Originally Posted by
luvdmymerc
If there was a school near by that I could get "certified" I would be all over it. I am having so much fun learning all this stuff but sometimes it gets a bit frustrating not knowing the most logical trouble shooting procedures to track down problems. I am starting to look for sources for information on 2 stroke theory so I can better understand the whole process. I thought that might help me in my trouble shooting if I better understand how these things are supposed to work. My brand new Mercury shop manual looks like its 30 years old because I have been all over it for months. I took the boat out today and it started right up on the first crank. I put about another 30 or 40 minutes of the break in time on it and then fished for about an hour. When I tried to start it again it would not go. I decided to fish for a few more minutes and tried it again and it started right up again. Then it started every time for the rest of the day. I still don't have the idle set perfect yet.....will keep working on it until I get it right.