Mercury 15

[Bongy]

Hi All,

Brand spanking new to all of this and am after some advise please.

Just picked up a tidy Mercury 15 hp outboard and the guy thinks he may have flooded it when trying to demonstrate it to me but the long and short is that it splutters to life for about 5 seconds and dies. It hasn't been used for about 18 months so I am thinking plugs? old fuel?

Am I on the right tracks or are there any other suggestions?

Bongy

[BogMonster]

I'd drain out all the fuel and put some fresh stuff in first, take out the plug and check/clean it, and if still no joy, the carb probably needs some TLC

[9D280]

Yep. Thing is a flooded engine can usually be "pumped out". The oil slick round the leg (even if it's only petrol ) is the giveaway.

welcome to ribnet!

[simsy]

Just bought a mint ( as new ) looking yamaha 20hp 2 stroke.

Looked so new I did not even try it, been stood for a few weeks (6 months??)

Started it at home, it died, black plugs.... cleaned plugs .... started, and dies.

Starting getting a little pished off as I should of started it before buying...

Noticed the butterflies on the chokes were stuck closed, little spray of wd40, and they worked perfectly. They spring open, but are not pushed open by choke knob.

I added a bit of grease to ensure they never stick any time soon....

Engine runs as new now.... was prob. cleaned with carb cleaner and got dry in that area.

Maybe your choke butterfly(s) is/are also stuck closed.......

[Bongy]

Thanks ya'll

indeed the plugs were cruddy and I think the fuel was stale so changed all of that and with the cover off it runs a treat - perfect!

BUT- as soon as the cover goes on there is plenty of blue smoke and a lose of free reving so maybe the butterfly is stuck as you say?

where did you grease?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Bongy

Thanks ya'll

indeed the plugs were cruddy and I think the fuel was stale so changed all of that and with the cover off it runs a treat - perfect!

BUT- as soon as the cover goes on there is plenty of blue smoke and a lose of free reving so maybe the butterfly is stuck as you say?

where did you grease?

May be your exhaust gasket leaking and strangling it with exhaust gases.

If not, is the cover air intake blocked?

[simsy]

If it's running ok or ok ish, the choke is prob. ok.

I wd40'ed the carb sides and worked the butterflies by hank, on the end of the carbs there is a pivot and I greased this small area both sides, you can see the shaft rotate if you pull the choke knob as you look at the carb sides...