Hello, I bought my 2005 mercury engine last july and it had been sitting a while so i put a new impeller on it. It ran fine for a few months and now its has heavy resistance shifting into reverse with the shift lever. Its a side console boat so its got the steering wheel and normal shifting...
I have a 9.9 evinrude 2 stroke not idling, ive cleaned the carb, adjusted the air fuel screw to 1 1/2 turns and adjusted from there to try lowering air intake and raising to get it to idle and it will not. Changed the spark plugs around 4 months ago and ive taken the boat out maybe 3 times since...
Waters in the 30s which keeps the motor cold, usually when its first started after i run it wide open and the motor gets hot its fine. Normal for 2 strokes to not like the cold. Same concept with a diesel motor cold starting
I changed the spark plugs back in march along with a lower end service so i dont think thats the issue, only took is out 2 times or so since i serviced it
Had the boat 2 or 3 years, usually take it out only in winter time for duck hunting which it typically gets to 20s to 40s in winter months, today it was in the 80s and the boat had been sitting for about 3 or 4 months, always had trouble idling when it was winter as any 2 stroke would. Changed...
Changed fuel lines, the boats been sitting around 3 to 4 months and never had an issue with it not idling. All the sudden i try and start it with muffs and it wont idle
