help!! mercury 7.5 carb problem

Gary T. · #1 October 19th, 2008, 08:22 PM

I think the choke is not working I can squirt a little gas into carb and the motor runs If I try to start with using choke nothing. The motor is a 1973 mercury 7.5hp. Need help want to go fishing. Gary T

Gary T. · #2 October 19th, 2008, 08:23 PM

Laddies · #3 October 19th, 2008, 09:16 PM

If the choke lever is working the lowspeed circurt in the carb is plugged

Laddies · #4 October 20th, 2008, 10:31 AM

Gary, make sure the float level is correct and that the idle pickup tube item #22 is clean.

Gary T. · #5 October 20th, 2008, 08:26 PM

Laddies thanks for your help got it running today. When I pulled the main feed that goes into the venturi it fell out and was stopping the chock butter fly from closing correctly put it back and it started on the second pull.

Thanks again Gary T.