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I bought this boat and realized the previous owner(s) had done some goofy things with the live well pluming. Can anyone out there take pictures of the plumbing in their live well so i can see what it should look like? I'm thinking there should be a valve on the bottom inlet/drain, it appears...
1987 Mercury
35 HP s/n 0B189033
I've been working on this motor for a while. I've gone through the carb, fuel pump, and electrical. I cannot get the idle lower, so i tried getting initial timing set.
I pulled the plugs, and attached spark testers.
then hooked up my timing light.
cranked...