Hi all, based in Denmark and new to the forum and outboard motors in general.
I've come into possession of a Mercury 6HP 4-stroke, which has suffered some damage after the boat capsized and by the looks of things the motor was dragged about through sand and stone.
After studying the parts and maintenance manuals and many youTube tutorials, I've pieced together what's missing/broken and what parts I need to replace. There is a few larger/expensive pieces required:
- New carb
- Igniter assembly
- Bottom cowl
The rest is mostly hoses, clips etc.
I had to remove the recoil starter to clean underneath and on inspection I had to take this apart as there was a lot of debris in it. Again, I think I can clean it and worst case its not an expensive replacement if required. What I have noticed though is that the flywheel seems to have debris in it as well. I still need to take this off an investigate to see how bad that is too.
My question is, based on what I've found so far am I just fighting a loosing battle and the engine is likely in a really bad state and not worth fixing. The parts I've spec'd so far equate to about half of what I could buy another second hand motor of a similar age/quality for. Obviously there is the benefit of the learning by trying to fix it, which I would like to do, but could always learn on something else with more regular maintenance.
Any thoughts appreciated.
I've come into possession of a Mercury 6HP 4-stroke, which has suffered some damage after the boat capsized and by the looks of things the motor was dragged about through sand and stone.
After studying the parts and maintenance manuals and many youTube tutorials, I've pieced together what's missing/broken and what parts I need to replace. There is a few larger/expensive pieces required:
- New carb
- Igniter assembly
- Bottom cowl
The rest is mostly hoses, clips etc.
I had to remove the recoil starter to clean underneath and on inspection I had to take this apart as there was a lot of debris in it. Again, I think I can clean it and worst case its not an expensive replacement if required. What I have noticed though is that the flywheel seems to have debris in it as well. I still need to take this off an investigate to see how bad that is too.
My question is, based on what I've found so far am I just fighting a loosing battle and the engine is likely in a really bad state and not worth fixing. The parts I've spec'd so far equate to about half of what I could buy another second hand motor of a similar age/quality for. Obviously there is the benefit of the learning by trying to fix it, which I would like to do, but could always learn on something else with more regular maintenance.
Any thoughts appreciated.
