Re: Merc 7.5hp question

[billw]

They did have springs, which are a pain in the butt. If your float sits parallel to the carb body when held upside down, I would go ahead and try running it and see what happens.

I had a 50 Merc, with a pair of that type of carb on it. I was constantly having flooding issues when priming, even with new parts, new floats, etc. I finally found some used, solid needles out of some old Yamaha that fit well, and tried them. The engine never worked better. These engines are known to run well anyway; but this one was the best I have ever heard, after that mod. Disclaimer: I never tried it on a tilted power head 7.5 or 9.8, so your results may vary.

Long live American manufacturing!