MercCruiser Carberator repair?

[Jaybird_94]

I have a '92, 18ft,Stingray with a 115hp Merc Cruiser. It has a 2 barrell carberator. Soon after I bought the boat in 92 it was discovered that the motor cover was not high enough to provide clearance for the nut that holds the spark arrester cover. I tried drilling away some of the cover to allow for clearance but eventually someone sat on the cover and caused the carburator bracket that holds the stud in place for the spark arrestor to break away from the carberator casting. I jury rigged the spark arrester in place for several years but now I want to repair it by welding or by replacing the broken part of the carb. I dont want to buy a completely new carberator as this one works perfectly. The problem is: When I tore the carberator down to get the upper housing away and to remove the choke plate shaft, the little brass phillips head screw that hold the stop lever for the choke plate inside the automatic choke housing stripped. The head, not the threads. I will attempt to drill it and tap-con it out but in case I screw that up I need to know if I can: first,locate and purchase just the top casting for this carb? then if I can't find that, Can I find and purchase just the choke plate shaft? There is no metal tag with the part number on the carb. The only number I can find is stamped on it #9562A-2 over 2103. Is this the valid part number. Can I weld this metal? I have a mig welder. Any ideas will be helpful.

 

[Yepblaze]

Re: MercCruiser Carberator repair?

yes carb parts are available. You may need to hunt down a "rebuilder" who would have come cores around that you could scavange.

 

[Yepblaze]

Re: MercCruiser Carberator repair?

yes carb parts are available. You may need to hunt down a "rebuilder" who would have come cores around that you could scavange.

 

[Yepblaze]

Re: MercCruiser Carberator repair?

This message board.....<br /><br />It told me I was flooding and couldn't post until after 61 seconds after the last post. So what does it do..... a double post.

 

[Mike M2]

Re: MercCruiser Carberator repair?

Really, your best bet is to find a junk carb and steal the top casting. An automobile carb will have the same top, shouldn't be hard to find. This way you can fix both problems at the same time.

 

[petryshyn]

Re: MercCruiser Carberator repair?

ditto mikem2<br />the screws stripped cause most of them are flattened from the end to prevent them from backing out. You have to drill the end out of the screw before trying to remove them. The housing is made of potmetal.(hard to weld) If whatever fix you attempt fails, it'll fall into the intake.....then you'll have a motor to fix as well. Find an old housing and replace it.....<br /><br />good luck!

 

[Trent]

Re: MercCruiser Carberator repair?

Iv seen alot of Mercrusiers...Can you e-mail a pic of the 115? Iv never heard or seen one!<br /><br />You shure you dont have the hp wrong?