[Rhodes22-list] Mercury Service Manual & Operations &Maintenance Manual

[Saroj Gilbert]

That info is in the user manual so I didn't bother looking in the service manual. 

The oil mixture is 50:1; they recommend Quicksilver NMMA ceertified TC-WII or TC-W3 2-cycle outboard oil or another brand at the same rating if Quicksilver is unavailable.  That breaks down to:
2.6 oz per gallen; 8 oz per 3 gallons, etc.

Spark plug gap depends on which you use.  The two recommended are:
  a.. NGK BP8HS-15 the gap setting is .060" or 1.5mm;
  b.. NGK BP8H-N-10 the gap setting is .040" or 1.0mm;
My Mercury 9.9 is approx 15 years old and works great with fresh gas & oil.  It started after a few pulls on Sunday and purred along the entire time I was driving over to the ramp (30 mins or so) and it had been sitting for 9 months or so.  It probably would have started quicker had I realized I hadn't pulled the choke out all the way.  I did prime it some by making a couple of pulls with the "run" switch off.

Hope this helps.

Saroj


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PBR" <pbryanriley at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mercury Service Manual & Operations &Maintenance Manual


> Thanks Saroj,  I was recently looking to see if anyone had a .pdf of manual
> applicable to my 1989 2 stroke 8HP merc.  I dropped it off Friday for
> professional service (carb and maybe impeller).  I wanted to confirm the
> spark gap and oil mixture ratio.  I'm sure the shop will tell me that but if
> your manual applies it would be nice for you to confirm those for me.
> Thanks again.
> -Patrick
> 
> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:18 AM, Saroj Gilbert <saroj at pathfind.net> wrote:
> 
>> I just came across these manuals while clearing out my Hampton house.  I
>> remember someone looking for them.  I'll include them with my boat when it
>> sells (including one or both of the Mercury motors), but if someone wants a
>> few pages copied, I could do that for you.
>>
>> Saroj
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