NowThatsDamp
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Motor sat for 10 years and was given to me for free.
Motor won't run for more than 5 seconds. Acting like a 2 stroke that's starved of fuel. Motor has new fuel tank, new fuel lines, new fuel pump, and a carb that has been completely disassembled and rebuilt about 6 times. Compression and spark are good. I have the fuel bulb sitting vertical with the arrows pointing in the right direction.
I'm a very experienced garage mechanic, I've rebuilt dozens of carbs, but this is my first boat motor. I've been trying to get this thing to run for 2 days
and I'm about to give up. I'm hoping someone more experienced in the field can point me in a direction I've overlooked.
My current thoughts are perhaps the float isn't set right, but I can't find a spec anywhere. Only adjustment screw I can find is the idle adjust. Is there a way to test the fuel pump?
Motor won't run for more than 5 seconds. Acting like a 2 stroke that's starved of fuel. Motor has new fuel tank, new fuel lines, new fuel pump, and a carb that has been completely disassembled and rebuilt about 6 times. Compression and spark are good. I have the fuel bulb sitting vertical with the arrows pointing in the right direction.
I'm a very experienced garage mechanic, I've rebuilt dozens of carbs, but this is my first boat motor. I've been trying to get this thing to run for 2 days
and I'm about to give up. I'm hoping someone more experienced in the field can point me in a direction I've overlooked.
My current thoughts are perhaps the float isn't set right, but I can't find a spec anywhere. Only adjustment screw I can find is the idle adjust. Is there a way to test the fuel pump?