I recently had a 2001 Mercury 40 hp serviced. A two cylinder two cycle outboard. It was only running on the bottom cylinder. the shop had trouble diagnosing .. first it was the rev-limiter. They then came up with replacing the stator and trigger. They said they had Mercury support help them and...
I have a 2001 40 hp mercury 2 cylinder that was not firing on #1. I took it to a recommended repair shop on a Tuesday and was told we'll have it by the weekend. After a calling wednesday " we'll look at it tomarrow and call" called again Thursday at close "misdiagnosed rev limiter" and after...
Had an issue with my 40 hp mercury 2 stoke it wouldn't get over 2200 rpm on water. Rebuild carb and fuel pump and line and fixtures. No help. Noticed top plug wasn't getting warm.. tested and no spark. Switched # 1 & #2 cdm and got same result so figured cdms are good. Any ideas.
I have a 2001 40 hp Mercury sn:0t227383. I have a service manual titled Models 30/40 (2 cylinder) and is for n: 0G044027. The manual states on specification page that engine is a 4 stroke cycle. Searching for parts I have seen that the engine is a 2 stroke. Do I have the right manual and what is...
my 2001 40 hp mercury has been giving me fits. Purchased three years ago and not one reliable season. I purchased from TN and had seen no salt water. The motor has never idled properly and it will eventually stall. when running it has a intermittent sputter and when in idle will eventually die...
