3.5 hp Mercury review

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@veryrudeguy 4 ай бұрын

Best review hands down

@BuckcreekTV 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Willie_MN Жыл бұрын

Small add to your suggestion to shut the fuel off and run dry.... Try to RE-start it with the Choke on. If you can catch it when it starts to die, use the choke by applying it just enough to keep it running, keep this up until it only runs on full choke. THEN it will have removed the MOST fuel from the Carb and other fuel system parts. I suggest ONLY using fuel WITHOUT any Ethanol! Add Sta-Bil to all fuel used and you will have MANY less visited to the repair shop for fuel related issues! Also.... HEAT & TIME are Gasoline's WORST enemy's! The Higher the Temp, the shorter the life of the fuel! Add time and it goes bad quick! GREAT Video! Thanks!

@BuckcreekTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the additional feedback glad you enjoyed it!

@baliramdas2999 Ай бұрын

Sir, why vaiverate out board 3.5 mercury engine

@BuckcreekTV Ай бұрын

I am not certain

@Bushman-j4p 5 ай бұрын

Can you start (or at least pull the rope) when it's in gear?

@BuckcreekTV 5 ай бұрын

@@Bushman-j4p yes I can

@gilg2560 7 ай бұрын

Nice! What boat do you use for? What is the fastest that have gotten it to go?

@BuckcreekTV 7 ай бұрын

@@gilg2560 i use it on a 10ft bass raider and 7-8mph perfect for my needs

@TiagoFigueiredo1 9 ай бұрын

Great video, by the way do you have recoomendation for a tiller extension arm for this model ? Regards from Europe

@BuckcreekTV 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I don't personally have an extension for mine. However, I have a few products from brocraft that have held up very well and they sell one. Here is a link to their extension hope it helps:) amzn.to/44emMtX

@gregcrabb3497 8 ай бұрын

I had one. Bought it new. Used it for several years...then the carb clogged. They don't come with fuel filters in the lines! Would have prevented the problem. Next one will be EFI for sure. We got about 8 mph in a 14 ft aluminum Jon boat with two men, A cooler, trolling motor, and a battery. At wide open throttle it would run about 44 minutes before needing to refill gas tank.

@BuckcreekTV 8 ай бұрын

That sounds awesome! I'm going to have to fix the car again. I bought a brand new one and that didn't do the job. I wonder if there's junk in the fuel system? That's the next step in line for me

@rmagistr 7 ай бұрын

I am new to boating. I just ordered a 14-footer PortaBote which has a max load capacity of 701 lbs. Can this 3.5HP handle a 570 lbs combined weight?

@BuckcreekTV 7 ай бұрын

Hey, yes it should be. It won't be very fast but it will get you where you need to go. If the boat is rated for more power it wouldn't hurt to step up to a 5hp

@rmagistr 7 ай бұрын

@@BuckcreekTV I ordered a 14-foot PortaBote and they recommend up to 6HP Outboard motor.

@BuckcreekTV 7 ай бұрын

@@rmagistr That sounds good, I would personally spring for the 6hp

@VernonPerdue 4 ай бұрын

You must be very fortunate to have a motor that will cold start on 3 pulls. Mine is brand new. It takes 10 to 15 pulls on cold start. You said yours had not been started in approx 24 to 48 hrs. There must have been fuel still in the carb. When I run the the fuel out after shutting the fuel off and letting it sit for a week or so, it will not start that easy. I'm not the only one. Several have converted theirs over to external tanks just so they can prime the carb.

@BuckcreekTV 4 ай бұрын

I did still have fuel in the lines and the carb I know exactly what you're referring to for long-term storage i.e. a month or longer I do drain the carb and I am in the same boat it takes several pulls for the fuel pump to push enough fuel to the carburetor before it'll start.

@Pleipoy 2 ай бұрын

I have big problems with cold starting. The engine refuses to start without Quick start spray.

@carlitodidthat 8 ай бұрын

I have a 2.5hp n it looks exactly the same. Do you know the difference between them

@BuckcreekTV 8 ай бұрын

Not off the top of my head but if I had to guess likely just the carb. I know the 3.5 can be upgraded to 5 horsepower. If you buy a new car for it possibly the same for the 2.5 but that's a guess

@carlitodidthat 8 ай бұрын

@BuckcreekTV yea thats what ive heard but nothing set in stone yet

@carpecapture2772 9 ай бұрын

Hello, are you still satisfied with your engine?

@BuckcreekTV 9 ай бұрын

Not really, I am having issues . I have read on several forums that there are flooding issues which I am experiencing and have not resolved by first cleaning the original carb and then replacing it. It hasn't run properly since I placed it on the boat. It runs at full throttle for 30 seconds then floods out.

@carmineangelino7479 9 ай бұрын

Strano. Io lo porto sempre a manetta

@ccrotser52 9 ай бұрын

@@BuckcreekTVUpgrade it to the 5hp conversion kit. Apparently they run very well with the 5hp rated carburetor and aluminum propeller. Hopefully that helps!

@BuckcreekTV 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!