force 120 carb leak

free151

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Hello first off i have 2 problems. First off the carb on my force 120 engine leaks when i shut off the motor, like it pours out what is left in the carb from what im seeing. as i can tell it does not leak when the motor is on although i may be wrong and just cant tell. Do you think it just needs to be cleaned or rebuild the carbs. Or do i have a more serious problem. My 2nd problem is that over the years i have been readjusting the idle for when it starts rough and not my throttle linkage is way off. When the carbs open up the throttle handle position is nearly maxed out to full but im maybe only gettin the carbs open halfway. Now im pretty sure there is a small adjustment inside the motor housing but it needs to be adjusted a lot more. When i took the boat out a bit back the power would only go to a certain point maybe 10 mph then after a few mins it would kick in and boom we'd be hittin 35. Any help is appreciated. Thx
 

jerryjerry05

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Re: force 120 carb leak

Buy a manual.Look for Frank A's link to a link and sinc.
Do a comp/spark test.Then check the fuel pump diaphram.

New plugs.Air screws out 1 and 1/8th turn.Idle 750 in gear in the water.
Check the gas for water(water/fuel seperating filter).
 
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