If it only runs with the choke out then its running lean, my guess would be an air leak after the carburetor. Does the carb have a gasket on it?
PROBLEM SOLVED!!!! I disconnected the - wire from the coil, pulled the rope a few times, reconnected the wire and got SPARK!!
The Power pack is not sending spark to the spark plugs on my 1978 merc 110 9.8. I don't know what the problem is so I would like to know how to...
Get a mercury 4.5,7.5,or 9.8 lower unit from a junkyard. They are all the same unit just different props on them, with your engine I think the...
What you say may be true but Wave whacker is talking about long term use, meaning something his grand kids can use when they are old enough to...
I just want to add that comparing carburetors to fuel injection is like comparing a Model T with a 2012 Ford F-150. Its impossible to compare the...
I finally got the piston out by pumping in grease to get it to move and then hitting it with a BFH. The powerhead is bad, WAY too much corrosion...
The engine has been submerged, but only up to the lower cylinder. The cylinder is ok because the piston was in just enough to cover the intake and...
A friend of mine just gave me an old mercury 110 (9.8 HP), the deal was if I could get it running I could use it. This is going to be somewhat of...
Project is on hold for now, I found a different use for the motor. However my plan for a prop shaft seal is 2 sealed ball bearings inside a...
Where can I get a shaft seal for a 1/2" shaft? I'm working on an inboard canoe with a Briggs 6.5 horizontal shaft. I would prefer something that...
Always start with the cheapest part that could be the a problem causer. Water in oil....not a good thing.
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Hi Tim. How did you become deaf? A go devil type motor sounds like the perfect thing for you in your situation. I'm not sure but I think...
I believe the brass bushing is to hold up the drive shaft. Grease isnt very supportive.
Outboard, they are easy to maintain.
I bought a complete outboard, Mercury 4.5hp, 20 bucks. The power head was ruined, but the lower unit is Ok. Now I just need to find a running 4 hp...
More pics [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I used brass plated screws on the bottom and galvinized steel ones on the side, I ran out of brass...
Thats not a bad idea, How much HP is the auto engine? Salt water will eat away the engine, water pump from outboard lower unit must be used. I...
Thanks mudman. I decided to go with a 4 hp engine instead of the 10hp, mainly because I got a lower unit from a 4.5 really cheap. I can hop up...
