Any1 know how to get the top cover of a murcury.

samage, May 29, 11:09am
out board motor! its got a clip i undone but it wont lift up, is it on a hinge! and ;looks like i needa disconect the choke. how is this done! cheers

jerichord, May 29, 1:32pm
lift and , keep tilting itback to clear the pull start, keep going untill it unhooks

samage, May 29, 1:40pm
yeah but the choke lever comes up through the top of it. does it needa be disonected!

bigracket, May 29, 4:05pm
Huh ! cable goes through the top cover ! never seen that before.

bigracket, May 29, 4:12pm
Choke usually is set into the cast part of the motor and is clamped to it with a plate and a couple of bolts, the lid usually sits above the choke cable, and all the other cables for that matter.

busdriverman, Apr 16, 3:15am
I remember Dad had a mercury 50hp manual start and it had a choke knob that came up thru the top cover. I seem to remember that it had to be disconnected somehow to get the top cover off, but I can't remember how, sorry.