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Sir Stallsalot
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"I just got a "new" bo
"I just got a "new" boat. An '88 Wellcraft w/ a Mercruiser 3.7. It's a single carb set-up w/ standard ignition. During my pre-purchase ride, the seller indicated to me (and showed me) that the engine routinely stalls when taken from reverse to nuetral. It started right back up so I didn't think much about it. Other than that it ran perfectly. Everything was rebuilt 10/05.
In my first outing, I accidentally found myself at a lake which does not permit speeds over 10 mph. We ran around for an hour or so, going between 5 - 10 mph, but never putting it in nuetral. It ran great. However, upon our return to the dock, I put it in nuetral and it stalled. It wouldn't start again except at fairly high throttle. Then every time I'd go to put it in nuetral it would stall.
Any clues where I should start looking?"
"I just got a "new" boat. An '88 Wellcraft w/ a Mercruiser 3.7. It's a single carb set-up w/ standard ignition. During my pre-purchase ride, the seller indicated to me (and showed me) that the engine routinely stalls when taken from reverse to nuetral. It started right back up so I didn't think much about it. Other than that it ran perfectly. Everything was rebuilt 10/05.
In my first outing, I accidentally found myself at a lake which does not permit speeds over 10 mph. We ran around for an hour or so, going between 5 - 10 mph, but never putting it in nuetral. It ran great. However, upon our return to the dock, I put it in nuetral and it stalled. It wouldn't start again except at fairly high throttle. Then every time I'd go to put it in nuetral it would stall.
Any clues where I should start looking?"