Mercury force

[huskie0302]

We have a 1997 mercury force motor. I know its a cheaper motor., It runs ok but when I trailer it to another lake and have the motor trimmed up it takes a bit to run. It seems like its flooded? anyone know whats going on? Thanks for the help

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Have you tried disconnecting the fuel line when trailering? I know someone who had similar problems, he said something about the carbs getting flooded when the motor was tilted up for so long.

[JosMN]

My mariner will do that from time to time. I always just unplug the fuel line and dont worry about it flooding. The pressure from the hose and the way its tilted lets fuel get past the seats and causes the flooding. Known problem on the older mercs/mariners.

[huskie0302]

I havent tried that yet, thanks for the info. When I hook it back up, pump the ball till hard? Or will that flood it?

[JosMN]

Just prime the bulb as usual, it shouldn't fluid it that fast by doing that. The problem comes from sitting for a period of time, with the pressure from the hose letting fuel pass somewhere within the carbs loading them up. Usually its the needle and seats.