Hello all,
Picked up a "bargain" (i think) boat to take my 13yr old fishing... 1985 or 86 Mercury 75hp/ 2-carbs.
Motor starts up easy, but will not idle well until warmed up. After warm, it generally runs good except...
-- on ocassion, the motor will bog down & want to die when accelerating past 1/2 way or so. This condition tends to clear up after reving it in neutrel, and then runs fine and pulls well under full throttle. This happened in my driveway and on the lake.
--engine wants to also die when trying to run it at trolling speed. give it just a little more gas (1/4 throttle) and runs fine.
I am a backyard mechanic, but limited experience with outboards. Will a Service Manual provide specs and troubleshooting with linkage controls, etc??
Thanks for your help & suggestions!!
Picked up a "bargain" (i think) boat to take my 13yr old fishing... 1985 or 86 Mercury 75hp/ 2-carbs.
Motor starts up easy, but will not idle well until warmed up. After warm, it generally runs good except...
-- on ocassion, the motor will bog down & want to die when accelerating past 1/2 way or so. This condition tends to clear up after reving it in neutrel, and then runs fine and pulls well under full throttle. This happened in my driveway and on the lake.
--engine wants to also die when trying to run it at trolling speed. give it just a little more gas (1/4 throttle) and runs fine.
I am a backyard mechanic, but limited experience with outboards. Will a Service Manual provide specs and troubleshooting with linkage controls, etc??
Thanks for your help & suggestions!!