2 stroke Mercury 60 problems

Is it hard to rebuild the carbs or would you recommend bringing it somewhere?

i have a 2002 75 hp Merc. Mine was doing roughly the same thing. I brought it to Jerry Laloux's Outboard Shop in Gonzales. He will check compression before he does anything else. At that point he will go thru your motor and let you know what's needed to fix it.

It cost me right at $400 for a complete tune up. His shop number is 225-644-3797.
He is an expert in his craft and absolutely honest and straight forward. Hope this helps!!

Thanks for the recommendation. I've kind of been looking for a new mechanic. I used to use greenwell springs marine. Don't get me wrong, they did great work, just extremely pricey and the guy who runs it isn't very personable at all.

Well, just heard back from the mechanic on what the problem is. Apparently the liner on the inside of the fuel hose came undone in little pieces and was scattered throughout the fuel system. After doing a little research, this looks to be a pretty common problem on Mercury motors.

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So...what exactly is the benefit of this ethanol? Seems to cause problems in everything it is used in.

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Without starting a 60 page thread on the politics board, lets just say farmers and producers of ethanol manufacturing have good lobbyists.

It doesnt do anything but harm to the things it goes in.

I have a 60 HP 4 stroke at the lake house that lost all fuel pressure and bogged down to about the same speed. Figured fuel line was bad because bulb wouldn't get hard. replaced the fuel line. Now it is trying to turn over but won't even fricking start. Pulled filter out yesterday and it has water in the gas. Going to try and flush it out today. I'm filling it with tannerite if it won't start

Ethanol gas was forced on us, and as a direct result many people had problems with their small engines.

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seems like this would be a slam dunk.

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wouldn't get hard

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Anywho, don't know if you guys heard, but I read to be considered ethanol free, it only has to be 6% or less.

I still use it in my boats and lawn gear, but also use ring free and stabil marine.

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And I've been on two boats with yamahas that broke down offshore. So what? Maintenance is required on every outboard, especially one that is 14 years old.

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I was on 3 Yamaha powered boats last week and they all have major engine problems. Triple F350s with power heads corroding internally and a blown lower unit, an F300 with a thrust bearing on its way out requiring power head replacement and an F150 whose owner neglected valve train service and will require power head replacement. What should that tell me about Yamaha?

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Well, just heard back from the mechanic on what the problem is. Apparently the liner on the inside of the fuel hose came undone in little pieces and was scattered throughout the fuel system. After doing a little research, this looks to be a pretty common problem on Mercury motors.

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Sounds like you got the issue resolved. Ethanol destroying the inner lining of fuel line if not a brand specific issue. Mercury is not the only brand who suffers from the devestating effects of ethanol. Just this year alone we have replaced fuel lines and cleaned fuel systems on Mercury, Suzuki, Yamaha, Tohatsu, Johnson/Evinrude, Honda, and even some sterndrives. Several had "ethanol resistant" fuel line, but still failed and required replacement.