So I had issues with getting my outboard to idle and stay running and finally broke down and rebuilt the carbs. Now the boat runs and idles much better but at higher sustained rpms the engine will seem to lose power and kill itself. I was also having issues where I would be on the water and have the throttle wide open and be moving very slowly (probably around 10mph). I did take the cover off the engine and verify that the throttle was wide open at the carburetor. I figured I had a fuel issue so I rebuilt the fuel pump, changed the screen out at the fuel pump, replaced the fuel lines, line from carb to carb, and the line from the cylinder to the fuel pump. I also cleaned the screen filter out that is attached to the fuel line that drops into the fuel tank. I put a fresh tank of gas (6 gallons gas, 50:1 mixture marine 2-cycle oil, and 6 oz Seafoam) in (the other gas was pretty new but just to be thorough) and continue to have issues with the engine dying at high sustained rpms. Also the boat still refuses to really accelerate when on the water even with the throttle wide open.
Any thoughts??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ecH0tjol0&feature=youtu.be
Above is a video I took. I am sitting in the back of the boat because I was trying to watch the fuel going into the carbs. I know I probably shouldn't be running the engine this hard on muffs but I am trying to figure out what the problem is. The beginning and end of the video demonstrate the issues best. In the middle I was kinda playing with the throttle.
Any thoughts??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ecH0tjol0&feature=youtu.be
Above is a video I took. I am sitting in the back of the boat because I was trying to watch the fuel going into the carbs. I know I probably shouldn't be running the engine this hard on muffs but I am trying to figure out what the problem is. The beginning and end of the video demonstrate the issues best. In the middle I was kinda playing with the throttle.