Thread: Motor miss

Takes a few tries to get the motor started. Wants to die when I try to put it in gear. Really runs great when running 30-100 percent. Plugs? Too rich? Sorry, no pictures of the miss.

Mercury two strokes are cold natured and really need to be run at fast idle in neutral for a few minutes before putting in gear. If you do not know when the plugs were changed last...it would be a good idea to change them. I change mine every year even if its still running good.

Originally Posted by G-3 Fisherman

Mercury two strokes are cold natured and really need to be run at fast idle in neutral for a few minutes before putting in gear. If you do not know when the plugs were changed last...it would be a good idea to change them. I change mine every year even if its still running good.

Thanks G-3, will do that.

Originally Posted by G-3 Fisherman

Mercury two strokes are cold natured and really need to be run at fast idle in neutral for a few minutes before putting in gear. If you do not know when the plugs were changed last...it would be a good idea to change them. I change mine every year even if its still running good.

How long is it safe to run a 2-cycle in fast idle? How long would it take for you to be in danger of stretching the piston rods?

I only run mine a few minutes to warm up. I have never heard of stretching piston rods.

sounds like plugs, maybe plug wires. I would change the plugs first though

Thanks guys. Plugs it is.

Buy a Yamaha.

Originally Posted by Minnerman

Buy a Yamaha.

:D What I was thinking...But didn't want to say.

C'mon guys, buy a Yamaha? My Mariner came on my new-to-me tracker. If I was starting over, with an unlimited budget, maybe I would put a yammie on it but I have to play with the stuff I've got. I do agree that Yamaha makes very good stuff, but need to figure out what I have.