4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

littlegee

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I have a one year 4 HP Outboard with only a couple of hours on it. While cruising, the engine just stopped and will not start. Wants to backfire a little. Pull rope works every other pull but not kicking over the motor.
 
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Maxz695

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Re: 4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

2 stroke or 4? maybe too much oil mixture if a 2 stroke change the plugs
 

littlegee

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Re: 4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

It's a 4 stroke and doesn't require oil/ gas mix. Sparkplug is new
 
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Maxz695

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Re: 4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

sounds like a timing issue, bad gas, point gap, plug gap, coil wire, coil, many things can do this. start with fresh fuel being the motor is fairly new i wouldn,t think points if it even has any i don,t know but be sure to check the plug wire and coil wire are correctly inserted and have no cuts on the wire itself I,m just trying to give basic info to try to help
 

Mi duckdown

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Re: 4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

Where did you buy it from? Gotta be a warranty.??
 

littlegee

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Re: 4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

I bought it from a guy who won it in a fishing contest and it sat in his garage. He was registered for the warrenty at that time, so it's not out of warrenty. I was wondering if it something simple that I missing.
 

Mi duckdown

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Re: 4 HP Mercury Engine Stopped and will not start

Take it to the dealer if it is not out of warranty.???? Why screw with it?
 
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