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Merc 50 engine won't stay running
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:17 am
by mabrown
Hi all,
I'm attempting to start my 2005 Merc 50 4 stroke and it will run for about 2-5 seconds then just cut out. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what could be the problem?
Thanks
M.A.Brown
USN Vet
Re: Merc 50 engine won't stay running
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:34 am
by curtiscapk
1. Is your vent opened on your tank? 2. Clogged fuel filter? 3. Dirty Carbs?
Re: Merc 50 engine won't stay running
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 4:59 pm
by NonHyphenAmerican
Gunked up gas?
Re: Merc 50 engine won't stay running
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:29 pm
by LongLakeLegacy
Did you put sea foam or stabilizer through it in the fall?
Re: Merc 50 engine won't stay running
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 10:08 am
by dunny961
Not sure if this will help but my 90 Merc had a bad fuel level sensor in the fuel pump housing that made it flood out. It mostly would just run a few seconds and die. If you could ever give it some throttle before it died, it would run at wot. But it would never idle.
Re: Merc 50 engine won't stay running
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 12:01 pm
by Capt Sully
