Reply To: Mercury KE-7 potential issues

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What do you know of your KE 7’s history? Did you acquire it as a running motor?
Many old outboards were put away for a reason and many have been worked on by the less skilled,
Assume Nothing and Double Check Everything including you own work. An old time gas station mechanic told me “If it has ignition, carburetion and compression it has to run”
A motor that starts, runs and
quits suggests it is getting enough fuel ai mixture to start but not enough to keep
running. Try another carburetor, fuel filter and
clean out fuel line. Tank
may not be as clean as you thing it is. Easy was to check
carburetor is to swap in a known to be good carb of same
make and model. Same with spark plugs.
Your first Merc will either sour you on the breed or tempt
you into another,
Good Luck