I just bought a sailboat. It came with a rigid hull dinghy and this motor. Mine might be a few years older. Either way, should be a fun little workhorse to get me around the islands here in BC. Thanks for the vid and tips.
Hello, I have a problem selecting neutral. In neutral, my propeller must be free? If I adjust it so that my selector neutral is set with a free propeller, I can no longer shift into reverse. Thanks for your advice.
In neutral it should spin freely. If you took the lower unit off you have to make sure your engine is set to reverse and your lower unit is set to reverse. It will be out of an adjustment every time if you don’t do it this way. Also if you were reinstalling it correctly and accidentally shifted the lower unit when reinstalling it’ll be out of adjustment as well
Might already have a vid on it. But can you do a detailed walkthrough on setting up shiftshaft, throttle and shift cable, idle screw, and air fuel screw.... on a 8hp merc 4 stroke.....I just rebuilt mine and having a hard time tuning it
thanks for this super informative video! I am trying to disconnect the power unit from the midsection on my motor so that I can replace my cracked driveshaft housing. But after removing the 6 bolts like the service manual said, the power unit won't budge and not loose at all. Any ideas?
Never taken one apart that far but I have had problems before with some other small outboards where they bolt the exhaust tube underneath the powerhead and I had to remove those before the powerhead will lift off. Just a thought to check out as I never had to do that yet for this motor
Thank you for the comment. Idk if I showed it or not but I typically for a lot of these carbs just set the idle mixture screw to 1 1/2 turns out from a seated position. Usually they run fine there and if need be just turn it in or out a 1/4 turn and you should be right where you want to be
Just purchased my aluminum boat with the same outboard. Great video. One question i have about that light blue tube connectedto the carb. Mine doesn’t have it. Do i need to install one and where does it go from the carb?
Technically no you don’t need it. It’s just an overfill tube for the carb if it were to overflood or something like that. The hose just makes it so it goes below the cowling rather on top of the engine. But tech no you do not need it for the engine to run
I have a 2001 year of this same motor. It was given to me after it had sat unused for years and years. I've got it running good but the tell-tale seems to be thermostatically controlled, HOT water will come out of it and it "pees" in sequence with a thermostat opening and closing. I've replaced everything in the cooling system (impeller/cup/gaskets/thermostat) and blown out all the lines with the lower unit off...maybe that is how they are supposed to work?
You can't get a true compression reading as there's a decompressor , easy start, built in these motors. The fuel pump also needs to be well primed to work efficiently on starting. Not bad motors though.
What kinda boat you got it on? I got the 5hp on a square stern scanoe and i'm getting almost 15. Gonna keep playing with the trim, upgrade the carb, and maybe a hydrofoil
Hi there I have a issue with my outboard I'm in the UK and I'm wondering weather its worth spending the money on it is there any way you could post your email up so I can send you a video of the problem I'm having as it's a noise it making I'm trying to determine weather its worth putting the time and money on it. Its a 2009 Kind Regards Lee
The blue line off the carb where is it connected and next on top of the carb there is one more output like the blue line on opposite side what goes into that fitting? Thanks
If the carb floods or something while running it’s suppose to come out and go into your lower cowling. Just an overfill hose. Not sure why they honestly have 2 of them but they are both just overfill hoses
Hi, I have the same motor and it starts well, idle well, everything is fine except when I want to run it at full speed it dies. I was thinking at a problem of carb float height, what is your opinion ?
Some sort of fuel restriction I would presume. Could be clogged filter or yes possibly a carb. Or maybe adjust you idle mixture screw a little by giving it more gas to determine if that’s the issue
Best and quickest diagnostic to do is when it’s starts dying or struggling shoot into the carb either carb and choke cleaner or ether. If it picks up when you shoot it in then you have some sort of fuel problem
@@outboardfinatic I finally found that it came from the bi-pass jet. The one supposed to smoothen the move from idling to open gaz. So you were right it was a problem of richness...👈
Thanks, great vid. I have a 6hp Mariner, essentially the same engine. This year it is not idling well, cuts out and I have also ‘lost’ the low to mid range of revs, ie it drops on its own from say 1/3 revs to idle, and then cuts out after a while. Hope that makes sense. I have cleaned the carb including the main jet and nozzle. Not sure which is the pilot jet and how to clean this. Any other things to check to stop cut out on idle? Thanks
Noob question for ya here; What's the blue hose for? I see yours go to the front of the engine while I found mine to be hanging downwards unconnected, most likely is was going out of the hole underneath the engine. Could you enlighten this rookie mind? xD
It’s just an overfill hose. It was blue from someone who previously owned it before me. I just left it there cus it’s fine to use since it’s just an overfill for the carb
@@outboardfinatic That's the fastest response time ever, thanks alot buddy!! And thanks for this amazing and detailed video, you got a new subscriber for sure :)
1 1/2 turns. Start from there. Mine was 1 1/2 but you may need to slight adjust depending on your engine. If anything it’ll be either 1 3/4 turns or 1 1/4 turns. Just gonna have to listen to your engine and see what sounds better. But 1 1/2 is usually pretty money on the spot
@@llsahdowll8800 really nothing tbh. It’s just an overfill for the carb to dump out in the lower cowling of the motor if for some reason the carb started to flood
@@outboardfinatic Thank You So Much!. Just bought my first outboard motor (Mercury 6hp) Im doing an oil change and it smells like gas (is that normal) whats causing it and how can i fix it :(!
