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"Hello everyone, I just found
"Hello everyone, I just found the forum today. I'm hoping someone will shed some insight into my recent problem. I have a 2001 4.3 GL/SX Volvo/Penta motor that will not run at idle or runs extremely rough before dying. At 1/2 throttle or more, in neutral, it runs fine, but as soon as I back it off it runs rough or dies. The engine ran great last week, but I had it sit for a few days before taking it out again. It was dieseling a little, but I thought it was bad fuel. Now- When the engine runs there is a ton of black smoke, but it sounds fine at highter RPM. Any advice would be appreciated.
I did:
- replace fuel filter
- clean and reconnect air filter
- verify distributor is tight
- use Heet to suck up any water in fuel
Thanks!"
"Hello everyone, I just found the forum today. I'm hoping someone will shed some insight into my recent problem. I have a 2001 4.3 GL/SX Volvo/Penta motor that will not run at idle or runs extremely rough before dying. At 1/2 throttle or more, in neutral, it runs fine, but as soon as I back it off it runs rough or dies. The engine ran great last week, but I had it sit for a few days before taking it out again. It was dieseling a little, but I thought it was bad fuel. Now- When the engine runs there is a ton of black smoke, but it sounds fine at highter RPM. Any advice would be appreciated.
I did:
- replace fuel filter
- clean and reconnect air filter
- verify distributor is tight
- use Heet to suck up any water in fuel
Thanks!"