forward gear at idle. This happens only after I run the motor at high speed. Then when I put it in neutral or forward gear in idle, it dies not right away but a few minutes later. The only way to start it is if I push the ignition switch to choke. Drove to a protected lagoon and just idled a few minutes switching to forward at times and the motor wouldn’t die. Wierd. Then I took it out again, went WOT for a few minutes, then got to the no wake zone and died again. If I run the motor at mid to high speed, the motor is okay. What do you think? This is a ’83 Mercury 50 hp motor. Had this motor for 6 years and the last time I used it prior to this test run and one other time prior to the test run, was 5 1/2 years ago. It has always been stored in the garage. With all my motors, I always run out the fuel everytime I’m done with the boat. I appreciate any recommendations. Thanks
…and also in forward gear at idle. This happens only after I run the motor at high speed. Then when I put it in neutral or forward gear in idle, it dies not right away but a few minutes later. The only way to start it is if I push the ignition switch to choke. Drove to a protected lagoon and just idled a few minutes switching to forward at times and the motor wouldn’t die. Wierd. Then I took it out again, went WOT for a few minutes, then got to the no wake zone and died again. If I run the motor at mid to high speed, the motor is okay. What do you think? This is a ’83 Mercury 50 hp motor. Had this motor for 6 years and the last time I used it prior to this test run and one other time prior to the test run, was 5 1/2 years ago. It has always been stored in the garage. With all my motors, I always run out the fuel everytime I’m done with the boat. I appreciate any recommendations. Thanks
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