I will check on that! I could not see a white mark on the flywheel as it was so greasy and dirty! There were 2 marks stamped into the flywheel and I set the base timing to one of those! #1 piston was at tdc and the tiny arrow on distributor pulley pointed at mark and center of crankshaft! I need...
I recently acquired this old mercury outboard and am trying to get it running well. I was able to get it started with some difficulty although it would only stay running at higher rpm (2000 or more).
I completely disassembled the thing and cleaned and serviced everything I could! Lightning...
