CARB # 334331-AP
I Just bought a used boat that hadn't been in the water in 14yrs! fun fun fun...
When i tilt the outboard UP, I noticed some fuel spills out of the throats of the top carb. Reading some forums, i guess a little leakage is normal. That said, the amount i was experiencing made me a little uncomfortable so i decided to rebuild the carb.
When removing the carbs, I noticed 2 of the inlet barbs were broken. These are the inlet barbs that connect hose to the Fuel Primer/Choke cylinder. I also noticed the small fuel hoses that lead to those barbs were plugged with small screw. Now upon cold starting this engine, It does take a while (Sometimes up to 7-10 attempts at start) and i'm wondering if this might be part of the reason. Once the engine is warmed up, it starts quickly on the first attempt.
My understanding is that this inlet barb is a part that is pressed into the carb and may NOT be sold individually. But, because I usually like things to work the way they were intended, if I can, i'd like to get them fixed.
Is this a part that Evinrude/OMC sells individually?
Is there a company that you know of, in San Diego/SoCal, that may fix these? I'm also going to ask my local Evinrude dealer tomorrow.
Is it worth fixing in your opinion? OR, other than the hard/cold starts will the engine run as it's intended?
And lastly, what do the two last digits in my carb serial # mean? I noticed the top carb has a 'KO' suffix and the second and third carb have a 'AP' suffix.
Thanks for your responses.
This forum is amazing!
I Just bought a used boat that hadn't been in the water in 14yrs! fun fun fun...
When i tilt the outboard UP, I noticed some fuel spills out of the throats of the top carb. Reading some forums, i guess a little leakage is normal. That said, the amount i was experiencing made me a little uncomfortable so i decided to rebuild the carb.
When removing the carbs, I noticed 2 of the inlet barbs were broken. These are the inlet barbs that connect hose to the Fuel Primer/Choke cylinder. I also noticed the small fuel hoses that lead to those barbs were plugged with small screw. Now upon cold starting this engine, It does take a while (Sometimes up to 7-10 attempts at start) and i'm wondering if this might be part of the reason. Once the engine is warmed up, it starts quickly on the first attempt.
My understanding is that this inlet barb is a part that is pressed into the carb and may NOT be sold individually. But, because I usually like things to work the way they were intended, if I can, i'd like to get them fixed.
Is this a part that Evinrude/OMC sells individually?
Is there a company that you know of, in San Diego/SoCal, that may fix these? I'm also going to ask my local Evinrude dealer tomorrow.
Is it worth fixing in your opinion? OR, other than the hard/cold starts will the engine run as it's intended?
And lastly, what do the two last digits in my carb serial # mean? I noticed the top carb has a 'KO' suffix and the second and third carb have a 'AP' suffix.
Thanks for your responses.
This forum is amazing!