Merc 18 XD

Darren43

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Have a 18Xd im working on. It came to me not running. been sitting for 2 years.new fuel,carb kit ,fuel line,new plugs ,water pump impeller ,foot grease,clean fuel filter,engine not firing .replaced pack now I have fire on both cyl.engine only runs on top cyl,95 pounds compression both cyl,pulled exhaust covers everything looks good,lower cyl wetter than top,pulled reed cage looks good,sometimes lower cyl will fire but not often,Where do I go from here? thanks for the help if you can Darren do these engines have any problems with lower crankcase seals?
 
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emckelvy

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Re: Merc 18 XD

Don't know about the crankshaft seals but from what I've heard the end of the crank is open to crankcase vacuum and if the driveshaft O-ring is shot or missing, it'll leak thru that joint. Can't be a good thing!

At least it'd be something easy to check..........ed
 
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