OK, so I have finally gotten round to working on the engine for my restoration.
Based on the serial number and according to the manufacturer, I have a 1994 Mercury 100 2-stroke.
Question:
When I move the shift linkage forward and turn the flywheel, the prop shaft rotates as top to starboard, as I believe it should. When I move the linkage aft, the prop shaft rotates the other way. Seems proper. However, I cannot seem to find a spot where the flywheel turns but not the shaft, which I would think should happen when the controls are in neutral.
Am I just not finding the sweet spot or is there a problem?
Any help is greatly appreciated. What follows is why I ask what is likely a stupid question to most of you and will be asking many more.
Full disclosure: I have enough mechanical aptitude to take an oil refinery apart and put it back together and I have two building trades in my resume but I am not much of an engine mechanic. That said, I have never let not knowing what I am doing stop me from a project.
I acquired the engine from a friend in trade for doing some work on his house and then he turned out to be not much of a friend. I have no idea whether the engine actually runs but I am determined to try until it does or I need to spend more money than it is worth.
