Hey everyone, first mercury, I bought it in poor running condition. Had a pretty bad fuel leak but couldn't determine from where. Decided to pick up a carb kit and disassemble & clean the carb. Only ended up having a few parts left from the kit(throttle plate assembly and a mini plug no bigger than a pinhead.) Reinstalled everything, prime it fires up instantly. But only for 3 seconds. even if I keep constant pressure on my primer I cannot get it to stay running. I'm not super familiar with 2 stokes period. I would think if the fuel pump was bad, me on the primer should keep it running. I've read that if the choke is slightly warped it wont seal proper, but I've already ruled that out.
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.