Quote Originally Posted by SpeckWick View Post
Thanks for the help. My neighbor has offered to help me/show me how to get the carb off and rebuild it so hopefully next time I won't be totally lost when a problem arrises. I'll try the Seafoam stuff, too. I'll add some now, then once we get the carb rebuilt I'll start using it regularly. Question is how long has this problem been going on? I've been thinking I had the weakest 40 HP motor on the water and it may just be a carb issue all along. Thanks again for all the help. This site is the best.
Them 40 merc when tuned and tweaked right are not weak motors at all.