i've got what im told is a 74 Merc 2 cyl 40 hp engine.
the motor got swamped on me a few weeks ago so i got it out of the water and home.
i used it for two days before swamping and it ran like a champ!
once i got it home we got all the water out of it but it seemed like the spark came and went...
call me crazy but i took out a boat i picked up this winter out on the water today.
before i dropped it in the water i tried to raise the engine up so i didnt have any issues and i couldnt get it to come up!
it doesnt look like it has any powertrim or anything and i didnt see anything like on my...