trobin0406
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- May 31, 2016
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- 33
The forum here has been a great help with my boat. I finally put on a new alternator and it seemed to solve alot of my problems. The only problem left is after cruising we stop for a few mins. I always leave the blower motor on and when I go to start it will sometimes be hard to start and other times it will start right up. If it does start right up i will give it throttle and within a few seconds it will start sputtering like it's out of gas. Sometimes it stalls and other times it will cough and catch and then continue to take off like nothing is wrong. It only does it during restarts. If I put the boat in idle and then take off again it will not do it. .. Could this be the gas evaporating? I rebuilt the carb months ago and used the gasket that came in the kit. Also when I bought the boat it appears someone cut a chunk of the metal going to the carb from the fuel pump and put in a rubber hose. Is it possible this is causing gas to evaporate in the line causing an air bubble?
Any help would be great!! Its a 1985 sea ray Seville with a mercruiser 140.
Any help would be great!! Its a 1985 sea ray Seville with a mercruiser 140.