If you see a bad fuse, replace it immediately.
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If you see a bad fuse, replace it immediately.
If your outboard is lacking compression, you probably won’t be able to fix it at the boat ramp. At this point, it might be time to call your mechanic.
To determine what’s causing your starting issue, follow these steps.
To begin the first cycle, the starter motor is required. By turning the key, the starter begins spinning and then in turn, spins the engine over.
Back in the day, internal combustion engines used to require to be hand-cranked in order to get them to fire. Hence, the term “cranking” an engine. Some smaller engines have ripcords and pull cables; these are used for recoil starters. Other engines, such as the large automotive V8-derived plants from Mercruiser, incorporate a starter motor similar to your car’s own starter. However, just because a car starter can bolt onto one of these marine engines doesn’t mean that it is the correct component. As in the case of marine alternators versus automotive alternators, marine-grade starters are built with extra precautions to protect them from the electrical UNfriendly environment of water travel. Water spray, excessive moisture, and atmospheric salt can wreak havoc on metal. Marine-approved starters are designed for use in marine environments; they contain internal shields to prevent sparks and stray electricity from accidentally causing a fire or catastrophic explosion. They are also designed to endure operation near water, with extra supplemental gaskets and seals to prevent metal corrosion and deterioration. If it is time to replace the starter on your marine engine, trust Discount Starter & Alternator to be your source for brand new, OEM-spec replacement parts for boats, motorboats, jet skis, waverunners, and personal watercraft. We stock replacement starters for popular marine engines from Yamaha, Mercury, Mercruiser, Johnson, Evinrude, Perkins, Sea-Doo, US Marine, Pleasurecraft, and other leading manufacturers. Find Mercury Mariner starter.
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Re: Outboard Mercury starter problems? more
Re: Outboard Mercury starter problems? more
I thank everyone for the advice on the starter, i have taken the starter to 4 shop and every shop does not have a meter that will give me amp draw. The only thing they can tell me is that it is drawing 9 volts on a bench test. I have spent too much money driving my truck around trying to get a fix on the starter. does anyone have a suggestion on what type of new starter i should get. the motor is a 1979 200hp mercury outboard, with a serial number of 5159987. Also i will double check the battery cables to make sure that there are no kinks in them causing the bad voltage drop. Also, when trying to start the motor, the motor starts cranking slow then it gets faster, then it goes back to cranking slow more
Re: Outboard Mercury starter problems?
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