Hi All,
I purchased a 2nd hand Mercury model 35 35HP about a year ago which I saw running on the previous boat and have just go round to fitting it on my own.
When trying to start it though I get a vicious recoil from manual start cable that nearly rips my arm out of its socket. I have checked that I have a good spark and know that its not in gear so would like to know any ideas.
If i press the stop button on the side of the engine i don't get the recoil but as soon as I release it and try to manually start it kicks back.
I haven't played about with the timing in any way so wanted to know if there is some kind of safety switch that I have activated?
My friend seems to think that the cylinders are firing before it reaches TDC pushing the piston back down and thats why i'm getting the recoil?
Any ideas??
Benji
I purchased a 2nd hand Mercury model 35 35HP about a year ago which I saw running on the previous boat and have just go round to fitting it on my own.
When trying to start it though I get a vicious recoil from manual start cable that nearly rips my arm out of its socket. I have checked that I have a good spark and know that its not in gear so would like to know any ideas.
If i press the stop button on the side of the engine i don't get the recoil but as soon as I release it and try to manually start it kicks back.
I haven't played about with the timing in any way so wanted to know if there is some kind of safety switch that I have activated?
My friend seems to think that the cylinders are firing before it reaches TDC pushing the piston back down and thats why i'm getting the recoil?
Any ideas??
Benji