Hello All,
I have an older (not sure year) 9.8 that is giving me fits. It was on a sailboat i purchased and ran great for the 1st 2 years. Then last year, it started to lose power and almost die when motoring. (Fuel starvation?)
So, I removed the carb, and after removing all parts soaked for a bit, then put into a ultrasonic cleaner to get last bits of gunk. I purchased a rebuild kit, but it was nothing more than a few gaskets, float and float-needle.
I put all back together, and tried motor. Seems it did not help much. Idles GREAT, but as soon as I put into gear, it almost dies. When throttling up, it has almost no power.
What might it be, float height? The float seems to be non-adjustable. Spark? Idle is great.. Fuel pump?
Anyone who can help, please let me know what to do next.
Thanks for listening.
Wayne
I have an older (not sure year) 9.8 that is giving me fits. It was on a sailboat i purchased and ran great for the 1st 2 years. Then last year, it started to lose power and almost die when motoring. (Fuel starvation?)
So, I removed the carb, and after removing all parts soaked for a bit, then put into a ultrasonic cleaner to get last bits of gunk. I purchased a rebuild kit, but it was nothing more than a few gaskets, float and float-needle.
I put all back together, and tried motor. Seems it did not help much. Idles GREAT, but as soon as I put into gear, it almost dies. When throttling up, it has almost no power.
What might it be, float height? The float seems to be non-adjustable. Spark? Idle is great.. Fuel pump?
Anyone who can help, please let me know what to do next.
Thanks for listening.
Wayne