Whats Wrong With My Outboard?!?

[tulsamiked]

Hey all

Ive been trying to get my outboard ready for spring. Its an 82 Mercury 25 hp pull start outboard. I never winterize my boat because i fish year round...well with this winter the way it has been i havent taken my boat out in 5 months. Anyhow, now when i pull the rip cord, it feels like its getting jammed and is hard to pull. Its in neutral. From tinkering with it, when i pull the spark plugs out, the cord pulls all the way. I sprayed oil in the cylinders to make sure they werent locked. When i just cover the holes for the spark plugs its hard to pull again.

Any ideas?

I dont feel like paying $200 for a simple fix if im just overlooking something.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Doug57]

Re: Whats Wrong With My Outboard?!?

??? Just a thought. Maybe something has the exhaust stopped up.

 

[rosser1]

Re: Whats Wrong With My Outboard?!?

may just be cold and have to pull it, and like you said spray oil fuel mix and help it out a little bit. if when plugs are in, its harder that should be normal, thats the compression and it tring to hit that you are feeling as you pull the cord

 

[tulsamiked]

Re: Whats Wrong With My Outboard?!?

oil fuel mix like out of my gas tank?