I'm new to this forum but I hope someone can help. I'm 70 this Friday and the heat is awful. Trying to get the timing set on this 2002 40 mercury. I spent $337 at a mercury marine dealer for a link & Sync and timing. Kept cutting off the day after I picked it up. I posted a little about this...
I cannot get the timing close 8 degrees BTDC and its at 25 ATDC , new flywheel, new trigger, took it to mercury dealer for a link and sync and timing. $337
Kept cutting off from in gear to neutral back to no wake. Could a bad stator be the culprit ? I bought it last Sept. and it looks like the...
Just bought 40 mercury s/n above and the idle screw is 1 inche above adjustment stop . I know previous owner had a problem with a link rod but I replaced it but same problem as before replaced. Cannot adjust idle . Something is messed up. Need help I've tried all I know, have manual but no help...