refinary. I ran it for about 15-20 minutes and the smoke still continued. Could it be the carbs still? Should i take them off? Or can it be something else. Do you think its running to rich or lean? Or are they just dirty as FFFF and need to be rebuild? Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[andy6374]

Re: Mercury 1400

Smoke is usually the tell tale of a rich mixture. It keeps smoking as heavy as the first couple of seconds it started? That's odd, oh well if it runs...<br />If it isn't getting bogged down while getting on plane and it isn't stalling at idle, then your carbs are probably clean enough.<br />-andy

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

It dosent die at all in the idle its pretty rough thou. When i increase the rpms it sounds good but the smoke is way to much. So you think its running rich? Is that just messing with the idle screws?

 

[andy6374]

Re: Mercury 1400

Smoke is usually associated with a too rich of fuel/oil mixture. I have no experience with inlines, but I think the idle mixture controls the fuel/air mixture. Do you premix your fuel and oil (50:1).

 

[andy6374]

Re: Mercury 1400

Smoke is usually associated with a too rich of fuel/oil mixture. I have no experience with inlines, but I think the idle mixture controls the fuel/air mixture. Do you premix your fuel and oil (50:1).

 

[andy6374]

Re: Mercury 1400

Another thought. If it is idles poorly, than your air/fuel mixture is probably too high. This has nothing to do with the smoke. On my V6, one of the throttle shutters in one of my carb throats wasn't closing all the way at idle and it would sputter and have a rough idle. Once I made the adjustment it ran fine.<br /><br />-andy

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

Well i think i did it the right way i pumped 5 or gallons of gas and then i poured in 6.9 onces of oil. I hope this is what you mean by premixing. "air/fuel mixture is probably too high". How would i fix this. I will check the shuters but they seemed fine. I guess i will prob. dismantle the carbs this weekend. Thanks andy i appreciate all your advice. first click and the baby turns on i love it not the smoke thou

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

on more thing top exhaust port was sprayign water out.. that smelled like gas is this normal?

 

[Chris1956]

Re: Mercury 1400

Mixti, The correct ratio of Gas to Oil for that motor is 50::1. Premix 16 oz oil with 6 gal of gas. The ratio you cited is 92.75::1, which is only about 1/2 the oil you should use for that motor.

 

[timmathis]

Re: Mercury 1400

Mixtli check out this post by Clams it may be useful to you. To set it up. <br /> http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=29;t=014508 <br />I hope this helps, Tim

 

[timmathis]

Re: Mercury 1400

Mixtli, It would be a good idea to replace your impeller. (Water Pump), Tim

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

Well that means its running too rich will this cause all the smoke thou? Anyways i will read that link you sent me tim and go home and premix the ratio again. one more Tim i read a post were you explained how to get water to the 1 plug how do i split the tell tale hose or were do i get the water from? Me Newb, sorry.

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

i was going to do that as well is it difficult to do? I am pretty mechanically inclined i fix my own stuff on my cars and motorcycle, first boat engine.

 

[timmathis]

Re: Mercury 1400

Mixti, Easy you just replace the water line from the elbow where it comes out of the head, and then route it up and loop it over the top spark plug and back down out of the tell tale hole. Tim

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Mercury 1400

***Update*** Well my baby turns on in a flash i love it. I did buy the seafoam and followed clams intruction on decarbing. I did smoke a lot. Good news it dosent smoke as much as before it does when i rev the engine thou but not on low idle. It stills idles kind of rouph thou. I think i will take it out and run it kind of hard see if stops the smoking. I will try to take a pic of the smoke so you can tell me if it is normal.