Hello all!! I'm new to the forum and hope you can help with my situation. I recently purchased a 2000 F-100 carburated engine. Very clean with low hours, just been setting up for a long time. I took the engine to a mechanic for a complete carb rebuild, figured it probably had ethenol sitting in the carbs. Got the engine back after the rebuild and it ran good first time out, just sputterd a little when I wend from idle to run, but high speed was good. Took it back to the mechanic and told him to completely change all the old fuel lines. He did, but also told me that this engine had very small jets and was problematic. He said that if I didn't run this engine at least once per week, that I'd always have problems with it, he also said that I should sell it and buy a fuel injected version. Well, I've owned many carburated outboards and have had NO problems, at least with carburators. Now, the engine will idle (rough), but won't make the transion to high/run, it just dies out. I'm into this engine $1300 just for repairs, should I give up and buy a new one, OR should I insist that he get it running?? I just don't want to pour money in a problematic engine. This thing looks brand new under the cowling, hate to just give up on it.
Thoughts/comments are greatly appreciated!!
Thoughts/comments are greatly appreciated!!