Hi all,
My first post here
I bought an old boat with Mercury 40hp (402) blue band engine. The previous owner stored it outside for the winter (cold here).
Got it on water yesterday, after long time of cranking i got it running, but the problem is that the engine will not rev up good... it does not response to the throttle soon after off-idle... i tried running it full throttle for a while, and once a while occasionally the engine wakes up with good power for a few seconds, then come back to unresponsive mode. Carb/s need cleaning/rebuild??? choke stuck??? As mentioned, i am new to this engine, so tips/tricks and help are appreceated
btw, how the engine cover gets off? how can i identify the year of the engine?
thanks
My first post here
I bought an old boat with Mercury 40hp (402) blue band engine. The previous owner stored it outside for the winter (cold here).
Got it on water yesterday, after long time of cranking i got it running, but the problem is that the engine will not rev up good... it does not response to the throttle soon after off-idle... i tried running it full throttle for a while, and once a while occasionally the engine wakes up with good power for a few seconds, then come back to unresponsive mode. Carb/s need cleaning/rebuild??? choke stuck??? As mentioned, i am new to this engine, so tips/tricks and help are appreceated
btw, how the engine cover gets off? how can i identify the year of the engine?
thanks