CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

[murrayw91]

I have a 1968 Merc 110. Serial 2472553. It starts and runs ok/good but when I "run" at top end for a while (getting to the fishing spot) and come back to idle speed it runs like crap and dies. If I baby it for a while (15 minutes +-)it will idle. Then if I run again I get the same thing. <br />Monday I stopped on my way off the lake to take a picture and it died. When I started it again I could not get to top RPM. It was like it was bogging down.<br /><br />Any help would be great.<br /><br />To much fuel?

 

[Laddies]

Re: CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

You have described alot of probems, first you could be losing fire on 1 cyl, the engine could be over heating, due to a bad water pump or a lean condition. I think I would go with an ign. loss first

 

[murrayw91]

Re: CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

WOW, thats not what i expected to hear!<br />The motor does miss once in a while. <br />New water pump last year.<br />I don't know anything about the ignition, what would i look for or replace?

 

[Laddies]

Re: CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

Take a old plug and cut the ground electroid off it, use it a spark gapmand pull the motor over ck to see if spark is the same on both cyl. IF it's not ck the pts and cond. first

 

[murrayw91]

Re: CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

Laddies,<br />I had no spark in the #1. That plug was wet and black also. Turns out that the spark plug rubber boot was not attached to the wire! Got that fixed but now can't find my feeler gage to set points. Points look great also.<br /><br />I'll let ya know what happens next! Thaks for the help thus far.<br /><br />Murray

 

[murrayw91]

Re: CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

OK,<br />Now i've done it!<br />I got things put back togeather and now have NO spark at all. <br /><br />I'm just not sure what to do at this point. Can i test the coils (primary and secondary)? if so how? I have digital and anolog meters

 

[murrayw91]

Re: CARBURETOR Merc 110 9.8

after sitting at the computer for a while and thinking, i went back to the motor. This time i got spark and lots of it. I think i didn't pull the rope hard enough. <br /><br />3rd pull she started!<br /><br />Now.... what do i do about that fuel dripig from the bottom of the carb?