@@llsahdowll8800 not normal. More than likely what happened was engine was laying on side with carb full of gas and it leaked in the cylinders and into the oil. Do an oil change and run it and then check the oil and see if you have any gas. I’ve had this happened but when I buy a motor a lot of times they have them laying on the wrong side for a long time
Yea in my newer videos I addressed that issue. Especially w how loud it would play when I actually uploaded the video. Hope ya stick around and check out some of my newer stuff but I appreciate your feedback
In the future I’ll make vids on them. Currently don’t have good enough stands and limited space in my garage. Have done bigger motors in the past but before I made the channel. You’ll see all kinds of different motors on this channel as I continue to release videos
I’m a “shade tree” mechanic and I like watching outboard motors and learning techniques by watching. Keep working ang filming. Thank you for sharing 🍻
Great video. Keep on making them - background music is PERFECT - your video shots and camera angles and music = PERFECTION for us DIYers
I just bought a sailboat. It came with a rigid hull dinghy and this motor. Mine might be a few years older. Either way, should be a fun little workhorse to get me around the islands here in BC. Thanks for the vid and tips.
Hello, I have a problem selecting neutral. In neutral, my propeller must be free? If I adjust it so that my selector neutral is set with a free propeller, I can no longer shift into reverse.
Thanks for your advice.
In neutral it should spin freely. If you took the lower unit off you have to make sure your engine is set to reverse and your lower unit is set to reverse. It will be out of an adjustment every time if you don’t do it this way. Also if you were reinstalling it correctly and accidentally shifted the lower unit when reinstalling it’ll be out of adjustment as well
agree, someones changed impeller and not connected selector back up correctly
Might already have a vid on it. But can you do a detailed walkthrough on setting up shiftshaft, throttle and shift cable, idle screw, and air fuel screw.... on a 8hp merc 4 stroke.....I just rebuilt mine and having a hard time tuning it
Currently don’t have one of those but if I get one soon I certainly can
thanks for this super informative video! I am trying to disconnect the power unit from the midsection on my motor so that I can replace my cracked driveshaft housing. But after removing the 6 bolts like the service manual said, the power unit won't budge and not loose at all. Any ideas?
Never taken one apart that far but I have had problems before with some other small outboards where they bolt the exhaust tube underneath the powerhead and I had to remove those before the powerhead will lift off. Just a thought to check out as I never had to do that yet for this motor
Thank you very much. Could you do a full demount/remount of such a motor? That would be brilliant.
Hey thanks for the comment. What exactly you mean by that. Like a price breakdown of everything or ?
@@outboardfinatic just a total demount of a simple outboard so that a newbie can understand all the part and how they belong together. 🙂
@@bjoern2870 ahhh I see that’s a pretty good idea. I’d I get a motor in where I can do that I’ll def do it
Is there any chance to record the video about thermostat removal on this Mercury 6? Thank you.
Currently don’t have any but if I get one in I’ll try and make a vid for ya
Great job with working on this outboard with decent camera and editing. I was hoping to see carb adjustments...maybe the next video?
Thank you for the comment. Idk if I showed it or not but I typically for a lot of these carbs just set the idle mixture screw to 1 1/2 turns out from a seated position. Usually they run fine there and if need be just turn it in or out a 1/4 turn and you should be right where you want to be
@outboardfinatic Thanks, again! I will try the 1 1/2 turns out.
@@outboardfinaticwhich screw is it?
That kill switch is also a push button kill, you don't have to pull the lanyard
Yes I’m aware. But to demo that the physical lanyard works and dosent stick open etc. hence why I kept pulling it
My 6hp mercury doesn't have a push button kill. Gotta pull the cord.
Just purchased my aluminum boat with the same outboard. Great video.
One question i have about that light blue tube connectedto the carb. Mine doesn’t have it. Do i need to install one and where does it go from the carb?
Technically no you don’t need it. It’s just an overfill tube for the carb if it were to overflood or something like that. The hose just makes it so it goes below the cowling rather on top of the engine. But tech no you do not need it for the engine to run
@@outboardfinatic thx 🤝
I have a 2001 year of this same motor. It was given to me after it had sat unused for years and years. I've got it running good but the tell-tale seems to be thermostatically controlled, HOT water will come out of it and it "pees" in sequence with a thermostat opening and closing. I've replaced everything in the cooling system (impeller/cup/gaskets/thermostat) and blown out all the lines with the lower unit off...maybe that is how they are supposed to work?
Sounds about normal. As long as the power head dosent get to hot I wouldn’t be worried about it
Do you have any or know any videos for powerhead and or water tube removal for this motor?
