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Mercury 2005 8hp 4 Stroke motor gripes
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<blockquote data-quote="Dustyfish1977" data-source="post: 218400" data-attributes="member: 6699"><p>Have a couple of questions about a new motor I just bought.I am a first time o\b motor owner,So sorry if sounds like silly questions.When I first start motor I need to warm it up for about 15-20 minutes if i dont ,it stalls and i can not start it up for 45 min. to 1 hour even if I pull rope 50 times is that normal?Also I checked oil it seems ok checked spark plugs seem ok.Motor only has 15 hours on it so its got me stumped.How often should I get oil changed?Is it easy to do it myself?Also carb is leaking a little bit of gas is that normal?I am pretty mech. inclined so i shouldnt have a problem.If I bought a manual for motor would I go through Mercury?Thank You for your time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dustyfish1977, post: 218400, member: 6699"] Have a couple of questions about a new motor I just bought.I am a first time o\b motor owner,So sorry if sounds like silly questions.When I first start motor I need to warm it up for about 15-20 minutes if i dont ,it stalls and i can not start it up for 45 min. to 1 hour even if I pull rope 50 times is that normal?Also I checked oil it seems ok checked spark plugs seem ok.Motor only has 15 hours on it so its got me stumped.How often should I get oil changed?Is it easy to do it myself?Also carb is leaking a little bit of gas is that normal?I am pretty mech. inclined so i shouldnt have a problem.If I bought a manual for motor would I go through Mercury?Thank You for your time. [/QUOTE]
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