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Mercury 50 - Emergency Safety Features and Hazard Awareness

Mercury 50
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CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS
The carburetors have been cal~brated and
pre
-
set at factory to provide best perfornl-
ance under normal conditions. However,
extreme changes in weather and/or eleva
-
tion may necessitate further carburetor
adjustment.
IMPORTANT: To maintain peak engine
performance when operating at HIGHER
ELEVATIONS, it will be necessary to in
-
stall a LEANER fixed high speed jet. (See
your authorized service facility.)
LOW SPEED MIXTURE
1
Pre
-
set lo* speed mixture screws as fol
-
lows:
A
Lightly tighten screw
-
turn clockwise
Start engine
Allow to run at IDLE for
several
minutt s
With engine
kt IDLE, shift to FORWARD
GEAR.
2 Turn scrcd counterclockwrse untll
engine starts
1,
"
load
-
up
"
or fire unevenly
(TOO
RlCH
I
3
Slowly t'~ n screw clockwfse untrl
engrne fires
a!
eqly anti RPM Increases
Cont~nue tun, ng clock wlse until RPM de
-
creases and
c
~g~ne misfires (TOO LEAN)
Set low
spero rnixture screw at polnt mid
-
way betwreri
-00
RILH and TOO LEAN
When in
dould, set s,ightly RICH rather
than TOO LEk
N
B
Back
-
out screw
1
-
1/4
turns counter
-
clockwise.
TRAILERING BOAT10 TBOARD
When trallerlng or transporting the boat/ If ddequata rodd cleardnce presents a
outboard.
~t
IS
recommended that outboard problem, placf3outboard In full tilt
-
up posl-
remain In normal operating pos~t~on tion and placr a surtable block of wood
between sw
vel bracket and clamp
ACAUTloN
brackets Low :r outboard to rest on block
Tilt lock mechanism (on non power trtm
models) is NOT intended to support out
-
board durtng trailering. Damage to boat or
outboard could occur
if
add~tional support
is not used.

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