What is the problem

[john lech]

"i have a mercruiser 4 cyl 120

"i have a mercruiser 4 cyl 120 hsp i/o that turns but will not start , its getting gas, has spark,had carb rebuilt, and still just turns, what could be wrong ? can you also tell me what ignition part numbers i need to order for the ignition, the distributor number is a j1171. thanks"

 

[scott_s]

check your compression before

check your compression before spending money on ignition components.

 

[andrew]

"John,

You would have been

"John,

You would have been better posting to the Mercruiser category instead of the Mercury/Mariner Outboard one.

I would follow Scott's advice...

but if you end up needing ignition parts see this application table for Mercruiser ignition parts."

 

[Robert Pisano]

"I have a 86-87 60hp mercury t

"I have a 86-87 60hp mercury that was running fine. I was running full throttle when it sounded like the prop broke loose, which it did not. It lost power and stalled and now it starts out of gear but when I go to put it in gear it stalls out"

 

[Robert Pisano]

More to go on. I pulled the th

More to go on. I pulled the three spark plugs and found that two had oil/gas residue and one was dry. What does this mean?