Need Help !!! BOGGING DOWN MERCURY 75 HP 1991

[steve lee]

WHEN THE KEY IS OFF THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS EMPTY.

WHEN I TURN THE KEY ON THE NEEDLE GO'S BACKWARED WAY BELOW EMPTY

IT HAS HAS LIKE 10 GALLONS

AND THE TEMPATURE GAUGE STAYS AT ZERO KEY ON OR OFF

I JUST BOUGHT THE BOAT IT WAS SITTING FOR 2 YEARS .

I REPLACED THE FUEL LINE AND FILTER BETWEEN BULB BEFORE I TOOK IT OUT.

WITH THE OLD GAS IN IT IT STARTS RIGHT UP OFF THE WATER
I PUT 10 GALLONS OF GAS IN IT BEFORE WE WENT TO THE LAKE
WHEN I LAUNCHED IT WOULD NOT START FOR 10 MINS WITH THE FRESH AND OLD GAS MIXED I CHOKED IT ALOTTT AND IT STARTED

I LET IT WARM UP AND WENT SLOW THEN IN MIDDLE OF LAKE FLOORED IT
IT WENT FAST GOT ON A PLANE THE STARTED BOGGING DOWN SPEED

IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND ITS FULL THROTTLE IT GO'S SLOWER AND SLOWER

AND IT WONT START BACK UP WITH OUT CHOKING IT WHEN I CHOKE IT STARTS RIGHT UP

THE BOGGING CONTINUED ALL DAY GET ON A PLANE AND THEN BOGGGGGGGG

????????????? PLEASE HELP

AND I NEVER ADDED 2 STROKE OIL 2 GAS

THERE IS A WHITE BOTTLE INSIDE ENGINE COVER HALF FILLED WITH BLUE OIL ... IS THAT MY 2 STROKE OIL ???

DOES AUTOMATICALY ADD OIL 2 GAS ??

OR DO I NEED TO PUT 2 STROKE OIL IN TANK ??

 

[hkeiner]

Re: Need Help !!! BOGGING DOWN MERCURY 75 HP 1991

Based upon the questions you asked, I suggest that you need to get a shop manual to learn how your motor works and how to operate it before you seriously damage the motor.