Location: Eastern Ontario | I had a 85 merc 50 4 cyl for years was a great motor but was cold blooded and usually had to be choked, had problems with the choke solonide it would work 97% of the time and always tested good. About once a month it wouldn't start I would take the shroud off choke it by hand and it would be good for another 4 or 5 weeks.Two different shops said there was nothing they could find wrong. I changed the key switch no help. I used to try the choke in the driveway before heading for the launch down the street. you should hear the choke solonide every time you push in on the key. I saw one guy that drilled a hole in his shroud and mounted a push pull so he could manually choke his motor without taking off the shroud. I never did fix the problem. I now have a 60 Suzuki 4 stroke injected so no fxxxin choke |
