2002 40 hp Mercury carburetor problem

[wtyner86]

Hey guys, I just bought this motor that "needed a new carburetor". So I took it apart to clean it up and noticed it was missing a screw or something. The oil injection has been removed and I was wondering if they didn't plug the hole or something. I looked at the diagram and it doesn't show anything about this hole with threads. Does anyone know what this is? I circled the hole in red on the attached diagram.

 

[wtyner86]

Re: 2002 40 hp Mercury carburetor problem


This is a picture of the hole, next to the idle needle.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: 2002 40 hp Mercury carburetor problem

Hey Robbie, nothing goes in the hole!

 

[bernptl49]

Hey guys, I just bought this motor that "needed a new carburetor". So I took it apart to clean it up and noticed it was missing a screw or something. The oil injection has been removed and I was wondering if they didn't plug the hole or something. I looked at the diagram and it doesn't shView attachment 214505ow anything about this hole with threads. Does anyone know what this is? I circled the hole in red on the attached diagram.

I second that. I've got the same motor and there's nothing there. Baffled me too. I believe it's a pivot location for multiple carbs.