Have it cleaned and serviced again. Use ethanol free gas plus add sea foam or equivalent product.  Start saving up for a propane outboard for 2018!

Bob (palatka)

> On Jun 18, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Susan Crane <scranevmd at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
> I posted a query last fall about the problems I was having with my Mercury
> outboard and received several very helpful replies that basically indicated
> that my problems with stalling and erratic idling were due to buildup of
> ethanol residue in the carburetor.  So I have tried unplugging the gas line
> and letting the motor run till it stalls, but I am still having problems.
> This is probably a silly question, but when one does that with the gas line,
> do you leave it unplugged until the next time you use it or do you reattach
> it after the motor stops, or does it matter?  Just in case anyone wonders, I
> have been adding fuel treatment to the gas.  Next question:  I have found a
> local gas station which sells ethanol free gas and am going to switch to
> that.  Will using it help clean out the carburetor or do I need to have it
> cleaned or replaced?  I had a new carburetor put in last summer and the
> motor ran perfectly for a few outings before the problems recurred.
> Obviously, I know nothing about outboard motor functioning and the mechanic
> at my marina has been less than helpful.  He doesn't seem to believe that it
> is an ethanol issue.  I am trying to avoid buying a new outboard, but am at
> my wits end with this.  Just the stress of the motor stalling while docking
> takes some of the fun out of sailing.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Susan Crane
> 
> s/v Whimsy
> 
> Bohemia River
> 
> Chesapeake Bay
> 
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