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That serial number comes up as a 1980 MERCURY 50 EL 4 cyl, Model number 1050520.My brother is considering purchasing a 4 cyl Merc. The serial # is 6011979. Blue fancy stripes. I'd appreciate any assistance with the specs of this motor.
Many thanks,
Trey Monson
Definatly remove and clean the carbs, if only one carb is working half the engine is not getting OIL/gas....... compression test to see if its to late, spark test also......jbMy apologies for not providing more info in my original post...we're pretty certain it is a 50hp based on the labels on the motor housing.
He ended up purchasing the boat, motor and trailer last evening for $250 so I'm thinking he did pretty good. We took it to the lake just to see what it would do (we had already gotten it running / idling in a barrel at the house).
It will start, idle and throttle up pretty good. We can put it in gear and it'll move along at a trolling speed but as soon as try to throttle up it bogs down and dies. The boat has been sitting for a couple of years so I'm thinking we start with fresh plugs, make sure fuel filters are nice and clean and maybe clean up the carbs. Any other general tune-up suggestions?
Many thanks for all of the replies already,
Trey Monson