Hello,
I have a '78 2-stroke Mercury outboard. I had the carb rebuilt (so they said) at the end of last season and was winterized. When I go to start the motor it will turn over, start and if I'm lucky, run for a few/several minutes and then just dies out. While it does run for these few minutes, if I try to close the choke at all, it will die. It will only run full choke. If I try to put it in reverse on full choke, it runs fine, if I keep full choke and try to put in 1st, it will die instantly. It has new fuel with mix ratio. I ran 1 can of carb cleaner in 3gal of gas for about 15 min, but the motor died by itself and I gave up. It also has new spark plugs as of last spring and there is liquid coming from the plugs. I put a whole new petrol tank on.
I was going to take the boat out for the first time this year, tomorrow, but this has made me think otherwise.
Thank you in advance for any help,
Brian
I have a '78 2-stroke Mercury outboard. I had the carb rebuilt (so they said) at the end of last season and was winterized. When I go to start the motor it will turn over, start and if I'm lucky, run for a few/several minutes and then just dies out. While it does run for these few minutes, if I try to close the choke at all, it will die. It will only run full choke. If I try to put it in reverse on full choke, it runs fine, if I keep full choke and try to put in 1st, it will die instantly. It has new fuel with mix ratio. I ran 1 can of carb cleaner in 3gal of gas for about 15 min, but the motor died by itself and I gave up. It also has new spark plugs as of last spring and there is liquid coming from the plugs. I put a whole new petrol tank on.
I was going to take the boat out for the first time this year, tomorrow, but this has made me think otherwise.
Thank you in advance for any help,
Brian
