I recently bought a boat, it was sitting for about 4 years. I rebuilt the carb,fuel pump and replaced all the hoses. Took to the lake, primed the bulb. it filled the cylinders up with fuel making it vapor lock. Pulled plugs spun over got all fuel out. Put plugs back in cranked and idled fine. (This has happened 2 lake trips now) Out to the big water, wide open the little engine sings. about 3/4 throttle it will surge up and down now and again. wide open, no surge at all. It has some kind of electric primer solenoid with a red arrow on it. Should I not have to pump the bulb up if this solenoid is working and I leave the fuel line hooked up to the engine between trips to the lake?
when you pump the bulb you can actually hear gas going into the intake manifold, bypassing the carb. Could it be bypassing the solenoid? It starts right up after it warmed up and idles perfectly, and runs fantastic wide open, but at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle its like a roller coaster ride. Any Ideas anyone?
when you pump the bulb you can actually hear gas going into the intake manifold, bypassing the carb. Could it be bypassing the solenoid? It starts right up after it warmed up and idles perfectly, and runs fantastic wide open, but at 1/2 to 3/4 throttle its like a roller coaster ride. Any Ideas anyone?