Hi guys, I apologize if this really isn't the place for this but I'm reaching out in desperation here... I'm a very savy, certified mechanic and usually find my way around just about anything that runs but I have a good friend of mine's Mercury boat engine at the shop and it is causing me to lose what little hair I have left!!
Its an older unit but not many hours on it. 3 cylinder 2 stroke. All 3 spark plugs replaced, carbs pulled apart and gone through, float heights set, all jets are clean and clear etc. I have verified spark with a spark tester on all 3 holes and also checked compression-
110-100-110 respectively.
This thing will not attempt to start! Every now and then I'll get a pop in the exhaust but thats rare. I have even went as far as to give it a burp of ether straight into the carb and nothing! I've pulled the flywheel and reinstalled, checked TDC etc.
I'll admit, I'm not a boat mechanic, never seen one before now but its an engine, and a 2 stroke at that. They have always been the most simplistic things ever to work on and figure out!
Its an older unit but not many hours on it. 3 cylinder 2 stroke. All 3 spark plugs replaced, carbs pulled apart and gone through, float heights set, all jets are clean and clear etc. I have verified spark with a spark tester on all 3 holes and also checked compression-
110-100-110 respectively.
This thing will not attempt to start! Every now and then I'll get a pop in the exhaust but thats rare. I have even went as far as to give it a burp of ether straight into the carb and nothing! I've pulled the flywheel and reinstalled, checked TDC etc.
I'll admit, I'm not a boat mechanic, never seen one before now but its an engine, and a 2 stroke at that. They have always been the most simplistic things ever to work on and figure out!