I don’t if I get one in I’ll try and make a vid on it. I get a lot of motors coming through the shop so just a matter of time
You can't get a true compression reading as there's a decompressor , easy start, built in these motors. The fuel pump also needs to be well primed to work efficiently on starting. Not bad motors though.
Never knew that I appreciate the comment. Thought it was weird when I initially did the compression test but thank you for the feedback!!
Is it for sale ? What would the valy=ue be ? It looks new but must be around a 2004.
I sold it awhile ago I believe I got 650 for it if I remember correctly
Surprised on the low speed, I have the 2024 model and it hits around 19mph. Still great video…
What kinda boat you got it on? I got the 5hp on a square stern scanoe and i'm getting almost 15. Gonna keep playing with the trim, upgrade the carb, and maybe a hydrofoil
@@rootwad running a 319 skimma stacer aluminium boat. So around 3.2m and weight around 50kg
Hi there I have a issue with my outboard I'm in the UK and I'm wondering weather its worth spending the money on it is there any way you could post your email up so I can send you a video of the problem I'm having as it's a noise it making I'm trying to determine weather its worth putting the time and money on it. Its a 2009
Kind Regards
Lee
The blue line off the carb where is it connected and next on top of the carb there is one more output like the blue line on opposite side what goes into that fitting? Thanks
They are just overfill hoses for the carb
If the carb floods or something while running it’s suppose to come out and go into your lower cowling. Just an overfill hose. Not sure why they honestly have 2 of them but they are both just overfill hoses
Hi, I have the same motor and it starts well, idle well, everything is fine except when I want to run it at full speed it dies. I was thinking at a problem of carb float height, what is your opinion ?
Some sort of fuel restriction I would presume. Could be clogged filter or yes possibly a carb. Or maybe adjust you idle mixture screw a little by giving it more gas to determine if that’s the issue
Best and quickest diagnostic to do is when it’s starts dying or struggling shoot into the carb either carb and choke cleaner or ether. If it picks up when you shoot it in then you have some sort of fuel problem
@@outboardfinatic Thank you.
@@outboardfinatic I finally found that it came from the bi-pass jet. The one supposed to smoothen the move from idling to open gaz. So you were right it was a problem of richness...👈
Thanks, great vid. I have a 6hp Mariner, essentially the same engine. This year it is not idling well, cuts out and I have also ‘lost’ the low to mid range of revs, ie it drops on its own from say 1/3 revs to idle, and then cuts out after a while. Hope that makes sense. I have cleaned the carb including the main jet and nozzle. Not sure which is the pilot jet and how to clean this. Any other things to check to stop cut out on idle? Thanks
Noob question for ya here; What's the blue hose for? I see yours go to the front of the engine while I found mine to be hanging downwards unconnected, most likely is was going out of the hole underneath the engine. Could you enlighten this rookie mind? xD
It’s just an overfill hose. It was blue from someone who previously owned it before me. I just left it there cus it’s fine to use since it’s just an overfill for the carb
@@outboardfinatic That's the fastest response time ever, thanks alot buddy!! And thanks for this amazing and detailed video, you got a new subscriber for sure :)
Absolutely glad you enjoyed the videos!
Hi there, do these have a timing belt??
No they do not
how many turns air mix goes?
1 1/2 turns. Start from there. Mine was 1 1/2 but you may need to slight adjust depending on your engine. If anything it’ll be either 1 3/4 turns or 1 1/4 turns. Just gonna have to listen to your engine and see what sounds better. But 1 1/2 is usually pretty money on the spot
@@outboardfinatic in service manual its says 3 1/2 ??
WOOT !!! GG
what does the teal tube connect to?
@@llsahdowll8800 really nothing tbh. It’s just an overfill for the carb to dump out in the lower cowling of the motor if for some reason the carb started to flood
@@outboardfinatic Thank You So Much!. Just bought my first outboard motor (Mercury 6hp) Im doing an oil change and it smells like gas (is that normal) whats causing it and how can i fix it :(!
@@llsahdowll8800 not normal. More than likely what happened was engine was laying on side with carb full of gas and it leaked in the cylinders and into the oil. Do an oil change and run it and then check the oil and see if you have any gas. I’ve had this happened but when I buy a motor a lot of times they have them laying on the wrong side for a long time
@@outboardfinaticThank You 🙌! last question i promise🙏. Where did you buy the water pump impeller (if possible could you send me the link)?
www.boats.net/catalog/mercury/outboard/6hp/6hp-0r067090-thru-0r411837/gear-housing-driveshaft
Sorry i couldn't handle the music
Yea in my newer videos I addressed that issue. Especially w how loud it would play when I actually uploaded the video. Hope ya stick around and check out some of my newer stuff but I appreciate your feedback
Do bigger motors
In the future I’ll make vids on them. Currently don’t have good enough stands and limited space in my garage. Have done bigger motors in the past but before I made the channel. You’ll see all kinds of different motors on this channel as I continue to release videos
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