Thanks for the reply.
This morning the motor started on one pull and ran almost smoothly with the choke in. In the recent past it would generally only run with a full choke. My experience suggested that an air leak in the carb was causing that problem. Perhaps I fixed that issue with the...
As of today this motor will not start. In the last 2 months this motor went from,
- running like a new motor to...
- running rough (new plugs seem to clear that up) to...
- not wanting to start (starting spray would get it going) to...
- to not wanting to start almost immediately after starting...
I have an electric power tilt unit for my outboard kicker that was on the boat when I purchased it used 11 years ago. The only identification on the unit is a sticker identifying it as an "Altus Actuator". I can't find anything about the company and I need a replacement electric motor. Does...
I've scanned all the postings but I didn't see one that described my problem. My Mercruiser will idle for approximately 20 seconds and quit (it was running 100% okay prior to this problem). It will restart after a few seconds of cranking and run for another 20 seconds. I pulled the top off the...