posted 08-24-2003 08:22 PM ET (US)
Last week when on vacation I used my 15 hp Mercury pretty much every day.The Merc is rigged with remote throttle and steering.
One day after over two hours use I beached the boat for about 1/2 hour. When I went to start it up the motor fired on the first pull, then quit a few secants later. I pull the cord again, same thing......runs and stalls.
I then moved the control to about 1/4 throttle, and pulled a 3ed time. The motor then started and revved high, I moved the throttle back down and drove home.
The next afternoon the motor did the same thing, it has every time since I've tried to start it. I guess its not a problem I just rev it and it go's fine, but I know its not normal.
What has caused this to happen?
Is this something that should be fixed, or should I just live with it?
Thanks for the help,
Ryan.