country boy
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- Dec 20, 2002
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I have this 80 merc ser # 5141461 i just bought it so i don know the history but here is my problem and what i done so far.
1-rebuilt carbs soaked and changed the needle and seats checked float adj.
2-replaced the trigger /put an used one the orig.did not fire on 3&4
3-replaced the voltage regulator
4-replaced internal harness
5-replacetd the water pump
6-replaced the diaphram & check valves in the pump (fuel)
i also added a see thru glass fuel filter to see if it was pumping gas it is geting gas to the carbs it seem like it not geting to cyl.
Now here is the problem i a m having that i am stresserd about! it only will start if i put my hand over the carb for a second or two long enough for gas to come bellowing out then she will start.and then she runs pretty good ran it for a while then it started missing a little then i checked the plugs and the top 2 seem to be hotter than the bottom ones and the 3 & 4 looked cleaner than the rest the others had oily deposits and looked as it was firing on those and the 4th had oily deposits but kinda clean looking.when i killed it had to go through the same thing to get cranked again.fuel or fire? thanks for any input.
1-rebuilt carbs soaked and changed the needle and seats checked float adj.
2-replaced the trigger /put an used one the orig.did not fire on 3&4
3-replaced the voltage regulator
4-replaced internal harness
5-replacetd the water pump
6-replaced the diaphram & check valves in the pump (fuel)
i also added a see thru glass fuel filter to see if it was pumping gas it is geting gas to the carbs it seem like it not geting to cyl.
Now here is the problem i a m having that i am stresserd about! it only will start if i put my hand over the carb for a second or two long enough for gas to come bellowing out then she will start.and then she runs pretty good ran it for a while then it started missing a little then i checked the plugs and the top 2 seem to be hotter than the bottom ones and the 3 & 4 looked cleaner than the rest the others had oily deposits and looked as it was firing on those and the 4th had oily deposits but kinda clean looking.when i killed it had to go through the same thing to get cranked again.fuel or fire? thanks for any input.
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