Cadences-DE
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Hello,
I am new to this forum and not the expert with outboard engines, so I hope I can find some help here.
I have bought a 9 years old, little used Tohatsu MFS 3.5 with my sailing boat and I have a little bit problems with the motor. Starting is often difficult, the power is not really as expected (and getting weaker), especially when the engine is warm. I have tried to clean the carburetor, that helped a little bit. But not for al one time. For me, it looks like somebody else have already tried to „repair“ the carburettor, because some parts look a little mit scratched/damaged to me. After stopping the engine, there is immediately coming fuel out of the engine, so I think the little plastic box swimming in the carburator is not ok anymore. Sorry for the bad explanation, English is not good enough and I don’t know enough about carburators.
I think the best idea for me as a „newbie“ will be to change the whole carburator, not to try to repair it. And I think it is even cheaper to buy a new carburator, instead looking for a service / outboard repair, here in the Caribbean they offered me a price app. 100-150 US-$ just to „check and clean“ the Engine, with no parts changed. So I think a new carburator will cost the same - or even less.
I have found the very expensive original carburator (180 US-$), and this replacement at amazon, saying it will work for the 3.5 MFS as well.
https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07XZ6GBX8
Anybody here that can confirm I can. Use this carburator? That would be great!
I am new to this forum and not the expert with outboard engines, so I hope I can find some help here.
I have bought a 9 years old, little used Tohatsu MFS 3.5 with my sailing boat and I have a little bit problems with the motor. Starting is often difficult, the power is not really as expected (and getting weaker), especially when the engine is warm. I have tried to clean the carburetor, that helped a little bit. But not for al one time. For me, it looks like somebody else have already tried to „repair“ the carburettor, because some parts look a little mit scratched/damaged to me. After stopping the engine, there is immediately coming fuel out of the engine, so I think the little plastic box swimming in the carburator is not ok anymore. Sorry for the bad explanation, English is not good enough and I don’t know enough about carburators.
I think the best idea for me as a „newbie“ will be to change the whole carburator, not to try to repair it. And I think it is even cheaper to buy a new carburator, instead looking for a service / outboard repair, here in the Caribbean they offered me a price app. 100-150 US-$ just to „check and clean“ the Engine, with no parts changed. So I think a new carburator will cost the same - or even less.
I have found the very expensive original carburator (180 US-$), and this replacement at amazon, saying it will work for the 3.5 MFS as well.
https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07XZ6GBX8
Anybody here that can confirm I can. Use this carburator? That would be great!