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gustafsonerik

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75 merc 500 it only runs about 6mph..I pulled it apart and it isn't getting any fuel to the 1 and 4 cylinders??? Why does this hose have anything to do with it?? If so what does it do and how do i fix it?? the hose has cracks in it thanks Erik
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Re: what is this part for pic included

It's a bleed hose and won't affect speed by nearly that much if at all. It just takes oil-rich puddled gas in the bottom crank bearing and suppliments lubrication to the top bearing, ultimately drawing into the cylinder and burning. There's another more serious problem somewhere. Sounds like it's only running on one or two cylinders, or something's wrong with the linkage and the carb butterflies aren't opening up.
 

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Yes. Especially if something sucked into one of the carbs and is blocking a few open. However it would be more likely to be 1&2 or 3&4 or 2&4.

I doubt your problem would be in the carbs because that would affect 1&2 or 3&4.

I'm thinking that you have a spark problem. It probably isn't the stator because two cylinders are apparently getting spark. It could be two coils, but chances of two coils failing at the same time are slim. That leaves the trigger and switchbox.

On the water jacket cover by the sparkplugs, the firing order will be embossed. The ignition triggers operate in pairs. The first and third cylinders in the firing order are paired, and the second and fourth cylinders in the firing order are paired. If 1&4 are one of those pairs, you may have a broken wire in the trigger.

The switchbox can fail anything from one to all four cylinders.

But let's not start replacing parts without some diagnosing. If you have access to a compression gauge, it would be helpful to know if the cylinders are healthy. It would also be good to check for spark. You can remove the sparkplugs and lay them on the block and watch for spark. You can also use a timing light. If the light flashes, the sparkplug is sparking. Just check each wire in turn.

Remove the sparkplugs and tell me how each cylinder's plug is burning by the deposits left behind. Dark brown and slightly damp looking is ideal. Clean means it's not getting spark, or maybe no gas or way too much gas. Black and shiney means the plug is probably fouled. Gray would mean a bad internal problem with the cylinders.
 

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Re: what is this part for pic included

compression is good in both cylinders and the spark plugs are clean as a whistle...and the spark tester is showing spark..thanks for your help what do you suggest
 

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Spark needs to be good in more than both cylinders - there's four. If it were a reed issue, you'd be getting a lot of blow-back out the front of the carbs while running. I would start with the carbs and work back. Might just take a good cleaning and adjustment of the floats... Carbs have to come off for proper cleaning...
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gustafsonerik

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i rebuild the carbs not to long ago and put new floats in it anything else???
 

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The other thing that could cause #1&4 to not fire is that both crankshaft seals are bad. #4 would be hard to see, but chances are good that there would be gray residue on that one from exhaust leaking in. The top plug could be clean if the top seal is bad, but the block would probably be wet with oily residue.

The one possibility you don't want to be true is that the motor overheated severely once upon a time and #1&4 cylinders have cracks and are drawiNg water in from the cooling area and extinguishing combustion. That would mean the end of that motor.

My suggestion would be to take the boat out and run it with a timing light. Connect it to each plug wire on successive runs and see if it flashes while the motor is running under load.
 

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Took it out..yeah it flashes on all 4 cylinders...compression on all four range from 105-120..the 1 and 4 spark plug are clean i mean nothing literally not a drop on them of water or gas..what would you suggest thanks Erik
 
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