I bought a jon boat with a merc 8.0 on it about 2 months ago. It has been running pretty well. The last time I took it out, I shut it off and my buddy wanted to go deeper into the cove we were in so I tried to start it and it wouldn't start. After a few min it did though. Today I took it out by myself for the first time, and of course it wouldn't start once hot. I put in about the same time a ton of bass boats were lining up for a tourney. I got out in front of them maybe 200 yards before they all took off, so I just dropped to an idle to watch them all go by, and mine stalled out. No biggie I figured. But once they all went by it wouldn't start. So I trolled for about an hr and finally it started. I cruised up towards the ramp, went back and forth a bit, then shut it off to see if it would start. It would not. Trolled and fished for a bit and tried to start it. I needed to be chocked to start this time and when I tried to give it gas it acted like it wasn't getting any and died. SO I trolled back to the ramp and here I sit.
Gas is maybe a month old and was treated with marine stabil. This little merc has always started for me on the first pull. This is my first outboard, so any help would be appreciated. Where should I start?
Gas is maybe a month old and was treated with marine stabil. This little merc has always started for me on the first pull. This is my first outboard, so any help would be appreciated. Where should I start?