Mariner Six hp - upper cyl probs?

concentrik

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Any suggestions would be very much appreciated concerning my Mariner (mercury) six, twin cyl circa 1993. Runs rough.... disconnect upper plug lead - no difference. Disconnect lower plug lead - stalls. It will start and run without the upper plug installed (unevenly obviously) and I can see there is a pretty healthy spark from the upper plug if I hold the body to ground. There is fuel getting through.... it puffs out of the plug hole!

I can feel the piston moving normally if I poke a cable tie in and turn it by hand.

I'm hoping it's not a compression problem - is there an easy way to tell?

Thanks, Andy
 

Laddies

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Re: Mariner Six hp - upper cyl probs?

Buy a compressoion gage and test it
 
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