rescue95095
Cadet
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- May 4, 2013
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OK as some may know I am brand new to owning a boat and having some problems. I have a 1974 mercury 850 thunderboalt 85 HP outboard motor on my 1977 Champion Bass boat. I had the boat out several times and starts but is very hard to start and runs my battery dead. The motor runs good at high idle and boggs down at full throttle. If im idleing it will shut down also. I dont know if this is a four cylander but i think its a 2 stroke? I replaced the primer bulb & my uncle said this needs to be full and hard to squeeze and it will start every time. And that was true but now it wont pull gas in the bulb any more there for I can not even start the engine now. I guess i need from reading to change the water pump, fuel pump and clean and possibly rebuild carburator?? I do not want to purchase the wrong ones and dont want to buy to much if I dont need a re build kit.
Any one that can tell me more about my basig engine and parts where i can buy and get the right ones i would appreciate it. I changed the lower unit gear lube and the primer bulb and it runs on 50:1 is all my uncle told me. I have no clue about carbs either but want to do all on my own so any help with those id appreciate. Spark plugs and wires have not been changed either.
Another problem I have is on my mercruiser throttle it will not go middle speed I have to slam it all the way down to get it to go fast or i can make it run faster with the high idle lever, I dont understand why it is like this.
And I have a power trim and tilt that is mounted by my battery unaware of model or make but this thing leaks I replaced the O rings and it still leaks to where i have to keep putting in 5w -30 oil to get it to go up and down I know I have lots of problems and Im frustrated and would appreciate the comments. Thank you all
Any one that can tell me more about my basig engine and parts where i can buy and get the right ones i would appreciate it. I changed the lower unit gear lube and the primer bulb and it runs on 50:1 is all my uncle told me. I have no clue about carbs either but want to do all on my own so any help with those id appreciate. Spark plugs and wires have not been changed either.
Another problem I have is on my mercruiser throttle it will not go middle speed I have to slam it all the way down to get it to go fast or i can make it run faster with the high idle lever, I dont understand why it is like this.
And I have a power trim and tilt that is mounted by my battery unaware of model or make but this thing leaks I replaced the O rings and it still leaks to where i have to keep putting in 5w -30 oil to get it to go up and down I know I have lots of problems and Im frustrated and would appreciate the comments. Thank you all