To make a short story long, I have a 1985 8hp Merc. The black model with red/white stripes on the cowl. Had a spark plug coil strip and after a 6mos at the mechanic I fixed it myself. But here is what it's doing:
Starting up on 3rd pull or so, may or may not idle and if I'm having trouble, I can start it, shift real quick into reverse and the engine will run but it will get away from me until I go back into neutral and then it will idle nicely until it just putters out. If I keep the tiller at a 45 degree angle in forward it pops along but still runs. If I lay tiller down to normal position, it will rev up and then fall, rev up, then fall, etc. any ideas? I'm wondering if it's a shift linkage problem?
Starting up on 3rd pull or so, may or may not idle and if I'm having trouble, I can start it, shift real quick into reverse and the engine will run but it will get away from me until I go back into neutral and then it will idle nicely until it just putters out. If I keep the tiller at a 45 degree angle in forward it pops along but still runs. If I lay tiller down to normal position, it will rev up and then fall, rev up, then fall, etc. any ideas? I'm wondering if it's a shift linkage problem?
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