merczodiak
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- Aug 20, 2008
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Just recently, I purchased used 10' Zodiac along with a two (2) Stroke 9.9 HP Mercury outboard. So, I took both for a trip to my fav. lake for some floating/cruising tests. All went ok for couple of days. The outboard would start with one pull and I was able to enjoy flawless performance, in idle and at low and high speeds. At the end of the second day, I left the outboard tilted out of water, hanging and cooking in 90 degree sun. Later, I noticed little bit of fuel leak from the base of the motor, below the fuel line plug-in. I unplugged the fuel line thinking that it was the cause of the leak. Next day, I came back to continue with my boating fun. But, that's when my problems with the outboard started. Firstly, I had a hard time with start-up. Then, after several pulls it eventually got going. But, after few minutes the outboard would just die. I could not make it idle in neutral or run in gear, at any speed. At this point, I don't know what to think of it or what to look for?