Hi guys
New member from Sweden here.
I recently bought a 4.5 hp Mercury from about 1980. The previous owner said that the engine had died and was unusually hot. I changed the water pump immediately because the old one was in pieces. After this, I can start the engine but it only runs at high revs. Once you try to get it down to idle it dies. Could it be that head gasket is bad? Could there be something else wrong?
Really appreciate if I can get help with this.
Thanks!
New member from Sweden here.
I recently bought a 4.5 hp Mercury from about 1980. The previous owner said that the engine had died and was unusually hot. I changed the water pump immediately because the old one was in pieces. After this, I can start the engine but it only runs at high revs. Once you try to get it down to idle it dies. Could it be that head gasket is bad? Could there be something else wrong?
Really appreciate if I can get help with this.
Thanks!