nitroberserker
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Merc 39
I just got an old Mercury outboard, a Merc 39 3.9 Hp. Itdidn’t look to bad and came with a gas tank, I will eventually use it on a 12ft Jon boat.
Going by the serial number it is a 1968 model (also thedecals)
Picked it up at an estate sale
It cleaned up nice and judging from other items at the house it was probably well taken care of and used as a sailboat kicker
I ordered a new shift lever to replace the broken one and anew impeller and points.
I haven’t tried to start it yet but a couple questionsfirst..
I don’t see a kill button, If I get it going how do you shutit off? Just choke it until it dies?
Also how many parts are shared by this 3.9 with the later 4and 4.5 motors.
I have already learned a little by looking through the partsdiagrams on this site, but does anyone have a downloadable owner’s manual?
I am kind of a sucker for these old projects..
I just got an old Mercury outboard, a Merc 39 3.9 Hp. Itdidn’t look to bad and came with a gas tank, I will eventually use it on a 12ft Jon boat.
Going by the serial number it is a 1968 model (also thedecals)
Picked it up at an estate sale
It cleaned up nice and judging from other items at the house it was probably well taken care of and used as a sailboat kicker
I ordered a new shift lever to replace the broken one and anew impeller and points.
I haven’t tried to start it yet but a couple questionsfirst..
I don’t see a kill button, If I get it going how do you shutit off? Just choke it until it dies?
Also how many parts are shared by this 3.9 with the later 4and 4.5 motors.
I have already learned a little by looking through the partsdiagrams on this site, but does anyone have a downloadable owner’s manual?
I am kind of a sucker for these old projects..