1984 50 hp Mercury carb issues

[steplift20]

My 1984 50 hp outboard is shooting gas out from the top but since it's a side mount it's coming out from the side that would be the top
When it's at mid to full throttle it's ok but at idle it leaks bad and stalls
Is there anything I can do without removing the carb?
I put in a full can of seafoam to 2 gallons of gas and am running it with that hoping it would free up what is sticking,but do far all it does is smoke a lot
Any suggestions?

[phatdaddy]

Not familiar with that engine,
How many carbs and cylinders?

Never had much luck with mechanic in a can solutions, sounds like you need to pull carb and clean needle and seat.

Usually its easier to pull them all at once and clean them all.

[steplift20]

2 carbs. 4 cylinders.
Hey phat,I haven't seen spareparts post anything lately, is he ok?

[phatdaddy]

Yeah I noticed he was MIA, also. Hope he s just super busy.

Not sure if that s a true Merc or a rebadged Yamaha, but I d just pull the carbs and clean them out. Should just be undo the choke and throttle linkage, then undo both carbs off the manifold and remove with the sync linkage still on them. Once you get them off, then break apart.

Probably a couple hundred YouTube videos to help you. I would go with OEM parts if you need to replace any.

[steplift20]

Dam Phat,you make it sound easy, I wish I had your talent and spares too
I think what I'm going to do is remove the bowl and see if the float is stuck, that's about the most I feel comfortable with. After that ,I will bring it to a Mercury shop
First one guy at the Mercury shop said we can't do it cause it's a old (1984) outboard then I ask the mechanic and he said sure ,bring it down. I will let you know how I make out.
I hope spare is just busy ,nothing else .
Going out for fluke and blue fish tomorrow and weakfish too,yep weakfish.

[phatdaddy]

Good luck