1987 Mercury 2.2 purchased with sailboat.
I was told that it wasn't used for 4 years.
I cleaned carb, changed gas, changed gear oil, water pump impellor and spark plug.
(The motor parts seem very clean but there is rust in the spark plug boot. an the exterior metal portion of the original spark plug was rusty.)
I pulled the starter rope repeatedly and the motor didn't even sputter.
I took the motor off the boat and checked for spark against the engine block.
I have no spark at the spark plug or spark plug boot.
How can I check for the source of the problem without replacing each ignition component one by one?
I was told that it wasn't used for 4 years.
I cleaned carb, changed gas, changed gear oil, water pump impellor and spark plug.
(The motor parts seem very clean but there is rust in the spark plug boot. an the exterior metal portion of the original spark plug was rusty.)
I pulled the starter rope repeatedly and the motor didn't even sputter.
I took the motor off the boat and checked for spark against the engine block.
I have no spark at the spark plug or spark plug boot.
How can I check for the source of the problem without replacing each ignition component one by one?