Hi all,
In the attached picture, the circled item is broken on my starboard side carb (the picture is of the "unbroken" port side carb). On the starboard side the plastic bracket on the part broke, so it's just hanging free. What is it and what does it do? 1985 Quadrajet on a Crusader 454 CID.
Background: All summer I've been dealing with a hard start issue, which I had planned to address in the off-season. After my boat has been sitting unused for more than a few days, the starboard side requires a manual shot of fuel down the carb in order to start. After that, it starts and runs fine all day long and for a couple of days afterwards. Give it a week of sitting though, and it needs the squirt of fuel again.
A few days ago however, I gave it the fuel squirt "trick" and it started and ran for about a minute, then died. I was never able to get it started again. I started poking around and noticed the broken part in the picture. Now I'm curious if this broken part was the cause of my summer starting woes all along, or if I have multiple issues going on. And, what changed now?
Other thoughts:
1. As an attempt at a quick fix on the day, I zip-tied the broken part back in place, but no luck starting the engine.
2. There is no fuel delivered by the accelerator pump.
3. Earlier in the summer, I did a full throttle run for approximately 2 minutes with no problems, so I think I can rule out a fuel pump issue?In the attached picture, the circled item is broken on my starboard side carb (the picture is of the "unbroken" port side carb). On the starboard side the plastic bracket on the part broke, so it's just hanging free. What is it and what does it do? 1985 Quadrajet on a Crusader 454 CID.
Background: All summer I've been dealing with a hard start issue, which I had planned to address in the off-season. After my boat has been sitting unused for more than a few days, the starboard side requires a manual shot of fuel down the carb in order to start. After that, it starts and runs fine all day long and for a couple of days afterwards. Give it a week of sitting though, and it needs the squirt of fuel again.
A few days ago however, I gave it the fuel squirt "trick" and it started and ran for about a minute, then died. I was never able to get it started again. I started poking around and noticed the broken part in the picture. Now I'm curious if this broken part was the cause of my summer starting woes all along, or if I have multiple issues going on. And, what changed now?
Other thoughts:
1. As an attempt at a quick fix on the day, I zip-tied the broken part back in place, but no luck starting the engine.
2. There is no fuel delivered by the accelerator pump.
Thoughts? Thanks all!