schmidty25
New member
First off Hi, I'm new to the forums here and just purchased my first boat. It's a 16' Carolina skiff with the above engine on it. I rebuilt the carbs, New thermostat, new diaphrams and gaskets on the side of the bottom carb and also the pump, changed waterpump, and lower unit oil.
The engine runs good when above half throttle but down low at idle it makes a chirp noise and will rapidly shut off. I've raised the idle and also adjusted the position of the black box on the side off the engine. This helped out but the engine still makes this noise and will shut off during idle. I've also checked all electrical wires found one that was badly frayed and repaired it. Also there was a inline fuse that was blown, fixed that. It seems when I take the plug off the bottom cylinder and let the top two run It wont squeak and idles fine but will occasionally run rough. I am wondering if it is the bottom piston making the noise, but why wouldn't it make it all the time like when given full throttle? anyway here are the videos if anyone has any input I would appreciate it before I start tearing this thing apart.
The engine runs good when above half throttle but down low at idle it makes a chirp noise and will rapidly shut off. I've raised the idle and also adjusted the position of the black box on the side off the engine. This helped out but the engine still makes this noise and will shut off during idle. I've also checked all electrical wires found one that was badly frayed and repaired it. Also there was a inline fuse that was blown, fixed that. It seems when I take the plug off the bottom cylinder and let the top two run It wont squeak and idles fine but will occasionally run rough. I am wondering if it is the bottom piston making the noise, but why wouldn't it make it all the time like when given full throttle? anyway here are the videos if anyone has any input I would appreciate it before I start tearing this thing apart.