90Resorter
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I have a 1990 Century Resorter. It is an inboard (direct drive), 350 Chev MercCruiser, carburetor, set up. Last summer it developed an issue where after about 30 minutes on the lake, it will idle, but has no power when I try to accelerate. It restarts right away, but won't do much more than idle. This leads me to a fuel starvation theory, but what is puzzling me is that it runs fine for 20-30 minutes and after it gets warm it won't run properly. I replaced the mechanical water pump just 3 summers ago for another issue. I replaced the coil, distributor and points just 2 summers ago. Next, I plan to check the fuel tank venting by loosening the gas tank cap after the symptoms start. I'm also going to see if any of the fuel lines seem plugged due to higher solvent gas...even though I only run non-oxy, premium gas in it. Wondering if anyone has had similar issues and found the cure.