Captain Quint
New member
I have a 1996 Mercruiser 7.4L Bravo 2.  It ran great in November after replacing the fuel pump, fuel line from filter to carburator, and put in new spark plugs, sat for about a month but haven't been able to start it since. It wants to start, will run great for thirty seconds if you put a little gas in the carburator or on fumes from starter fluid, but once thats gone it stops. Its like it is starved for fuel.  Replaced the fuel/water seperator filter, filled it with gas when I screwed it back on. Thought maybe there is an additional filter somewhere in fuel system that I am not familiar with that may be clogged. I feel like its a simple "stupid" fix that will resolve the issue, but I need a list of possibilites to try before I tear this carburator apart and clean it.