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Hello all!
the mercury 500 starts and idles @ 800-900 rpm and has a good hole-shot, but I noticed the motor doesnt run @ WOT when the control is maxed out. I noticed that the max throttle is not hitting the max throttle stop and the carb is not opening up all the way. There is about a .250 gap...
First off I did a large , multi phrased search using google and this forum for answers before I posted. I have read many different topics, which most dont relate to my motor. There have been many merc 500 threads but all of them refer to a flywheel with 1 timing mark as mine has 2, and other...
Hello all! I have a problem with my motor that I need some help with.
In this picture you will see the safety switch in the back with a wire going to it from the solenoid. On the other side of the safety switch there is no wire connected to the terminal, is this correct? Should I have a wire...
