Aquaman-PSD
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 11, 2012
- Messages
- 185
I am in the process of doing some motor work. I was going to get it done at a marine shop but low and behold I own a dodge and wheel bearings are pretty important... side note I would like to find the guy that designed the front end of dodge trucks and have a little chat with him... Anyway, the motor is a 93 and has been rough to start since I bought it so I know the carbs are getting to the point of rebuild. But also now when I start it on a hose it will run fine for about 1 min then die out. The primer ball looses all prime and I have to pump it back up to get the motor to start then it does the same thing. So I am assuming that the fuel pump is bad. Now I am in the position of if I really want to fix this I have to do all or some of it myself. How hard is it to rebuild the carbs on these motors? The VRO is still there and in working condition and I am pretty sure that the fuel is mixed in the carb. I have a little experience with carbs but not a whole lot so should I try it on my own? I have a feeling that the fuel pump is most likely not too difficult to change but the Marine shop told me the pump alone is around $230. I have a the manual and am thinking that I can probably do this on my own but I don't want to tear it all down just to realize I'm over my head. Any thoughts?