zippy83
Chief Petty Officer
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- Jan 1, 2013
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Hi All,
I was wondering if someone can help me figure out how to adjust my idle. I have a very old 1973 Mercury 2 Stroke 50HP outboard. It has been running like a champ for the past 47 years but recently it has been stalling when I turn it on and when it sits in idle for more then 2 minutes. When I turn it on (cold start) I was told to always pull the handle to give it more gass and it turns on just fine but when I move the handle back and it starts idling you can hear that it's going to shut off. It is barely running. Also when I put it in gear and if I dont immediately give it throttle it stalls. So If I just put it in gear it will stall. When I put it in gear and immediately give it some throttle it runs. When in gear it runs perfect I see or hear no issues it's just when It's idling and when you put it in gear that it stalls.
Now I have noticed that when It has been running in gear and you put it in Neutal it stays on but it is barely running , like you can hear it struggling. Then when I put it in gear same thing runs but it is struggling to stay on.
I have attached a few Pics of the outboard. The one item that is circled is a part of the outboard that moves back when I pull up on the cold start handle. There is also a screw in front of it and I was wondering if that is the idle adjustor?
I know it's an old motor but this thing has been great. I get 32 mp/h max on my 1650 deep V Lowe, and I have had no issues since I got it 10 years ago. I hope that this is not something serious..
Thanks in advance
Zipp
I was wondering if someone can help me figure out how to adjust my idle. I have a very old 1973 Mercury 2 Stroke 50HP outboard. It has been running like a champ for the past 47 years but recently it has been stalling when I turn it on and when it sits in idle for more then 2 minutes. When I turn it on (cold start) I was told to always pull the handle to give it more gass and it turns on just fine but when I move the handle back and it starts idling you can hear that it's going to shut off. It is barely running. Also when I put it in gear and if I dont immediately give it throttle it stalls. So If I just put it in gear it will stall. When I put it in gear and immediately give it some throttle it runs. When in gear it runs perfect I see or hear no issues it's just when It's idling and when you put it in gear that it stalls.
Now I have noticed that when It has been running in gear and you put it in Neutal it stays on but it is barely running , like you can hear it struggling. Then when I put it in gear same thing runs but it is struggling to stay on.
I have attached a few Pics of the outboard. The one item that is circled is a part of the outboard that moves back when I pull up on the cold start handle. There is also a screw in front of it and I was wondering if that is the idle adjustor?
I know it's an old motor but this thing has been great. I get 32 mp/h max on my 1650 deep V Lowe, and I have had no issues since I got it 10 years ago. I hope that this is not something serious..
Thanks in advance
Zipp
