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What causes a flooded carb

stockman

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Hello to all I have a 1988 mer

Hello to all I have a 1988 merc sterndrive 4.3 l 6cly. I was riding around a lake for an hour with about 1/4 to 1/8 tank of gas 16 gal tank doing 25 mph pulling a tube with 3 teens in it . I stopped to change teens in the tube and put the boat in neutral it stalle and became flooded I could smell gas . It took about 7 tries and 10 min to get it started again . This is the second time this season this happened. Im am new to boating any advice would be helpful. A big thanks To all of you. Dave R
 
Worn needle and seat and float

Worn needle and seat and float out of adjustment a little or water logged.
 
"wow a lot of parts , I think

"wow a lot of parts , I think I will have to take it to the marina. I can do some stuff but not this . I hope it is ok till then. A Big Thank You to Guy DaveR"
 
"Hey Guy
I had the exact same


"Hey Guy
I had the exact same experience the other day, tubing, stopped to pick up tuber, and it stalled and wouldn't start for 10 minutes or so. What do you mean by waterlogged?"
 
"I had the same problem, rebui

"I had the same problem, rebuild kit About #70.00 cheap fix.
Waterlogged, water sits in bowl gas on top, won't let the gas into plmenium tubes to atomize."
 
"What do you mean by water

"What do you mean by waterlogged?"

The float gets heavy if it absorbs moisture or fuel.
 
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