Cleaning old Mercury motor?
 

Hey everyone, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section but I have a question that I couldn't find the answer to anyplace else. I was cleaning out my dad's basement and found an old Mercury KF-7 Super 10. It's been in the my dad's basement for 20+ years and its covered in oil, grease, and dust. What is the best way to clean this baby up without damaging any of the finish on it? Also the house is being sold, and I have no place for it, so I was going to try to sell it, I have zero clue what it would be worth. Any help appreciated...

Scott, P.

Cleaning old Mercury motor?
 

On Sun, 15 May 2016 18:41:18 +0100, spcbr01
wrote:


Hey everyone, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section but I have a
question that I couldn't find the answer to anyplace else. I was
cleaning out my dad's basement and found an old Mercury KF-7 Super 10.
It's been in the my dad's basement for 20+ years and its covered in oil,
grease, and dust. What is the best way to clean this baby up without
damaging any of the finish on it? Also the house is being sold, and I
have no place for it, so I was going to try to sell it, I have zero clue
what it would be worth. Any help appreciated...

Scott, P.

Citrus soap like Simple Green is pretty benign and does a good job on
oil and dirt. Then you can shine the cases up a bit with something
like Armor all.
Getting it running may take a carburetor rebuild if it wasn't drained
and winterized but those old motors are pretty simple and there is not
a lot that goes wrong with them. Be aware the old ones want more oil
than the normal 50:1 so be sure what the mix is before you crank it
up. There may be a label somewhere.

Cleaning old Mercury motor?
 

There must be a serial number stamped on it somewhere.
I have a 60 year old British Seagull that ran just fine last time I tried. Trouble is, it took 10:1 gas oil ratio which meant a blue cloud overhead when motoring and being chocked by your own fumes when the wind was from behind. If I needed a small motor I'd buy a nice new clean quiet one.

Cleaning old Mercury motor?
 

On 5/15/2016 4:11 PM, True North wrote:
it took 10:1 gas oil ratio which meant a blue cloud overhead when motoring and being chocked by your own fumes when the wind was from behind.

Chocked? Really?
I suppose you choke down your dock lines.

Cleaning old Mercury motor?
 

True North wrote:
There must be a serial number stamped on it somewhere.
I have a 60 year old British Seagull that ran just fine last time I tried. Trouble is, it took 10:1 gas oil ratio which meant a blue cloud overhead when motoring and being chocked by your own fumes when the wind was from behind. If I needed a small motor I'd buy a nice new clean quiet one.

"Chocked", Don? Really? Will you let the typos go now?