Ok... I got it timed right using the primary pickup screw and max timing. Carbs all the way open at wot and all the way closed at idle. Thanks. I'll post the results when I crank her up. Thanks for the help
The manual has me screwed up cause of you read it. It says to use a timing light while cranking the power head and using the idle stop screw align the marks. So in other words it's stating 3 timing events not two. I don't understand what it means by that. Why do I have to use a timing light...
On mine the idle stop screw is down bottom on the throttle arm. That's the screw you use to increase or decrease the idle or throttle. You use the idle stop screw to align the marks on the throttle cam like in the pic I posted. After I align the marks with the idle stop screw. I should be using...
So the only time I'm going to mess with the idle stop screw is to align the two marks on the throttle cam? And after I time the motor and set my idle in the water?
So I have a 1986 mercury 2stroke inline 6 with adi ignition" or without distributor". I've read the manual but am confused. In the manual it says once I set the pointer to .464 for TDC to hook a timing light up to #1 spark plug and adjust the idle screw to line up with the mark on the cam while...
This may be off topic but I took my controller apart to clean and regrease. It's identical to yours. I'm having trouble with the shifter handle assembly and the lock ring behind the handle. It has 2 cutouts and 2 studs sticking out. Is their anyway you could take the cover off the handle so I...
