92 honda 30 HP

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Old faithful finally gave me some trouble. Put boat in water after extended period. Started no problem and ran great but bottom carb was leaking fuel. Tapped a few times with screw driver handle did the trick. Motor starts and runs great to 3000 rpm. Thought it might be a carb problem but noticed something funny with remote throttle. When the engine is running and in gear forward/reverse the throttle linkage will not run to the stop (max power). When motor shut down and throttle pushed to max it goes all the way? Could this be a remote throttle issue?
 

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Re: 92 honda 30 HP

Forgot to mention- Changed plugs, drained carbs, new gas, new filter-same result
 

RadarRick

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Re: 92 honda 30 HP

I can't help with the linkage question, but if the carb leaks gas persistently and if you temporarily fix it by tapping on it, I'd say the carb float and/or float valve needs servicing. I'd remove the bowl and see what's going on.
 
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