anjp
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Hi folks -- my first post here as I'm new to the forums.
I just received an old Grew 14' with a Mercury Classic 50 outboard on the back from my dad. He's getting older and won't be boating much anymore. The motor itself is early 1980s with everything below the mounting bracket replaced in the 1990s. For the last 6 or 7 years, it's probably only been run once every couple years for a quick up-and-down the lake. I know he drains the fuel after every season and changes the lower oil prior to every season, but that's probably the only maintenance it's ever had.
It will not idle well and stalls often. Even starting is difficult as I need to give it throttle quickly to prevent the stall. So here are my questions:
1- Can anyone help me in tracking down a manual? I saw a couple threads referencing an owner's manual archive on this site but I can't seem to find it.
2- Can you give me a list of 'tune-up' activities I should do to try and get her running well again?
3- I'm assuming I will need to clean the carbs in my tune-up. Can I do that with an additive in a 2 stroke engine? Or will that not work because of the added oil in the fuel...
Thanks in advance for your advice.
-anjp
I just received an old Grew 14' with a Mercury Classic 50 outboard on the back from my dad. He's getting older and won't be boating much anymore. The motor itself is early 1980s with everything below the mounting bracket replaced in the 1990s. For the last 6 or 7 years, it's probably only been run once every couple years for a quick up-and-down the lake. I know he drains the fuel after every season and changes the lower oil prior to every season, but that's probably the only maintenance it's ever had.
It will not idle well and stalls often. Even starting is difficult as I need to give it throttle quickly to prevent the stall. So here are my questions:
1- Can anyone help me in tracking down a manual? I saw a couple threads referencing an owner's manual archive on this site but I can't seem to find it.
2- Can you give me a list of 'tune-up' activities I should do to try and get her running well again?
3- I'm assuming I will need to clean the carbs in my tune-up. Can I do that with an additive in a 2 stroke engine? Or will that not work because of the added oil in the fuel...
Thanks in advance for your advice.
-anjp
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