mercury
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mercury
hello everyone, i have a question about a 1977 mercury outboard 6 cylinders,2 stroke motor. when the engine cover is on, the motor wont start or run, but as soon as the cover is off, the motor runs fine. i have changed the spark plugs and its still doing the same thing. also, when it reaches 40 mph, it stops. so i have to push the throttle back and it starts again. any help would be appreciated. thanks
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Re: mercury
Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Exhaust leak in the cowl?
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yes, please provide specific information.
What motor is it? Inline 6 motors had steel "wrap" cowlings that can short out electricals. Vee 6 motors have plastic/fiberglass cowls that cannot short electricals (but can push wires to other stuff that will short them).
Then on one hand you say that the motor starts and runs fine with the cover off.
On the other hand you say it stops at 4000rpm and requires a restart. This is not "running fine".
We'd love to help, but you got to be specific.
What motor is it? Inline 6 motors had steel "wrap" cowlings that can short out electricals. Vee 6 motors have plastic/fiberglass cowls that cannot short electricals (but can push wires to other stuff that will short them).
Then on one hand you say that the motor starts and runs fine with the cover off.
On the other hand you say it stops at 4000rpm and requires a restart. This is not "running fine".
We'd love to help, but you got to be specific.
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