Leaky motor

[Morty]

Hi all. I have a 2008 2 stroke 60hp Mercury outboard. I had it fixed about two months ago by a marine mechanic because the engine flooded and it wouldn’t start. Now the engine still is flooding and leaking fuel a lot into the water and occasionally takes a lot to get going. Sometimes I have to detach the fuel line and keep trying to use the choke and start the engine that way. I have also noticed excess smoke coming from the propeller and leg of the motor. I have no clue what’s wrong and would like some sound advice please. Cheers

 

[johnnygjr]

Compression test first,An open air gap spark test, we do these tests at the beginning of troubleshooting, no reason to put$$Into engine that could be toast

 

[Morty]

Compression test first,An open air gap spark test, we do these tests at the beginning of troubleshooting, no reason to put$$Into engine that could be toast

Hi Johnny is there anyway of fixing this my self. ?

 

[fastjeff]

You might have a leaking cold start enrichener valve. It's supposed to dump raw fuel in with the 'choke' on, then stop. Yours might be leaking.

Jeff

 

[Morty]

Could you tell me where it is on the motor
so I can have a look and what I should be looking for if it is broken.